Canned Heat (song)

Single infobox |
Name = Canned Heat


Artist = Jamiroquai
from Album = Synkronized
B-side = Deeper Underground (Chillington Mix), Wolf In Sheeps Clothing
Released = 17 May 1999 (UK) 1999 (US)
Format = CD/12"/Cassette single
Recorded = 1998-1999
Genre = Disco,Funk
Length = 3:19/3:46/5:30
Label = Work
Producer = Al Stone, Toby Smith
Chart position =

• #3 (Finland) [http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=2461]

• #4 (UK)

Last single = "Deeper Underground" (1998)
This single = "Canned Heat" (1999)
Next single = "Supersonic" (1999)"Canned Heat" is a song by the English funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai. In 1999 it reached number one on the U.S. dance chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is noted for having a style and sound similar to 1970s disco.

The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

Track listing

UK release 1
# Canned Heat - 7" edit (3.46)
# Canned Heat - Radio edit (3.19)
# Wolf in Sheeps Clothing (4.00)

UK release 2
# Canned Heat - 7" edit (3.46)
# Canned Heat - Album version (5.30)
# Deeper Underground - Chillington Mix (6.56)

UK Cassette
# Canned Heat - 7" edit (3.46)
# Wolf in Sheeps Clothing (4.00)

B-Sides

Over the numerous releases of the "Canned Heat" single two B-Sides exist.

"Wolf In Sheeps Clothing" is a funky instrumental that features an intro of two drum beats that lasts about 1.5 seconds and then enters a strongly bass driven repetitive melody. Many keyboard effects are used throughout the song's 4.00 minute duration. The song enters a percussion section at 3.07 and lasts for the remainder of the song slowly fading out from 3.45. Wolf in sheeps clothing can be found only on Canned Heat singles and some editions of the "Synkronized" album (the Australian double disc release being an example). No where on the single or in the music notes of editions of "Synkronized" containing the song does it list who it was written or recorded by. There is a possibility that the track may be a "Synkronized" outtake that was written and recorded while Stuart Zender was still a part of the band and removed from the majority releases after it was re-recorded, or the song may have been recorded for the single.

"Deeper Underground - Chillington Mix" is featured on the second UK release of "Canned Heat". Chillington is not the name of an artist or DJ but the name of the studios at Jays Home in Buckinghamshire. The Chillington Mix samples heavily from the Jamiroquai song Getinfunky which is found on some special releases of "Synkronized" (such as the Japanese release where it replaced "Deeper Underground" as the bonus track and alongside Wolf In Sheeps Clothing on the Australian double disc). On the "High Times: The Singles" DVD, Jay comments on a bonus feature that the original "Godzilla" song was just made of "Ominous noises" which strongly matches the sound of Getinfunky. When the title or the remix and "Ominous noises" evidence is pared it strongly suggests that "Getinfunky" is an early version of the "Godzilla" song which later evolved into "Deeper Underground".

Appearances in other media

* The song was featured in the film "Napoleon Dynamite" during the character Napoleon's famous dance scene.
*The song is featured in the European version of the Nintendo drumming video game "Donkey Konga", for Nintendo Gamecube.
* It was also featured in the finale of Cooper Neilson's fictional student production in the movie Center Stage.
* It provided the background to Jereme Rogers' section in the skateboard film "Skate More."
* It was also covered in level 9 of the Nintendo DS game Elite Beat Agents, also released by Nintendo (developed by iNiS). It is known as being one of the hardest songs, most beats being difficult to recognize because of the synth.
* It has also appeared (as another cover) in the Wii game "Boogie", developed by EA Games. It is a normally-played song, as well as a dancing stage in the character Kato's story, where she must "purify" her dojo.
* It has also appeared in the Sony Play Station 2 dancing game, Eye Toy Groove.
* It has also appeared in the soundtrack for Top Spin 3.
* The song will appear in Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3.