Too Young to Die (song)

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"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)
Released1 March 1993 (1993-03-01) [1]
Genre
Length6:05
Label Sony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jason Kay
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"When You Gonna Learn"
(1992)		"Too Young to Die"
(1993)		"Blow Your Mind"
(1993)
Audio sample

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