"Scatman's World" peaked at number one in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100.

It entered the top 10 in Austria (4), Denmark (3), Iceland (9), Ireland (7), Italy (2), the Netherlands (3), Norway (4), Sweden (10), Switzerland (3) and the UK.

"[2] James Hyman from Music Week's RM Dance Update wrote, "Currently number one in Germany and hitting hard across the rest of Europe, more novelty Euro from a 53-year-old former jazz singer and pianist.

[4] It begins with a news reporter standing "outside the world of Scatman" and declaring how people appear happy upon leaving such an establishment.

The song satirises the divide in the modern world between cultures and races while expressing hope that there will be a place they can live in harmony.