My Head Is a Jungle

"My Head Is a Jungle" is a remixed version of Australian singer-songwriter Emma Louise's solo single "Jungle", credited to German producer Wankelmut and Emma Louise. It was released in 2 January 2013 through German label Poesie Musik, a sublabel of Get Physical Music. "My Head Is a Jungle" charted across Europe, having the most success in Italy and the United Kingdom, where it reached number 5.

"My Head Is a Jungle"
Single by Wankelmut and Emma Louise
from the album vs Head vs Heart
Released	2 January 2013
Genre	Folktronica tech house
Length	3:33
Label	Get Physical Music Poesie Musik Ego (Italy)
Songwriter(s)	Emma Louise Lobb Jacob Dilßner Taan Newjam
Producer(s)	Wankelmut Taan Newjam
Wankelmut singles chronology
"One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" (2012) "My Head Is a Jungle" (2013) "Wasted So Much Time" (2014)
Emma Louise singles chronology
"Boy" (2012) "My Head Is a Jungle" (2013) "Freedom" (2013)

A remix by MK not released on the original press received airplay in mid-2014, and is more popular by YouTube views than the original.^[1]

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.^[2]

Track listings

Digital download^[3] / 12" vinyl^[4] (Part 1)

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Original Mix) – 7:45
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Kasper Bjorke's Liquid Lips Remix) – 6:15
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Solee Remix) – 8:21

Digital download^[5] / 12" vinyl^[6] (Part 2)

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:33
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Remix) – 7:00
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Dub Mix) – 7:32

Digital download^[7] (Part 3)

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix) – 8:37
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Trouble Dub) – 8:44

Italian enhanced CD maxi^[8]

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:33
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Original Mix) – 7:45
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Remix) – 7:00
4. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Dub Mix) – 7:32
5. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Solee Remix) – 8:21
6. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Kasper Bjorke's Liquid Lips Remix) – 6:15
7. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Remix – Short Edit) – 3:29
8. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Radio Edit) – 3:33

• includes "My Head Is a Jungle" video (3:33)

Digital download (MK Remix)^[9]

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix – Radio Edit) – 3:27
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Area10 MK Remix – Radio Edit) – 4:30
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix) – 8:39
4. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Area10 MK Remix) – 8:23
5. "My Head Is a Jungle" (My Head Is a Dub MK Remix) – 7:38
6. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Trouble Dub) – 8:45

Digital download (The UK Remixes)^[10]

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Billon Remix) – 5:44
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Friend Within Remix) – 7:02
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Friend Within Dub) – 7:00

Charts

Weekly charts "My Head Is a Jungle" Chart (2013–2015) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[11] 55 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[12] 34 France (SNEP)^[13] 80 Germany (Official German Charts)^[14] 29 MK remix Chart (2014) Peak position Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)^[15] 31 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)^[16] 27 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[17] 24 Ireland (IRMA)^[18] 39 Italy (FIMI)^[19] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20] 68 Poland (Dance Top 50)^[21] 36 Scotland (OCC)^[22] 4 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[23] 35 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24] 35 UK Dance (OCC)^[25] 2 UK Singles (OCC)^[26] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Italy (FIMI)^[27] 16 Chart (2014) Position UK Singles (OCC)^[28] 80

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[29]	Gold	150,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[30]	2× Platinum	60,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[31]	2× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (25 January 2013). "My Head Is a Jungle Part 1 (Vinyl Maxi-Single)". Amazon.de (in German).
5. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (8 March 2013). "My Head Is A Jungle (Part 2)". Beatport.
6. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (15 March 2013). "My Head Is a Jungle Part 2 (Vinyl Maxi-Single)". Amazon.de (in German).
7. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (2 August 2013). "My Head Is A Jungle (Part 3)". Beatport.
8. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (16 April 2013). "My Head Is Jungle: Wankelmut & Emma Louise (Audio CD Single)". Amazon.it (in Italian).
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10. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (27 March 2015). "My Head Is a Jungle (The UK Remixes) by Wankelmut & Emma Louise on iTunes". iTunes Italia (in Italian). Apple Inc.
11. "Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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21. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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23. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201437 into search. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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27. "Classifica annuale 2013 – Singoli" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
28. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
29. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wankelmut; 'My Head Is a Jungle')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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