Emergency on Planet Earth
Album by Jamiroquai
Release	May 17, 1993 (UK) August 10, 1993 (US)
Recorded	1993
Genre(s)	Acid Jazz
Length	55 min 01 s
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mike Nielson
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Jamiroquai chronology
	1st Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)	2nd The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)

Emergency On Planet Earth is Jason Kay's debut album released with the band Jamiroquai. Published in 1993, it features strong elements of the funk and acid-jazz genre, along with lyrics about world issues and self-consciousness, made this first album a great success. It has since become uncommon in the United States but remains a classic in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The album produced several well-received singles, including "Too Young To Die" and "Blow Your Mind". Image File history File links This image is the cover of an album or single. ... Look up Album in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Jay Kay in the Little L videoclip Jamiroquai is a British band led by singer Jay (Jason) Kay. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Acid jazz (sometimes groove jazz) is a musical genre that combines jazz influences with elements of soul music, funk, disco and hip hop. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... In the music industry, a record producer is responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Jay Kay in the Little L videoclip Jamiroquai is a British band led by singer Jay (Jason) Kay. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Return of the Space Cowboy is the second album by the band Jamiroquai. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jay Kay performing Little L Jason Jay Kay (born December 30, 1969, Stretford, Manchester) is a British funk musician. ... Jay Kay in the Little L videoclip Jamiroquai is a British band led by singer Jay (Jason) Kay. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A genre is any of the traditional divisions of art forms from a single field of activity into various kinds according to criteria particular to that form. ...

Track list

1. When You Gonna Learn (Didgeridoo) - 3:50
2. Too Young to Die - 6:05
3. Hooked Up - 4:35
4. If I Like It, I Do It - 4:53
5. Music of the Mind - 6:22
6. Emergency on Planet Earth - 4:05
7. Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop - 4:07
8. Blow Your Mind - 8:32
9. Revolution 1993 - 10:16
10. Didgin' Out - 2:37

The didgeridoo is used often on tracks such as "When You Gonna Learn" and the instrumental track, "Didgin' Out". This is an old and authentic didgeridoo collected in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia in the 1950s. ...

The double vinyl release of the album has extended mixes of When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) (6:22), Too Young To Die (10:08), and If I Like It, I Do It (6:58).