Song:Too Young To Die
Album:High Times: Singles 1992-2006
Jamiroquai have had success mostly in their native England. They came from the Acid Jazz scene. The 1993 single Too Young To Die was their first big hit in England. Jay Kay is the leader of Jamiroquai. He was born Dec. 30, 1969 in Stretford, Lancashire, England. His mother Karen Kay is a singer and TV host. After getting into trouble as a teen, Kay turned to music. After attempting to record solo, he decided to form Jamiroquai. The name is a mix of "jam" and "Iroquois". A demo got Kay a record deal with Acid Jazz Records. Kay's main collaborator in Jamiroquai was keyboard player Toby Smith who also wrote songs with Kay. Other members when they recorded the 1993 album Emergency on Planet Earth were Wallis Buchanan on digeridoo, Stuart Zender on bass, Nick Van Gelder on drums, Simon Bartholomew on guitar and Gary Barnacle on sax and flute and he wrote the horn arrangements. They signed with Sony Soho Square in England and Columbia in the US. Recording engineer Mike Neilsen produced the album. Too Young To Die was the second single. It reached #10 on the British singles chart. It was an anti war song written by Kay and Smith. The album was certified Platinum in England. Jamiroquai had their greatest international success with the 1996 single Virtual Insanity mostly because the video went into heavy rotation on MTV. It won four MTV Music Awards. But that didn't convert into international chart success. You can get all of Jamiroquai's singles on this budget comp. Toby Smith left Jamiroquai in 2002 to become a producer. He died in 2017. Jamiroquai continued to have success in England. They left Sony in 2005 and have since recorded for Universal and the 2017 album Automation was on Virgin. They aren't on tour right now. I think they are due for a new album. Here's the video for Too Young To Die by Jamiroquai.
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