White Knuckle Ride
"White Knuckle Ride" | ||||
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File:Whiteknuckleride.JPG | ||||
Single by Jamiroquai | ||||
from the album Rock Dust Light Star | ||||
Released | 31 October 2010[1] 1 January 2011 (Physical)[2] |
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Format | 12-inch vinyl, digital download | |||
Genre | Disco, house, funk, disco rock | |||
Length | 3:35 (Album Version) 3:26 (Radio Edit) |
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Label | Mercury Records | |||
Writer(s) | Matt Johnson, Jay Kay | |||
Producer(s) | Jay Kay | |||
Jamiroquai singles chronology | ||||
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"White Knuckle Ride" is the first single from British alternative group Jamiroquai's studio album, Rock Dust Light Star.[3] The single was released via Digital Download on 31 October 2010, with a Limited Edition Vinyl release due to appear on 1 January 2011.[2] The song was written by band frontman Jay Kay and Matt Johnson. It is the band's first record to be released under Mercury Records.[3][4]
The band's official website originally announced that the single would be released on 11 October.[3] The band describe "White Knuckle Ride" as "a hi-octane retrospective on Jay's career experiences - a cautionary tale equally applicable to anyone's life in these pressure cooker times."[4] It appears that the Jamiroquai logo typeface has been stretched vertically for this release. The video for the single was made available on the group's YouTube account on 25 September.[5]
Contents
Track listing
- "White Knuckle Ride" - 3:35
- Promotional CD Single #1[6]
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Radio Edit) - 3:26
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) - 3:00
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Remix) - 6:39
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Instrumental) - 6:39
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Remix) - 7:00
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Dub) - 6:45
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Remix) - 5:36
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Instrumental) - 5:28
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Alan Braxe Remix) - 6:16
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Remix) - 7:00
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Dub) - 6:45
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Remix) - 5:36
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Instrumental) - 5:28
Music video
The music video showed Jay Kay pursuing a Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 along a winding desert road from a helicopter. After several unsuccessful attempts at losing its pursuer - including driving in wide circuits to raise a cloud of dust to blind Kay, and taking a detour down a tree-lined dirt road - the driver comes to a halt under a viaduct and escapes on foot. Kay arrives to find the car abandoned with no sign of the driver, whose face is never shown. The helicopter is a Robinson R44 Raven 2 owned by Jay Kay,[8] who is a qualified private helicopter pilot, however a stunt pilot was used for some scenes.[9]
The video was filmed on the Tabernas Desert, in Almeria, Spain.
Live performances
- The X Factor UK - 31 October 2010: Week 3 Results Show (Alongside Rihanna and Bon Jovi)
- The X Factor Australia - 13 December 2010: The Final
Peak positions
Chart (2010–12) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 37 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 41 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] | 34 |
France (SNEP) Download Chart[13] | 24 |
Finland (Latauslista)[14] | 16 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] | 49 |
Italy (FIMI)[16] | 1 |
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[17] | 11 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] | 15 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 20 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] | 39 |
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] | 7 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
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Italian Singles Chart[22] | 65 |
Japanese Top 100[23] | 76 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Italy (FIMI)[24] | Gold | 15,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – White Knuckle Ride" (in French). Ultratop 50.
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- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride". GfK Entertainment.
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- ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=848 "Jamiroquai – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for Jamiroquai.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "November 2010/ Archive Chart: 07 November 2010" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/304158/jamiroquai/chart?f=359
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External links
- Articles with dead external links from March 2012
- Use dmy dates from November 2011
- Use British English from November 2011
- Pages with broken file links
- Singlechart making named ref
- Singlechart usages for Germany2
- Singlechart usages for UK
- Singlechart called without artist
- Singlechart called without song
- Certification Table Entry usages for Italy
- Jamiroquai songs
- 2010 singles
- Songs written by Jason Kay
- Number-one singles in Italy
- Songs written by Matt Johnson (keyboardist)
- 2010 songs
- Mercury Records singles