Jungle (Emma Louise song)

"Jungle" is a song by Australian singer Emma Louise, which was uploaded on Triple J Unearthed website on 5 March 2011^[1] before being released officially on 31 March 2011 as the lead single from Emma Louise's second EP Full Hearts & Empty Rooms. The music video was released on 23 May 2011.

"Jungle"
Single by Emma Louise
from the album Full Hearts & Empty Rooms
Released	31 March 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Indie pop
Length	3:22
Songwriter(s)	Emma Louise
Producer(s)	Mark Myers
Emma Louise singles chronology
"Jungle" (2011) "It's Only Natural" (2011)
Music video
"Jungle" on YouTube

At the Queensland Music Awards of 2011, "Jungle" won Song of the Year.^[2][3]

The song gained international success with a remix by German DJ Wankelmut, retitled "My Head Is a Jungle" in January 2013. Emma Louise's solo version has charted in its own right in a number of countries, most notably peaking number 3 on the French Singles Chart. After the success of the Wankelmut remix, Emma Louise included both versions on the European edition of her 2013 studio album vs Head vs Heart.

The song was used in Season 1 Episode 9 of Australian prison drama Wentworth. It was also used in Season 8 Episode 2 of Grey's Anatomy.

In January 2022, the song went viral on TikTok as part of the "My Head Is A Jungle" trend, almost 11 years since the release of the original version and 9 years since the Wankelmut remix was released.^[4]

Music video

In the music video for "Jungle", Emma Louise sings the song stuck in a dark room with light bulbs hanging from the ceiling. In between cutouts, she is there reading a book and opening a suitcase in the attic. The length of the video is 3 minutes and 23 seconds. An edit of the same video was made for the Wankelmut remix at a length of 3 minutes and 33 seconds.

Track listings

Digital download

1. "Jungle" - 3:22

Digital download

1. "Jungle" (Arundel Remix) - 4:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011, 14–15)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	17
France (SNEP)^[6]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
France (SNEP)^[9]	58
Chart (2015)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[10]	48
France (SNEP)^[11]	75

References

1. "emma louise". Triple J. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
2. "Past Winners 2011". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
3. "Photos Queensland Music Awards 2011 Winners". Music Feeds. August 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
4. "WHAT IS THE SONG IN 'MY HEAD IS A JUNGLE' TIKTOK TREND?". HITC. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
5. "Emma Louise – Jungle" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Emma Louise – Jungle" (in French). Les classement single.
7. "Emma Louise – Jungle" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "Emma Louise – Jungle". Swiss Singles Chart.
9. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
10. "Rapports Annuels 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
11. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 September 2020.