"Half The Man" is the second single from British

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 Acid Jazz

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 group 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...

's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy

The Return of the Space Cowboy

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. The track became the group's best-selling single to that point, peaking at #7 on the UK Singles Chart

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. The song was featured on the soundtrack of cult British surf movie Blue Juice

Blue Juice

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. The song gained recognition for its popular B-Side, "Space Clav", which has never been included on any other 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...

release. With the exception of its inclusion on both regular and deluxe japanese pressings, it is one of only four singles that does not appear on the group's greatest hits record.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Half The Man" (Edit) – 3:35
2. "Space Clav" – 4:56
3. "Emergency On Planet Earth" (London Rican Mix) – 7:10
4. "Half The Man" (Album Version) - 4:48

UK CD2

1. "Half The Man" (Edit) - 3:35
2. "When You Gonna Learn (Didgeridoo)" - 3:48
3. "Too Young To Die" (Edit) - 3:22
4. "Blow Your Mind" (Edit) - 3:51