King for a Day (Jamiroquai song)

"King for a Day"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album Synkronized
B-side	"Planet Home" (remix)
Released	29 November 1999 (1999-11-29)[1]
Length	3:38
Label	Sony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)	Jay Kay Toby Smith Sola Akingbola Wallis Buchanan Derek McKenzie
Producer(s)	Rick Pope
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"Black Capricorn Day" (1999) "King for a Day" (1999) "I'm in the Mood for Love" (2000)
Music video
"King for a Day" on YouTube

"King for a Day" is the fifth and final single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized (1999). The song was written by Jay Kay. Upon its release on 29 November 1999, the song reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The video features Jay Kay walking around an old mansion in a regal costume, where each room has a member of the band.

Track listings

UK CD1 (667973 2)^[2]

1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20
3. "Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ace Klub mix) – 6:58

UK CD2 (667973 5)^[3]

1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
2. "Canned Heat" (Shanks & Bigfoot extended Master mix) – 6:29
3. "Supersonic" (radio edit) – 3:40
4. "Supersonic" (multimedia video version) – 3:56

UK cassette single and European CD single (667973 4; 668296 1)^[4][5]

1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20

European maxi-CD single (668296 2)^[6]

1. "King for a Day" – 3:38
2. "Planet Home" (Trabant Brothers Inc. remix) – 7:20
3. "Supersonic" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ace Klub mix) – 6:58

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7]	16
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8]	68
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	89
Scotland (OCC)[11]	18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	51
UK Singles (OCC)[13]	20

References

1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
2. King for a Day (UK CD1 liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 667973 2.
3. King for a Day (UK CD2 liner notes). Jamiroquai. Sony Soho Square. 1999. 667973 5.
4. King for a Day (UK cassette single sleeve). Sony Soho Square. 1999. 667973 4.
5. King for a Day (European CD single liner notes). Sony Soho Square. 1999. 668296 1.
6. King for a Day (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Sony Soho Square. 1999. 668296 2.
7. "Jamiroquai – King for a Day" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 51. 18 December 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
9. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (25.11– 2.12 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 December 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
10. "Jamiroquai – King for a Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
12. "Jamiroquai – King for a Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.