| "Too Young to Die" | ||||
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| Single by Jamiroquai | ||||
| from the album Emergency on Planet Earth | ||||
| B-side | "Too Young to Die" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | 1 March 1993[1] | |||
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| Length | 6:05 | |||
| Label | Sony Soho Square | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jason Kay | |||
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| "Too Young to Die" on YouTube | ||||
"Too Young to Die" is a song by British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released in March 1993 by Sony Soho Square as the second single from their debut studio album, Emergency on Planet Earth (1993). The song was written by lead singer Jason Kay and Toby Smith, and produced by Kay. The original version of the track runs at 10:18; however, both the single and album versions were cut, running at 3:22 and 6:05, respectively. The single received positive reviews from music critics, who compared Jay Kay to Stevie Wonder.
Commercially, "Too Young to Die" peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 50 in France, Iceland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Its music video was directed by W.I.Z. The track's stems were made available to the public in March 2013 as part of a remix competition for the song; as such, there is an abundance of bootleg remixes to the song in addition to the official remixes. The competition was won by Australian DJ and music producer Late Nite Tuff Guy.[2]
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Late Nite Tuff Guy remixes Jamiroquai and tours Europe". inthemix. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2020.[dead link]