King for a Day (Jamiroquai song)

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"King for a Day"
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Single by Jamiroquai
from the album Synkronized
B-side "Planet Home" (remix)
Released29 November 1999 (1999-11-29) [1]
Length3:38
Label Sony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rick Pope
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"Supersonic"
(1999)
"King for a Day"
(1999)
"Black Capricorn Day"
(2000)

"King for a Day" is the fourth single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized (1999). The song was written by Jay Kay. Upon its release on 29 November 1999, the song reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The video features Jay Kay walking around an old mansion in a regal costume, where each room has a member of the band.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1(667973 2) [2]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20
  3. "Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ace Klub mix) – 6:58

UK CD2(667973 5) [3]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Canned Heat" (Shanks & Bigfoot extended Master mix) – 6:29
  3. "Supersonic" (radio edit) – 3:40
  4. "Supersonic" (multimedia video version) – 3:56

UK cassette single and European CD single(667973 4; 668296 1) [4] [5]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20

European maxi-CD single(668296 2) [6]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20
  3. "Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ace Klub mix) – 6:58

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 16
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 68
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 89
Scotland (OCC) [10] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 51
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 20

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