"Love Foolosophy" is the third single from British

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and acid jazz band

Jamiroquai Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz 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 the ...

's fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2001). The song was written by

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and

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. The song's title is a play on words, using a made-up

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for "philosophy" to imply that the singer is a fool for love. The song peaked at number 14 on the

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and reached the top 20 in Australia, Italy, and Spain. The song's music video features a man (

Jay Kay Jay Kay (born Jason Luís Cheetham; 30 December 1969) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of the acid jazz and funk band Jamiroquai, which was formed in 1992. Early life Jay Kay was bo ...

) and his girlfriend (

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) driving in a car and having a party in a garden of Jay Kay's mansion with other women. The garden is also featured in the video for "

Seven Days in Sunny June "Seven Days in Sunny June" is the second single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, ''Dynamite'' (2005). Written by lead singer Jay Kay and new keyboardist Matt Johnson, the track is considered to be a throwback ...

" (2005).

Track listings

UK CD single # "Love Foolosophy" # "Love Foolosophy" (Knee Deep re-edit) # "Love Foolosophy" (Twin club mix) # "Love Foolosophy" (video) UK DVD single # "Love Foolosophy" (video) # "Picture of My Life" (

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acoustic session audio) # "Black Crow" (Radio 1 acoustic session audio) # "

Little L "Little L" is the lead single from British funk- acid jazz band Jamiroquai's fifth studio album, ''A Funk Odyssey'' (2001). The song was written by Jay Kay and Toby Smith and was inspired by the breakup between Kay and his former girlfriend, De ...

" (video clip) # " You Give Me Something" (video clip) # "

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" (video clip) # " Space Cowboy" (video clip) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Love Foolosophy" (Bini & Martini Ocean remix) – 8:27 :B1. "Little L" (Blaze Shelter mix) – 7:43 :B2. "Love Foolosophy" (Bini's Ocean dub) – 3:46 Australian CD single # "Love Foolosophy" # "Love Foolosophy" (Bini & Martini Ocean remix) # "Love Foolosophy" (Knee Deep re-edit) # "Black Crow" (live) # "Picture of My Life" (live)

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control Jamiroquai songs 2002 singles 2002 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Jason Kay Songs written by Toby Smith S2 Records singles