Light Years (Jamiroquai song)

"Light Years"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy
B-side	"We Gettin' Down"
Released	2 May 1995 (UK) 6 February 1996 (US)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Funk acid jazz
Length	5:53
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Jay Kay, Toby Smith
Producer(s)	Rick Pope
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"Half the Man" (1994) "Light Years" (1995) "Stillness in Time" (1995)

"Light Years" is a song by the British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai, originally released in 1994 as a song from their second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. Although it was released as a single in 1995, it failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart due to little promotion of the track.

Background

In the United States, the song peaked at #6 on the U.S. Dance Chart, mainly because the American version of the physical single features three mixes of the song by popular producer David Morales. The American release of The Return of the Space Cowboy also features a live version of "Light Years", performed in Marseille in December 1994, as a bonus track. Two main versions of the song exist: the radio edit, running at 3:59, and an album version, which lasts for 5:53. The music video for the track shows the band snowboarding down St. Anton. Whilst many of the David Morales mixes remain unreleased in the United Kingdom, an edited version of the True Power Mix was available in the region on a mini 3" CD, only available through the Coca-Cola Euro '96 promotion.^[1]

Track listing

UK CD Single^[2]

1. "Light Years (Edit)" – 4:00
2. "Scam (Live)" – 5:13
3. "Journey To Arnhemland (Live)" – 5:40
4. "We Gettin' Down (Live)" – 9:30

US 12" Single^[3]

1. "Light Years (Way Gone Mix)" - 7:30
2. "Light Years (True Power Mix)" - 7:50
3. "Light Years (4 To Da Floor Mix)" - 5:20
4. "Light Years (Album Version)" - 5:53
5. "Light Years (Album Instrumental)" - 5:53

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics