After he had it recorded, Kay fought with his producer, who took out half the lyrics and produced the song based on what was charting at the time. During this time, Kay was influenced by Native American and First Nation peoples and their philosophies this led to the creation of " When You Gonna Learn", a song covering social issues. Jay Kay was sending songs to record companies, including a hip-hop single released in 1986 under the label StreetSounds. History 1992–1993: Formation and Emergency on Planet Earth 1.3 2001–2016: A Funk Odyssey– Rock Dust Light Star.1.2 1994–2000: The Return of the Space Cowboy– Synkronized.1.1 1992–1993: Formation and Emergency on Planet Earth.The song was named Video of the Year at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards and earned the band a Grammy Award in 1998. The music video for its lead single, " Virtual Insanity", also contributed to the band's success. Their third album, Travelling Without Moving (1996), received a Guinness World Record for the best-selling funk album in history. Jamiroquai has sold more than 26 million albums worldwide as of 2017. The band's 1998 single, " Deeper Underground", was also number one in their native country. While under this label, three of their albums have charted at number one in the UK, including Emergency on Planet Earth (1993), Synkronized (1999) and A Funk Odyssey (2001). The band made their debut under Acid Jazz Records, but they subsequently found mainstream success under Sony.
Kay has remained as the only original member through several line-up changes. Lyrically, the group have addressed social and environmental justice. They built on their acid jazz sound in their early releases and later drew from rock, disco, electronic and Latin music genres. 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. Jamiroquai ( / dʒ ə ˈ m ɪr ə k w aɪ/ ( listen)) are an English funk and acid jazz band from London.
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