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Too Young to Die (song)

December 28, 2023

"Too Young to Die" is a song by British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released in March 1993 as the second single from their debut studio album, Emergency on Planet Earth (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 single received positive reviews from music critics, who compared lead singer Jay Kay to Stevie Wonder.

"Too Young to Die"
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
LabelSony 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
Music video
"Too Young to Die" on YouTube

Commercially, "Too Young to Die" peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 50 in France, Iceland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. The track's stems were made available to the public in March 2013 as part of a remix competition for the song; as such, there is an abundance of bootleg remixes to the song in addition to the official remixes. The competition was won by Australian DJ and music producer Late Nite Tuff Guy.[2]

Background edit

The commercial single includes all three versions of the track. The song's lyrics are about the fear of war and death due to political machinations. The single's cover art depicts Jay Kay in the background, looking into the camera, with a sky-blue "grill" of the Buffalo Man in the left, as hollow spots, which are slowly morphing into solid blue crosses (specifically, headstones), which are the polar opposites to the meaning of the buffalo man. This morphing happens as one moves their eyes from left to right over the cover of the single. There is also a banner near the bottom of the sleeve which has several images on it, including a picture of a baby with a caption beside it reading "Too Young to Die", an image of the mushroom cloud, and a Swastika, with the latter having a red "X" over it. The violin from the song was sampled in the drum & bass D'Cruze song "Lonely" in 1994 on Suburban Base Records.[3]

Critical reception edit

Peter Paphides from Melody Maker named "Too Young to Die" Single of the Week, along with "When You Gonna Learn", adding that it "takes the mood down a touch and sees Jamiroquai daubing a rudimentary batch of anti-war sentiments with an invigorating joie de vivre. [...] "Too Young to Die" complements its predeccessor as wonderfully as an Irish coffee after a steak platter."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted its "uplifting strings intro" and "Jay's "Stevie Wonder"-ful voice [that] grabs the melody and envelopes itself in a warm overcoat of horns, funky guitar and intricate percussion accompaniment worthy of a Roy Ayers set. "Real" music for the acid jazzed amongst you."[5] Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as a "loose and attractive retro-funk workout that owes more to the Seventies than the Nineties."[6]

Sam Steele from NME wrote, "'Jam-ir-o-kwai' ... got it? Good. Remember it, because the big voice and even bigger hats are unlikely to go away. Jay, the wearer of the wholly tea-cosy (and son of jazz singer Mary Kay), has one of the most powerful and impressive soul voices to slide across the dance spectrum in a long while."[7] Kevin L. Carter from Philadelphia Inquirer commented, "Jamiroquai is a big Stevie Wonder fan. His vocal flourishes and hooks on "Too Young to Die" are obvious borrowings, but they're done so earnestly, and the song is so deftly arranged, it just about gets over."[8] Dr Bob Jones from the RM Dance Update stated, "This is pure soul jazz with the funky bassline. A simple worldly message is scattered over a tight rhythm section with horn stabs Seventies-style. Pure class — one to raise some dust!"[9] Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave the song four out of five, commenting, "Led by the young (but still Stevie Wonder sounding) lead singer Jay, Jamiroquai have updated dark and dirty '70s funk. This is a stylish anti-war song that has really got what it takes. The obscenely talented Jamiroquai will go from strength to strength."[10] Another editor, Pete Stanton, noted that it "feature a multitude of enticing grooves (plus plenty of do-do-do-dad-dos)."[11]

Music video edit

A music video was shot for "Too Young to Die". It was directed by British director W.I.Z. (a.k.a. Andrew John Whiston), and consisted mainly of Jay Kay singing in what appears to be a desert military installation.[12]

Track listings edit

  • UK 12-inch vinyl[13]
  1. "Too Young to Die" (extended version) – 10:18
  2. "Too Young to Die" (original) – 6:05
  3. "Too Young to Die" (instrumental) – 6:22
  1. "Too Young to Die" (7-inch edit) – 3:22
  2. "Too Young to Die" (extended version) – 10:18
  3. "Too Young to Die" (original) – 6:05
  4. "Too Young to Die" (instrumental) – 6:22
  • Japanese CD single[15]
  1. "Too Young to Die" (7-inch edit) – 3:22
  2. "When You Gonna Learn" (Digeridoo) – 3:48
  3. "Too Young to Die" (original) – 6:05
  4. "When You Gonna Learn" (Cante Hondo mix) – 5:49

Charts edit

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 53
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 38
Europe (European Dance Radio)[18] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 15
France (SNEP)[20] 33
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[21] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[22] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 41
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 10
UK Dance (Music Week)[27] 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Late Nite Tuff Guy remixes Jamiroquai and tours Europe". inthemix. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2020.[dead link]
  3. ^ D'Cruze – Lonely (1994) [SUBBASE 43], retrieved 4 April 2023
  4. ^ Paphides, Peter (13 March 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 29. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "New Grooves" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 February 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (6 March 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ Steele, Sam (6 March 1993). "Singles". NME. p. 22. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ L. Carter, Kevin (21 September 1993). "Ron Carter Continues to Combine Jazz with Classical's Lyricism". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  9. ^ Jones, Dr Bob (20 February 1993). "Hot Vinyl Buzzing" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ Cross, Tony (3 March 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ^ Stanton, Pete (9 June 1993). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Jamiroquai – Too Young to Die". YouTube. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Jamiroquai | Music | Singles | Too Young to die".
  14. ^ "Jamiroquai | Music | Singles | Too Young to die".
  15. ^ "Jamiroquai | Music | Singles | Too Young to die".
  16. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 143.
  17. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 14. 3 April 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 17 April 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  19. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Jamiroquai". Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 114. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Jamiroquai – Too Young to Die" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (5.–11. ágúst)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 August 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Jamiroquai – Too Young To Die" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Jamiroquai – Too Young to Die" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Jamiroquai – Too Young to Die". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Jamiroquai – Too Young to Die". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 March 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

December 28, 2023
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Too Young to Die is a song by British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai released in March 1993 as the second single from their debut studio album Emergency on Planet Earth 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 single received positive reviews from music critics who compared lead singer Jay Kay to Stevie Wonder Too Young to Die Single by Jamiroquaifrom the album Emergency on Planet EarthB side Too Young to Die instrumental Released1 March 1993 1993 03 01 1 GenreFunkacid jazzLength6 05LabelSony Soho SquareSongwriter s Jason KayToby SmithProducer s Jason KayJamiroquai singles chronology When You Gonna Learn 1992 Too Young to Die 1993 Blow Your Mind 1993 Audio sample source source filehelpMusic video Too Young to Die on YouTubeCommercially Too Young to Die peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 50 in France Iceland the Netherlands Sweden and Switzerland The track s stems were made available to the public in March 2013 as part of a remix competition for the song as such there is an abundance of bootleg remixes to the song in addition to the official remixes The competition was won by Australian DJ and music producer Late Nite Tuff Guy 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Charts 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground editThe commercial single includes all three versions of the track The song s lyrics are about the fear of war and death due to political machinations The single s cover art depicts Jay Kay in the background looking into the camera with a sky blue grill of the Buffalo Man in the left as hollow spots which are slowly morphing into solid blue crosses specifically headstones which are the polar opposites to the meaning of the buffalo man This morphing happens as one moves their eyes from left to right over the cover of the single There is also a banner near the bottom of the sleeve which has several images on it including a picture of a baby with a caption beside it reading Too Young to Die an image of the mushroom cloud and a Swastika with the latter having a red X over it The violin from the song was sampled in the drum amp bass D Cruze song Lonely in 1994 on Suburban Base Records 3 Critical reception editPeter Paphides from Melody Maker named Too Young to Die Single of the Week along with When You Gonna Learn adding that it takes the mood down a touch and sees Jamiroquai daubing a rudimentary batch of anti war sentiments with an invigorating joie de vivre Too Young to Die complements its predeccessor as wonderfully as an Irish coffee after a steak platter 4 Pan European magazine Music amp Media noted its uplifting strings intro and Jay s Stevie Wonder ful voice that grabs the melody and envelopes itself in a warm overcoat of horns funky guitar and intricate percussion accompaniment worthy of a Roy Ayers set Real music for the acid jazzed amongst you 5 Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as a loose and attractive retro funk workout that owes more to the Seventies than the Nineties 6 Sam Steele from NME wrote Jam ir o kwai got it Good Remember it because the big voice and even bigger hats are unlikely to go away Jay the wearer of the wholly tea cosy and son of jazz singer Mary Kay has one of the most powerful and impressive soul voices to slide across the dance spectrum in a long while 7 Kevin L Carter from Philadelphia Inquirer commented Jamiroquai is a big Stevie Wonder fan His vocal flourishes and hooks on Too Young to Die are obvious borrowings but they re done so earnestly and the song is so deftly arranged it just about gets over 8 Dr Bob Jones from the RM Dance Update stated This is pure soul jazz with the funky bassline A simple worldly message is scattered over a tight rhythm section with horn stabs Seventies style Pure class one to raise some dust 9 Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave the song four out of five commenting Led by the young but still Stevie Wonder sounding lead singer Jay Jamiroquai have updated dark and dirty 70s funk This is a stylish anti war song that has really got what it takes The obscenely talented Jamiroquai will go from strength to strength 10 Another editor Pete Stanton noted that it feature a multitude of enticing grooves plus plenty of do do do dad dos 11 Music video editA music video was shot for Too Young to Die It was directed by British director W I Z a k a Andrew John Whiston and consisted mainly of Jay Kay singing in what appears to be a desert military installation 12 Track listings editUK 12 inch vinyl 13 Too Young to Die extended version 10 18 Too Young to Die original 6 05 Too Young to Die instrumental 6 22UK CD single 14 Too Young to Die 7 inch edit 3 22 Too Young to Die extended version 10 18 Too Young to Die original 6 05 Too Young to Die instrumental 6 22Japanese CD single 15 Too Young to Die 7 inch edit 3 22 When You Gonna Learn Digeridoo 3 48 Too Young to Die original 6 05 When You Gonna Learn Cante Hondo mix 5 49Charts editChart 1993 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 16 53Europe Eurochart Hot 100 17 38Europe European Dance Radio 18 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 19 15France SNEP 20 33Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 21 25Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 22 9Netherlands Single Top 100 23 41Sweden Sverigetopplistan 24 30Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 25 21UK Singles OCC 26 10UK Dance Music Week 27 1See also editList of anti war songsReferences edit New Releases Singles PDF Music Week 27 February 1993 p 19 Retrieved 22 June 2021 Late Nite Tuff Guy remixes Jamiroquai and tours Europe inthemix 24 May 2013 Retrieved 28 December 2020 dead link D Cruze Lonely 1994 SUBBASE 43 retrieved 4 April 2023 Paphides Peter 13 March 1993 Singles Melody Maker p 29 Retrieved 5 May 2023 New Grooves PDF Music amp Media 27 February 1993 p 10 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Jones Alan 6 March 1993 Market Preview Mainstream Singles PDF Music Week p 19 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Steele Sam 6 March 1993 Singles NME p 22 Retrieved 5 May 2023 L Carter Kevin 21 September 1993 Ron Carter Continues to Combine Jazz with Classical s Lyricism Philadelphia Inquirer Jones Dr Bob 20 February 1993 Hot Vinyl Buzzing PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert p 6 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Cross Tony 3 March 1993 New Singles Smash Hits p 53 Retrieved 6 October 2020 Stanton Pete 9 June 1993 New Albums Smash Hits p 51 Retrieved 14 December 2022 Jamiroquai Too Young to Die YouTube 24 November 2009 Retrieved 15 December 2022 Jamiroquai Music Singles Too Young to die Jamiroquai Music Singles Too Young to die Jamiroquai Music Singles Too Young to die Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 143 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 14 3 April 1993 p 19 Retrieved 21 December 2020 European Dance Radio PDF Music amp Media 17 April 1993 p 25 Retrieved 3 November 2021 Pennanen Timo 2021 Jamiroquai Sisaltaa hitin 2 laitos Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1 1 1960 30 6 2021 PDF in Finnish Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava p 114 Retrieved 27 June 2022 Jamiroquai Too Young to Die in French Les classement single Retrieved 24 September 2019 Islenski Listinn Topp 40 5 11 agust Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic 5 August 1993 p 20 Retrieved 30 September 2019 Jamiroquai Too Young To Die in Dutch top40 nl Retrieved 14 January 2020 Jamiroquai Too Young to Die in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 24 September 2019 Jamiroquai Too Young to Die Singles Top 100 Retrieved 24 September 2019 Jamiroquai Too Young to Die Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 24 September 2019 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 September 2019 Top 60 Dance Singles PDF Music Week 13 March 1993 p 18 Retrieved 9 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Too Young to Die song amp oldid 1167386528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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