"Runaway" is the only single taken from British 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 greatest hits compilation, '' High Times: Singles 1992–2006''. The single was released on 30 October 2006. It was their fifth #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart and peaked at #18 on the

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Background

The song's lyrics relate to dispute involving group's record label,

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, who wanted to cut ties with the band six records into an eight-record deal.

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 ...

confirmed this, following a performance of the song in London's Jazz Cafe in August 2008. The single peaked at #18 on the

Music video

The video was filmed in London and it has two sections. The first features Jay Kay dancing and singing in his home studio; the second shows a man, later revealed to be Kay, wearing a space suit driving a dune buggy through London with an astronaut suit. The video ends where it starts, with the astronaut exiting at the subway station, the

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Track listing

; UK CD1 # "Runaway" – 3:44 # "Runaway (Tom Belton Remix Edit)" – 3:30 ; UK CD2 # "Runaway" – 3:44 # "Runaway (Tom Belton Remix)" – 7:11 # "Runaway (Grant Nelson Remix)" – 6:10 # "Runaway (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)" – 6:37

Remixes

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Mixes * "Runaway (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)" – 6:38 * "Runaway (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Dub)" – 5:52 ;

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Mixes * "Runaway (Grant Nelson Remix)" – 6:10 * "Runaway (Grant Nelson Dub)" – 6:10 ;Tom Belton Mixes * "Runaway (Tom Belton Vocal Mix)" – 7:14 * "Runaway (Tom Belton Dub)" – 7:16 * "Runaway (Tom Belton Remix Edit)" – 3:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2006 singles Jamiroquai songs Songs written by Jason Kay Songs written by Matt Johnson (keyboardist) Columbia Records singles 2006 songs Disco songs