Light Years (Jamiroquai song)
"Light Years" | ||||
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Single by Jamiroquai | ||||
from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy | ||||
B-side | "We Gettin' Down" | |||
Released | 20 February 1995 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 5:53 | |||
Label | Sony Soho Square, Work | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jay Kay, Toby Smith | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Pope | |||
Jamiroquai singles chronology | ||||
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"Light Years" is a song by the British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, originally released in 1994 as a song from their second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. It was released as a single on 12 February 1995 but failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart due to little promotion of the track.
Background[]
In the United States, the song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, mainly because the American version of the physical single features three mixes of the song by popular producer David Morales. The American release of The Return of the Space Cowboy also features a live version of "Light Years", performed in Marseille in December 1994, as a bonus track. Two main versions of the song exist: the radio edit, running at 3:59, and an album version, which lasts for 5:53. The music video for the track shows the band snowboarding down St. Anton. Whilst many of the David Morales mixes remain unreleased in the United Kingdom, an edited version of the True Power Mix was available in the region on a mini 3-inch CD, only available through the Coca-Cola Euro '96 promotion.[1]
Critical reception[]
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "When J.K quotes his master by saying "now I get that sunshine in my life", we don't have to tell you what the best track off Space Cowboy sounds like. Wonderful, of course, and soulful."[2] Larry Flick wrote in a Billboard review of the single: "Jamiroquai complements a horn-riddled funk throwdown with savvy remixes that flirt with mainstream house and hip-hop concepts without eliminating the quirky tone of the original version."[3]
Track listings[]
UK CD single[4]
- "Light Years" (edit) – 3:59
- "Scam" (live) – 5:13
- "Journey to Arnhemland" (live) – 5:39
- "We Gettin' Down" (live) – 9:31
US 12-inch vinyl[5]
- A1. "Light Years" (Way Gone Mix)
- A2. "Light Years" (True Power Mix)
- B1. "Light Years" (4 to Da Floor Mix)
- B2. "Light Years" (album version)
- B3. "Light Years" (album instrumental)
Charts[]
Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA Charts)[citation needed] | 112 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6] | 6 |
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[7] | 38 |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 20 February 1995 |
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Sony Soho Square | [8] |
United States | 13 February 1996 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Work | [9] |
References[]
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Beautiful-Game/release/504723
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 March 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Flick, Larry (17 February 1996). "Light Years, a single by Jamiroquai". Billboard. Vol. 108. p. 88 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Light Years (UK CD single liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1995. 661256 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ Light Years (UK 12-inch vinyl disc). Jamiroquai. Work Group. 1995. XSS-7652.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ "Jamiroquai Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Jamiroquai Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 February 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1132. 9 February 1996. p. 34. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 singles
- 1995 songs
- Jamiroquai songs
- Songs written by Jason Kay
- Songs written by Toby Smith