"Seven Days in Sunny June" is the second single from British funk and acid jazz band

Jamiroquai Jamiroquai ( ) are an English acid jazz and funk band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in th ...

's sixth studio album, ''

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'' (2005). Written by lead singer Jay Kay and new keyboardist Matt Johnson, the track is considered to be a throwback to the old

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sound upon which Jamiroquai made their name. The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The video features the band having a pool party in a garden, where they do random things such as playing with a beach ball, riding minibikes, throwing confetti, as well as having ketchup lowered from a helicopter, as

Jay Kay Jason "Jay" Kay (born Jason Luís Cheetham, 30 December 1969) is a British singer and songwriter. In 1992, he co-founded the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai and still serves as their lead vocalist. As of 2017, the band had sold more than 26 ...

sings the lyrics. However, the word "bomb" in "drop the bomb on me" is cut out, as it—alongside the radio edit—released a month after the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London. Kay changes his clothing seven times, representing the 7 days of the week, with one of the garments being a Peru-national-football-team-inspired jacket. The video ends with Kay on the ground, laughing.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Seven Days in Sunny June" # "Seven Days in Sunny June" (

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Classic Remix) UK CD2 & Australian CD single # "Seven Days in Sunny June" # "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Steve Mac Classic Remix) # "Seven Days in Sunny June" ( Oliver Lang remix) # "Seven Days in Sunny June" (

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remix)

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2005 singles 2005 songs Jamiroquai songs Songs written by Jason Kay Songs written by Matt Johnson (keyboardist)