"King For A Day" is the fourth and final single from 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...

's fourth studio album, Synkronized

Synkronized

Synkronized is the fourth studio album released by Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai. Released in 1999, the album contains funk, disco, and acid jazz elements...

. The song was written by Jay Kay

Jason Kay

Jason "Jay Kay" Luís Cheetham , is a Grammy Award-winning English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai...

. The song is a "tribute" to bassist Stuart Zender

Stuart Zender

Stuart Patrick Jude Zender is an English bassist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for being the original bass player for Jamiroquai.-Early life:...

, 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. The song reached #20 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. The single is renowned for being the first Jamiroquai single not only to include a remix of a non-single, but to include an enhanced element as well.

Track listing

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