Emergency On Planet Earth & Blow Your Mind Remixes - Singles

Singles

• "When You Gonna Learn" was released as the lead single from the album on October 19, 1992 via Acid Jazz Records, and was used to draw attention to the band, and secure them a later lucrative deal with Sony Records. The lyrical themes, like many of Jamiroquai's early songs, speak of environmental awareness. While the single commercially flopped, due to the lack of promotion, the song still remains well-known among fan circles, while it's respective single, is a rare collectible, also valued much among fan circles.

• "Too Young to Die" was released as the second single from the album on May 1, 1993. The original version of the track runs at 10:18, however, both the single and album versions were cut, running at 3:22 and 6:05 respectively. The commercial single included all three versions of the track. The song's lyrics are about the fear of war and death due to political machinations. The music video for "Too Young to Die" was directed by W.I.Z., and consisted mainly of Jay Kay singing in what appears to be a desert military installation.

• "Blow Your Mind" was released as the third single from the album on June 4, 1993. The single peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also featured on the group's Greatest Hits album, however, in a very edited form. Like both of the group's previous singles, two versions of the song exist: a heavily edited radio edit, running at 3:51, and the full-length album version, running at 8:35. The latter version has only ever been included on the group's debut album release. All other releases which include the track include the radio version.

• "Emergency on Planet Earth" was released as the fourth single from the album on August 2, 1993. The song was written by Jay Kay, and has a very environmentalist tone, urging the listener to "stop modernisation going on." The track peaked at #32 on the UK Singles Chart and at #4 on the U.S. Dance Chart. A remix of the song, which uses a completely different bass track and intro, and includes some changes in the arrangements, was featured on the single and in the music video for the song. This version was later released on the group's greatest hits compilation.

• "When You Gonna Learn" was re-released by Sony Records as the fifth and final single from the album on September 13, 1993. The re-release was slightly more successful than the original, peaking at #28 on the UK Singles Chart. The re-release was backed with an alternative music video to the original, but contained shots of the original in flashback scenes.