Light Years (Jamiroquai song)

"Light Years"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy
B-side We Gettin' Down (Live)
Released May 2, 1995 (UK)
February 6, 1996 (US)
Format CD, Cassette, 12" Single
Recorded 1994
Genre Acid jazz, Funk
Length 5:53
Label Sony
Writer(s) Jay Kay
Producer Rick Pope
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"Stillness in Time"
(1995)
"Light Years"
(1995)
"The Kids"
(1995)

"Light Years" is the fourth single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. The song peaked at #36 on the UK Singles Chart due to poor promotion of the track. In the US, the song hit #6 on the U.S. Dance Chart. The American version of the single features three mixes of the song by David Morales. The American album release features a live version of Light Years, performed in Merseille in December 1994, as a bonus track. Two main versions of the song exist: a Radio Edit, running at 3:59, and an album version, which lasts for 5:53.

Tracklisting

UK CD Single
  1. "Light Years" (Edit) – 3:59
  2. "Scam" (Live) – 5:13
  3. "Journey To Arnhemland" (Live) – 5:39
  4. "We Gettin' Down" (Live) – 9:31
US CD Single
  1. "Light Years" (Album Version) - 5:53
  2. "Light Years" (4 To Da Floor Mix) - 5:20
  3. "Light Years" (True Power Mix) - 7:50
  4. "Light Years" (Way Gone Mix) - 7:30
  5. "Half The Man" (Album Version) - 4:48

An edited version of the True Power Mix was available in the UK, on a mini CD only available from the Coca Cola Euro 96 promotion. [1]

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