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"King for a Day" is the fourth single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized (1999). The song was written by Jay Kay and is a "tribute" to bassist Stuart Zender, who left the band shortly before Synkronized was completed. Jay Kay subsequently rerecorded all the songs on the album without Zender, and added "King for a Day" as the final track on the album. 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, where each room has a member of the band.

"King for a Day"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album Synkronized
B-side	"Supersonic"
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
"Supersonic" (1999) "King for a Day" (1999) "Black Capricorn Day" (2000)

Track listings

UK CD1 (667973 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)

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" (Video) – 3:56

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2]	16
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3]	68
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	89
Scotland (OCC)[5]	18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	51
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	20

References

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