King for a Day (Jamiroquai song)

"King for a Day" is a 1999 song by English funk band Jamiroquai and is the fourth single from their fourth studio album Synkronized. The song pays tribute to Stuart Zender whom departed the band during the recording of their fourth studio album. It went to number 20 in the United Kingdom, number 18 in Scotland, number 89 in the Netherlands and number 51 in Switzerland.

"King for a Day"
Single by Jamiroquai
from Synkronized"
B-side"Planet Home" (remix)
Released29 November 1999 (1999-11-29)[1]
Length3:38
LabelSony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Pope
Jamiroquai singles chronology
""Supersonic"
(1999)
King for a Day ""Black Capricorn Day"
(2000)

Track listings

UK CD1 (667973 2)[2]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20
  3. "Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ace Klub mix) – 6:58

UK CD2 (667973 5)[3]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Canned Heat" (Shanks & Bigfoot extended Master mix) – 6:29
  3. "Supersonic" (radio edit) – 3:40
  4. "Supersonic" (multimedia video version) – 3:56

UK cassette single and European CD single (667973 4; 668296 1)[4][5]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20

European maxi-CD single (668296 2)[6]

  1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
  2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20
  3. "Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ace Klub mix) – 6:58

References

  1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week: 23. 27 November 1999. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-11-27.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2021. 
  2. King for a Day (UK CD1 liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 667973 2. 
  3. King for a Day (UK CD2 liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 667973 5. 
  4. King for a Day (UK cassette single sleeve). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 667973 4. 
  5. King for a Day (European CD single liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 668296 1. 
  6. King for a Day (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 668296 2.