Emergency on Planet Earth

Emergency on Planet Earth
A silhouette of a human male with buffalo horns, his head slightly tilted to the left. Above him is text of both the band name and album title.
Studio album by
Released14 June 1993[1][2][3]
Recorded1992–1993
Genre
Length55:01 (CD)
64:03 (LP)
Label
Producer
Jamiroquai chronology
Emergency on Planet Earth
(1993)
The Return of the Space Cowboy
(1994)
Singles from Emergency on Planet Earth
  1. "When You Gonna Learn"
    Released: 19 October 1992
  2. "Too Young to Die"
    Released: 1 March 1993
  3. "Blow Your Mind"
    Released: 24 May 1993
  4. "Emergency on Planet Earth"
    Released: 2 August 1993

Emergency on Planet Earth is the debut studio album by English funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released on 14 June 1993 under Sony Soho Square. Prior its release, the band debuted in 1992 with "When You Gonna Learn" under Acid Jazz Records, and front-man Jay Kay was given a major-label deal with Sony Music. The album was produced as Toby, Stuart and Kay formed the band and is characterised by its acid jazz foundations, layers of instrumentation and socially charged lyrics.

Critical reviews of the album were generally positive and noted its 1970s stylings. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1,200,000 copies worldwide. Its single "Too Young to Die" peaked at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. A remastered version of the album was released in 2013 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the album's release, including a new vinyl release.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 12 June 1993. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Billboard". Books.google.com. 26 March 1994.
  3. ^ "30 Years Later: Revisiting Jamioquai's Funky Acid Jazz Debut 'Emergency on Planet Earth'". Glidemagazine.com. 15 June 2023.