Emergency on Planet Earth

Emergency on Planet Earth

Cover art by James Marsh
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)
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]
Q[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[1]

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. The album features strong elements of the mixture of funk and acid jazz genres.

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 several well-received 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 [4] - "...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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[6] 21
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 11
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 15
French SNEP Albums Chart[9] 7
German Media Control Albums Chart[10] 17
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[11] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 27
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 13
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 5
UK Albums Chart[15] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[16] 84
French Albums Chart[17] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[18] Platinum 441,500[19]
Japan (RIAJ)[20] Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fox, Marisa (13 Aug 1993). "Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)". EW.com.
  2. Carpenter, Troy. "Jamiroquai: Emergency on Planet Earth > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. Q (3/01, p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...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..."
  4. O'Donnell, David (2008-12-12). "Jamiroquai Emergency on Planet Earth Review". bbc.co.uk.
  5. "JAMIROQUAI 20TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUES | The Official Sony Music Ireland Site". Sonymusic.ie. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  6. "australian-charts.com Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. "austriancharts.at Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  8. "dutchcharts.nl Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  9. "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  10. "Album Search: Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  11. "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.
  12. "charts.org.nz Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  13. "swedishcharts.com Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  14. "Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  15. "Jamiroquai > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1993" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  17. "Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  18. "French album certifications – Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth" (in French). InfoDisc. Select JAMIROQUAI and click OK
  19. "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  20. "RIAJ > The Record > October 1998 > Certified Awards (August 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jamiroquai; 'Emergency on Planet Earth')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  22. "British album certifications – Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 September 2013. Enter Emergency on Planet Earth in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
Preceded by
What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner
UK number one album
26 June 1993 – 16 July 1993
Succeeded by
Zooropa by U2
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