problems scatting his nonsensical rhyme, a serious candidate for a novelty dance hit." James Hamilton from Music Weeks RM Dance Update described it as "John Larkin's jaunty ragga scatted and 'I'm a Scatman' chanted Italian galloper". Debby Peterson from The Network Forty called it a "hellacious techno-dance groove". Music video The accompanying music video for "Scatman" was released in 1994 and directed by Kerstin Mueller. It was also produced by Ariola Records. It was shot in black and white, and features a fractured screen with several boxes showing shots of John singing, along with various people dancing, miming and playing drums. The video was played in heavy rotation on music channels in 1995. It was later published on Scatman John's official YouTube channel in November 2013. The video had generated more than 158 million views as of December 27th, 2022. Sampling In 2021, music producers Alan Walker and Imanbek sampled the song and additionally used wording from the title of the song in their hit "Sweet Dreams". Accolades Track listings 12" single"Scatman" (Pech Remix) – 4:53 "Scatman" (Second Level Remix) – 5:41 "Scatman" (Arena Di Verona Mix) – 5:59 "Scatman" (Extended Radio Mix) – 5:06 CD single "Scatman" (Basic Radio) – 3:30 "Scatman" (Pech Remix) – 4:55 "Scatman" (Arena Di Verona Mix) – 6:04 "Scatman" (Third Level Mix) – 5:46 CD maxi "Scatman" (Basic Radio) – 3:30 "Scatman" (Jazz Level) – 3:41 "Scatman" (Second Level) – 5:40 "Scatman" (Third Level) – 5:46 "Scatman" (Game Over Jazz) – 5:03 CD maxi 2' "Scatman" (New Radio Edit) – 3:21 "Scatman" (Pech Remix) – 4:55 "Scatman" (Arena Di Verona Mix) – 6:04 "Scatman" (Extended Radio Version) – 5:11 Charts and sales Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 1994 debut singles 1995 singles Scatman John songs Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Denmark Number-one singles in Finland Number-one singles in Greece Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Switzerland Black-and-white music videos Songs about diseases and disorders RCA Records singles 1994 songs Internet memes introduced in the 2000s