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Dynamite is Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy ....
's sixth studio album. It was released on 15 July, 2005, in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 and 21 July in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and 20 June the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

Produced by Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer

Mike Spencer is an England record producer.Mike Spencer is primarily known for his production work with successful commercial pop acts such as Jamiroquai, Kylie Minogue and Newton Faulkner....
 and Jay Kay it is perhaps their most diverse work to date, featuring electronic
Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music, also commonly abbreviated as EDM, is electronic music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment....
, funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, disco
Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music that originated in and was initially popular among African American, gay and Hispanic and Latino Americans communities in the United States in the late 1960s....
, house
House music

House music is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discoth?ques catering to the African-American, Latino, and gay communities, first in Chicago, then in New York City and Detroit....
, and acoustic
Acoustic music

Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses musical instrument s which produce sound through entirely Musical acoustics means, as opposed to electronic means....
 tracks.

album bowed at No.3 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Jamiroquai album to chart outside the top two spots.






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Dynamite is Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy ....
's sixth studio album. It was released on 15 July, 2005, in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 and 21 July in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and 20 June the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

Produced by Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer

Mike Spencer is an England record producer.Mike Spencer is primarily known for his production work with successful commercial pop acts such as Jamiroquai, Kylie Minogue and Newton Faulkner....
 and Jay Kay it is perhaps their most diverse work to date, featuring electronic
Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music, also commonly abbreviated as EDM, is electronic music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment....
, funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, disco
Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music that originated in and was initially popular among African American, gay and Hispanic and Latino Americans communities in the United States in the late 1960s....
, house
House music

House music is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discoth?ques catering to the African-American, Latino, and gay communities, first in Chicago, then in New York City and Detroit....
, and acoustic
Acoustic music

Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses musical instrument s which produce sound through entirely Musical acoustics means, as opposed to electronic means....
 tracks.

Album information

The album bowed at No.3 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Jamiroquai album to chart outside the top two spots. However, with other solid new albums from Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
, Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American Rock music band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994....
 and others in the top five, it was still a strong success for Jamiroquai. "Feels Just Like It Should
Feels Just Like It Should

"Feels Just Like It Should" is the first single off Jamiroquai's 2005 album, Dynamite . Produced by Mike Spencer and Jay Kay. The track incorporates a bass line created by Kay as a human beatbox, a sample of which was first created during the recording of the band's 2001 album, A Funk Odyssey....
" was the first single release, reaching No.8 in its first week on the UK charts. It has since become a No.1 hit on the Billboard dance charts in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

Dynamite was released on 20 September in the US in DualDisc formats. The CD side of the DualDisc contains the 12 album tracks. The DVD side includes the entire album in enhanced stereo, the "Feels Just Like It Should" music video directed by Joseph Kahn
Joseph Kahn

Joseph Kahn in Jersey Village, Texas is a notable American music video, advertising, and feature film director. Kahn has worked with diverse artists such as Muse , Ciara, Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Monica , Rob Zombie, Backstreet Boys, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Blink 182, Eminem, TLC , Mariah Carey, Moby, George Michae...
, the "Seven Days in Sunny June" music video, as well as the "making-of" documentary for the music video "Feels Just Like It Should". The US release also features new album art.

A video was shot for the second single, "Seven Days in Sunny June", which was released in the UK in August 2005. The track bowed at No.14 in its first week on the UK charts.

On November 7, "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance
(Don't) Give Hate a Chance

Give Hate a Chance is the third single from Dynamite , the sixth album by United Kingdom band Jamiroquai, led by Jason Kay. The song was written by Kay, Rob Harris , and Matt Johnston ....
" was released as the third single from the album. The politically-driven video for the track, which can be seen in its entirety at the band's website, is Jamiroquai's first animated clip; it features a Buffalo Man
Buffalo Man

Buffalo Man is the name of the silhouette character featured on most of the covers of Jamiroquai's releases....
, complete with buffalo-horned hat, sunglasses, and tracksuit. The clip helped the track score Top 20 showings in UK charts such as the Smash Hits
Smash Hits

Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time....
 and hit40uk charts (both of which take in radio and video airplay, not just sales). However, the track bowed meekly at No.27 on the official UK singles chart.

The album was recorded in many locations, including Jay's personal Chillington Studios
Chillington studio

The Chillington studio is Jason Kay's personal recording studio in Buckinghamshire, England. Over the 8-9 years of its existence, it has been used in the recording of 3 Jamiroquai albums, all from the post-Stuart Zender era, Synkronized, A Funk Odyssey, Dynamite and the songs Runaway and "Radio" from High Times: Singles 1992-2006....
, and Los Angeles
Los Αngeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
.

Reception

Uncut
UNCUT (magazine)

Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a popular monthly publication based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes a film section....
 (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Jay Kay returns with another blast of super-slick soul..."

Vibe (p.150) - "[T]he space cowboys return with a vengeance, sounding funky as ever."

Track listing

  1. "Feels Just Like It Should
    Feels Just Like It Should

    "Feels Just Like It Should" is the first single off Jamiroquai's 2005 album, Dynamite . Produced by Mike Spencer and Jay Kay. The track incorporates a bass line created by Kay as a human beatbox, a sample of which was first created during the recording of the band's 2001 album, A Funk Odyssey....
    " – 3:42
  2. "Dynamite" – 4:57
  3. "Seven Days in Sunny June" – 3:59
  4. "Electric Mistress" – 3:56
  5. "Starchild" – 5:13
  6. "Love Blind" – 3:35
  7. "Talulah" – 6:04
  8. "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance
    (Don't) Give Hate a Chance

    Give Hate a Chance is the third single from Dynamite , the sixth album by United Kingdom band Jamiroquai, led by Jason Kay. The song was written by Kay, Rob Harris , and Matt Johnston ....
    " – 5:02
  9. "World That He Wants" – 3:14
  10. "Black Devil Car" – 4:45
  11. "Hot Tequila Brown" – 4:40
  12. "Time Won't Wait" [Japan/UK/US bonus track] – 5:01


Liner notes

  • The liner notes list special thanks to many people, including Jason's
    Jason Kay

    Jason Cheetham known by his stage name Jason "Jay" Kay is an English musician. He is the principal member, songwriter, and lead singer of the band Jamiroquai....
     mother, Karen Kay, many personnel from the recording studios, some of Jason's friends, but also list a line that reads "I would not like to thank to George W. Bush
    George W. Bush

    George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
     who continues to mess up our world.    "