Dynamite is the sixth studio album released by British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

, released in June 2005. Produced by Mike Spencer

Mike Spencer

Mike Spencer is an English record producer.Mike Spencer is primarily known for his production work with successful commercial pop acts such as Jamiroquai, Kylie Minogue and Newton Faulkner....

 and Jay Kay, it is perhaps their most diverse work to date, featuring electronic

Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...

, funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

, disco

Disco

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, house

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 and acoustic

Acoustic music

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 tracks.

Album information

Dynamite was released on 20 September 2005. The album was released after the 2004 hit movie Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite. The film was Jared Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca....

 featured the Jamiroquai song Canned Heat

Canned Heat (song)

"Canned Heat" is the second single from British funk band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized, released in 1999. The song was their second #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart and peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund...

 in its climactic dance scene. "Feels Just Like It Should" was the first single, reaching #8 in its first week on the UK charts. It has since become a No.1 hit on the Billboard dance charts in the United States

United States

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. The single was also certified Gold in Japan for selling 100,000 copies. The second single, "Seven Days in Sunny June

Seven Days in Sunny June

"Seven Days In Sunny June" is the second single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, Dynamite. Written by lead singer Jay Kay and new keyboardist Matt Johnson, the track is considered to be a throwback to the old acid jazz sound upon which Jamiroquai made its name. The song...

", was released in the UK in August 2005, peaking at #14 on the UK singles chart. The song also featured in the film "The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada (film)

The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a recent college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to powerful and demanding fashion magazine...

". On 7 November 2005, "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance

(Don't) Give Hate a Chance

" Give Hate A Chance" is the third and final single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, Dynamite. The song was written by Jason Kay, Rob Harris and Matt Johnson. It was produced by Kay and Mike Spencer...

" was released as the third single from the album. The politically-driven video for the track, which can be seen in its entirety at the band's website, is Jamiroquai's first animated clip; it features a Buffalo Man, complete with buffalo-horned hat, sunglasses, and tracksuit. The clip helped the track score Top 20 showings in UK charts such as the Smash Hits

Smash Hits

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 and hit40uk charts, both of which take in radio and video airplay, not just sales. However, the track bowed meekly at No.27 on the official UK singles chart. The album was recorded in many locations, including Jay's personal Chillington Studios

Chillington studio

The Chillington studio is Jason Kay's personal recording studio in Buckinghamshire, England. Over the 8-9 years of its existence, it has been used in the recording of 4 Jamiroquai albums, all from the post-Zender era, Synkronized, A Funk Odyssey, Dynamite, Rock Dust Light Star and the songs...

, and Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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.

Reception

The album bowed at No.3 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Jamiroquai album to chart outside the top two spots. Uncut

UNCUT (magazine)

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gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, claiming "Jay Kay returns with another blast of super-slick soul..." Vibe claimed "The space cowboys return with a vengeance, sounding funky as ever."

Track listing

1. "Feels Just Like It Should" (Kay) – 4:34
2. "Dynamite" (Johnson, Kay) – 4:57
3. "Seven Days in Sunny June
   Seven Days in Sunny June
   "Seven Days In Sunny June" is the second single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, Dynamite. Written by lead singer Jay Kay and new keyboardist Matt Johnson, the track is considered to be a throwback to the old acid jazz sound upon which Jamiroquai made its name. The song...
   
   " (Johnson, Kay) – 3:59
4. "Electric Mistress" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 3:56
5. "Starchild" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 5:13
6. "Love Blind" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 3:35
7. "Talullah" (Harris, Kay) – 6:04
8. "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance
   (Don't) Give Hate a Chance
   " Give Hate A Chance" is the third and final single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, Dynamite. The song was written by Jason Kay, Rob Harris and Matt Johnson. It was produced by Kay and Mike Spencer...
   
   " (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 5:02
9. "World That He Wants" (Johnson, Kay) – 3:14
10. "Black Devil Car" (Harris, Kay) – 4:45
11. "Hot Tequila Brown" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 4:40
12. "Time Won't Wait" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 5:01

• Japanese Bonus Track

13. "Feels So Good" (Knee Deep Remix Edit) - 3:42

• Japanese Bonus DVD

1. "Feels Just Like It Should" (Video) – 4:34
2. "Seven Days In Sunny June" (Video) – 3:59
3. "The Making Of Dynamite" – 23:16

• Dualdisc Bonus DVD

1. "Dynamite In Enhanced Stereo" – 54:59
2. "Feels Just Like It Should" (Video) – 4:34
3. "Seven Days In Sunny June" (Video) – 3:59
4. "Feels Just Like It Should" (The Making Of) – 22:59

• American Bonus DVD

1. "Dynamite In Enhanced Stereo" – 54:59
2. "Feels Just Like It Should" (Video) – 4:34
3. "Seven Days In Sunny June" (Video) – 3:59
4. "The Making Of Dynamite" – 23:16
5. "Feels Just Like It Should" (The Making Of) – 22:59

• Australian Tour Edition Bonus Disc

1. "Don't Give Hate a Chance" (Steve Mac Classic Remix)
2. "Don't Give Hate a Chance" (Freemasons Remix)
3. "Don't Give Hate a Chance" (Freemasons Dub)
4. "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Ashley Beedle Heavy Disco Dub)
5. "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
6. "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Blackbeard Remix)
7. "Feels Just Like It Should" (Mark Ronson Remix)
8. "Feels Just Like It Should" (Timo Maas Remix)

Note: Additionally, all test pressings of the album include the track "Beatbox" (2:34) as Track 12.

Personnel

• Sola Akingbola – percussion
• Pablo Arraya – engineer
• Richard Bignell – engineer
• Bridgette Bryant Blades – backing vocals
• Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
• Luke Cohen – studio assistant
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Reginald Dozier – engineer
• Valerie Etienne – backing vocals
• Hazel Fernandez – backing vocals
• Nick Ferrero – engineer
• Nathan Haines
  Nathan Haines
  Nathan Haines is a New Zealand jazz and adult contemporary saxophonist.-Life and career:Haines was born in 1972. His father, Kevin, played jazz bass, and his brother, Joel, played guitar. Haines played gigs with Joel across New Zealand, before moving to New York in 1991 to study jazz...
  
  – flute, saxophone
• Rob Harris – guitar
• Randy Hope-Taylor – bass
• Matt Johnson – piano, keyboards, fender rhodes, synthesizer bass
• Vann Johnson – backing vocals
• Charlie Lightening – photography
• Miaer "DJ Snare" Lloyd – scratching
• Audrey Martells – backing vocals
• Derrick McIntyre – bass
• Derrick McKenzie – drums, hi hat
• Alex Meadows – bass
• Ricky Pope – engineer
• Samantha Smith – backing vocals
• Mike Spencer – programming, producer, engineer, mixing
• Benjamin Wright – strings, string arrangements