Emergency on Planet Earth

Emergency on Planet Earth
Studio album by Jamiroquai
Released 14 June 1993 (Japan/UK)
10 August 1993 (US)
Recorded 1992-1993
Genre Acid jazz[1]
Length 55:22 (CD)
64:09 (LP)
Label Sony Soho Square (UK)
Columbia (US)
Work (US)
Producer Mike Nielsen
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: 4 June 1993
  4. "Emergency on Planet Earth"
    Released: 2 August 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[1]
Q[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Select4/5[5]

Emergency on Planet Earth is the debut studio album released by British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released on 14 June 1993 in both Japan and the United Kingdom and 10 August 1993 in the United States.

Background

The recurring theme on the album deals with lyrics about world issues and self-consciousness, along with several jazz instrumentals that made the album a success in the band's native country. The album produced singles, including "Too Young To Die" and "Blow Your Mind". The album was listed in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list. Entertainment Weekly described the album as helping the band "turn out gritty organic grooves with enthusiasm."[1] Q magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "A funky and beautiful record, a contender for best British soul album of the '90s, and frankly better than anything Stevie Wonder has made since Hotter Than July." BBC Music claims [6] - "...the album was an infectious, funk mezze of trumpets, saxophones, didgeridoos and flutes, spawning the hit singles Too Young To Die and Blow Your Mind which both entered the UK Top 10 in 1993."

Singles

  • "When You Gonna Learn" was released as the lead single from the album on 19 October 1992 via Acid Jazz Records, and secured them a later deal with Sony Records. The lyrical themes, like Jamiroquai's earlier releases, speak of environmental awareness. The song was edited for the album release, whereas the version on the original vinyl record is the full length version, which is also included on the "When You Gonna Learn" and "Blow Your Mind" CD singles.
  • "Too Young to Die" was released as the second single from the album on 1 May 1993. 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 commercial single included all three versions of the track. The original vinyl version of the album includes the full 10:18 version of the song. The song's lyrics are about the fear of war and death due to political machinations. The music video for "Too Young to Die" was directed by W.I.Z., and consisted mainly of Jay Kay singing in what appears to be a desert military installation.
  • "Blow Your Mind" was released as the third single from the album on 4 June 1993. The single peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also featured on the group's Greatest Hits album; however, in a substantially edited form. Two versions of the song exist: a heavily edited radio edit, running at 3:51, and the full-length album version, running at 8:35. The latter version has only ever been included on the group's debut album release. All other releases which include the track include the radio version.
  • "Emergency on Planet Earth" was released as the fourth single from the album on 2 August 1993. The song was written by Jay Kay, and has a marked environmentalist tone, urging the listener to "stop modernisation going on." The track peaked at #32 on the UK Singles Chart and at #4 on the U.S. Dance Chart. A new recording of the song, which uses a completely different bass track and intro, and includes some changes in the arrangements, was featured on the single and in the music video for the song. This version was later released on the group's Greatest Hits compilation.
  • "When You Gonna Learn" was re-released by Sony Records as the fifth and final single from the album on 13 September 1993. The re-release was slightly more successful than the original, peaking at #28 on the UK Singles Chart. The re-release was backed with an alternative music video to the original, but contained shots of the original in flashback scenes.

Track listing

CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo)"Jay Kay3:50
2."Too Young to Die"Jay Kay, Toby Smith6:05
3."Hooked Up"Jay Kay, Toby Smith4:35
4."If I Like It, I Do It"Jay Kay, Nick Van Gelder4:53
5."Music of the Mind"Jay Kay, Toby Smith6:22
6."Emergency on Planet Earth"Jay Kay, Toby Smith4:05
7."Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop"Jay Kay4:07
8."Blow Your Mind"Jay Kay, Toby Smith8:32
9."Revolution 1993"Jay Kay, Toby Smith10:16
10."Didgin' Out"Jay Kay, Wallis Buchanan2:37
Total length:55:22

Personnel

Credits for Emergency on Planet Earth adapted from album liner notes.[8]

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fox, Marisa (13 August 1993). "Emergency on Planet Earth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Carpenter, Troy. "Emergency on Planet Earth – Jamiroquai". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jamiroquai: Emergency on Planet Earth". Q (174): 124. March 2001.
  4. ↑ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Jamiroquai". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 420. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ↑ Maconie, Stuart (July 1993). "Jamiroquai: Emergency on Planet Earth". Select (37): 90.
  6. ↑ O'Donnell, David (2008-12-12). "Jamiroquai Emergency on Planet Earth Review". bbc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "JAMIROQUAI 20TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUES | The Official Sony Music Ireland Site". Sonymusic.ie. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  8. ↑ Emergency on Planet Earth (liner notes). Sony Music Entertainment. 1993.
  9. ↑ "australian-charts.com Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (ASP) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "austriancharts.at Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth". Hung Medien (in German). Archived from the original (ASP) on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth". Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Archived from the original (ASP) on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Album Search: Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "ジャミロクワイ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Emergency on Planet Earth by Jamiroquai]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "charts.org.nz Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth". Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original (ASP) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth - hitparade.ch". Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Archived from the original (ASP) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Jamiroquai > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Archived from the original (ASP) on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "French album certifications – Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth" (in French). InfoDisc. Select JAMIROQUAI and click OK. 
  22. ↑ "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  23. ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > October 1998 > Certified Awards (August 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  24. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Emergency on Planet Earth in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  25. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jamiroquai; 'Emergency on Planet Earth')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "British album certifications – Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 September 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Emergency on Planet Earth in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  27. ↑ "Emergency On Planet Squatt". Billboard. 29 January 1994. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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