Jungle (Emma Louise song)

"Jungle"
Single by Emma Louise
from the album vs Head vs Heart and the EP Full Hearts & Empty Rooms
Released	March 31, 2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Indie pop
Length	3:22
Songwriter(s)	Emma Louise
Producer(s)	Mark Myers
Emma Louise singles chronology
"Jungle" (2011) "Boys" (2012)
"Jungle " (2011) "Boys" (2012)

"Jungle" is a song by Australian singer Emma Louise, which was released on March 31, 2011. It was included in her debut EP Full Hearts & Empty Rooms from the same year. The song gained international success with a remix by German DJ Wankelmut in 2013. Emma Louise's solo version has charted in its own right in a number of countries, most notably peaking number 3 on the French Singles Chart. After the success of the Wankelmut remix, Emma Louise included both versions in her 2013 studio album vs Head vs Heart. A final official remix was made by MK in late 2013.

The song was used in Season 1 Episode 9 of Australian prison drama Wentworth. It was also used in Season 8 Episode 2 of Grey's Anatomy.

Wankelmut remix: My Head Is a Jungle

"My Head Is a Jungle"
Single by Wankelmut and Emma Louise
Released	January–March 2013
Format	Digital download, CD maxi, 12" vinyl
Recorded	2012
Genre	Dance, 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)
"One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" (2012) "My Head Is a Jungle" (2013) "Wasted So Much Time" (2014)
Emma Louise singles chronology
"Freedom" (2013) Freedom2013 "My Head Is a Jungle" (2013) My Head Is a Jungle2013 "Two Bodies" (2014) Two Bodies2014

German producer Wankelmut made a remix of the song, releasing it under the title "My Head Is a Jungle" in 2013. It was released through German label Poesie Musik, a sublabel of Get Physical Music. The remix single charted across Europe, having the most success in Italy and the United Kingdom, where it reached number 5. 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]

Music video

In the music video for "Jungle", Emma Louise sings the song stuck in a dark room with light bulbs hanging from the ceiling. In between cutouts, she is there reading a book and opening a suitcase in the attic. The length of the video is 3 minutes and 23 seconds. An edit of the same video was made for the Wankelmut remix at a length of 3 minutes and 33 seconds.

Track listings

Digital download^[2] / 12" vinyl^[3] (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^[4] / 12" vinyl^[5] (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^[6] (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^[7]

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)^[8]

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)^[9]

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 and certifications

Weekly charts Emma Louise version Chart (2011, 14–15) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 17 France (SNEP)[11] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 100 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 27 Wankelmut version Chart (2013–15) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 55 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 34 France (SNEP)[16] 80 Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 29 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 39 Italy (FIMI)[19] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 68 Poland (Dance Top 50)[21] 36 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[22] 4 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 35 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 35 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[25] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 5 MK remix Chart (2014) Peak position Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 31 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[28] 14 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 27 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[30] 24

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Italy (FIMI)[31] 2× Platinum 60,000* *sales figures based on certification alone Region Certification Certified units/Sales United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 400,000 sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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