King for a Day (Jamiroquai song)

"King for a Day" is the fourth single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized (1999). The song was written by Jay Kay and is a "tribute" to bassist Stuart Zender, who left the band shortly before Synkronized was completed. Jay Kay subsequently rerecorded all the songs on the album without Zender, and added "King for a Day" as the final track on the album. Upon its release on 29 November 1999, the song reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The video features Jay Kay walking around an old mansion, where each room has a member of the band.

"King for a Day"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album Synkronized
B-side"Supersonic"
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"
(1999)		 "Black Capricorn Day"
(2000)

Track listings

UK CD1 (667973 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)

  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" (Video) – 3:56

Charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] 16
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 68
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 89
Scotland (OCC)[5] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 51
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 20

References
  1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Jamiroquai – King for a Day" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 51. 18 December 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "Jamiroquai – King for a Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. "Jamiroquai – King for a Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.


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