"Light Years" is the fourth single from British Acid Jazz

Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...

 band Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy

The Return of the Space Cowboy

The Return Of The Space Cowboy is the second album by the band Jamiroquai. Released in 1994, it is usually classified under the acid-jazz and funk genre.-Album information:...

. The song peaked at #36 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 due to poor promotion of the track. In the US, the song hit #6 on the U.S. Dance Chart

Hot Dance Club Play

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. The American version of the single features three mixes of the song by David Morales

David Morales

David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...

. The American album release features a live version of Light Years, performed in Merseille in December 1994, as a bonus track. Two main versions of the song exist: a Radio Edit, running at 3:59, and an album version, which lasts for 5:53.

Tracklisting

UK CD Single

1. "Light Years" (Edit) – 3:59
2. "Scam" (Live) – 5:13
3. "Journey To Arnhemland" (Live) – 5:39
4. "We Gettin' Down" (Live) – 9:31

US CD Single

1. "Light Years" (Album Version) - 5:53
2. "Light Years" (4 To Da Floor Mix) - 5:20
3. "Light Years" (True Power Mix) - 7:50
4. "Light Years" (Way Gone Mix) - 7:30
5. "Half The Man" (Album Version) - 4:48

An edited version of the True Power Mix was available in the UK, on a mini CD only available from the Coca Cola Euro 96 promotion.