"Supersonic" is the third single from British funk/acid jazz band

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's fourth studio album, ''

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'' (1999). The song was written by

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 ...

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, Derrick McKenzie, Sola Akingbola, Wallis Buchanan, and Simon Katz while Jay Kay and Al Stone produced it. The track peaked at 22 on the

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and became Jamiroquai's third No. 1 on the US

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chart.

Critical reception

Jon Barnsley from ''

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'' commented, "Yet another winner from

, Supersonic is one of the most mesmerising tracks from the ''

'' LP. The original's didgeridoo sounds and super-funky bass have really been given the treatment with fantastic mixes from

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, Restless Soul and the Sharp Boys. Overall it has a darker, moodier feel than recent hit

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, but it's just as addictive. And it's available not only on CD and cassette but on 12-inch vinyl too!"

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Supersonic" begins with the message "ru ready for a supersonic synkronized audio and visual experience?" on the screen, flashing red. The camera zooms into an "orb" and Jay Kay appears. The orb moves around him while he is dancing the robot and it flashes along with the song's tune. A yellow one appears along with a green, orange and purple one. More orbs are seen behind the first five. The camera itself changes angle. It then zooms into a red orb and Jay Kay is seen within it. The second part of the video features a tunnel-like stage with

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-covered walls. Jay Kay and other bandmembers are seen "hovering" across the stage. A large audience appears. The LEDs form a sneaking man animation. Finally, the stage explodes and Jay Kay falls on the floor, the sneaking man LED animation is seen leaving from under him, stage right.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "Supersonic" (radio edit) – 3:41 # "Supersonic" (Pete Heller – The Love Mix) – 9:35 # "Supersonic" (Harvey's Fuel Altered Mix) – 6:35 * UK CD2 # "Supersonic" – 5:15 # "Supersonic" (Restless Soul Main Vocal) – 7:35 # "Supersonic" (Sharp Razor Remix) – 7:04 * UK cassette single # "Supersonic" (radio edit) – 3:41 # "Supersonic" – 5:15

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Supersonic (Jamiroquai Song) 1999 singles 1999 songs Jamiroquai songs Songs written by Jason Kay Songs written by Simon Katz Songs written by Toby Smith S2 Records singles