Corner of the Earth

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"Corner of the Earth"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album A Funk Odyssey
B-side
  • "Main Vein" (remix)
  • "Bad Girls" (live)
  • "Titan" (live)
Released8 July 2002 (2002-07-08)
GenreBossa nova
Length
  • 5:40 (album version)
  • 3:56 (radio edit)
LabelSony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Pope
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"Love Foolosophy"
(2002)
"Corner of the Earth"
(2002)
"Feels Just Like It Should"
(2005)

"Corner of the Earth" is the fourth and final single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's fifth studio album, A Funk Odyssey (2001). The song was written by Jason Kay and Rob Harris and is a bossa nova–type track, reflecting on the problems that people of the Earth have to suffer. The song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and was the last Jamiroquai single to use the DVD format. The video consists of Jay Kay sitting and dancing in a forest, wearing his trademark feather headdress. He does several other things, such as creating balls of light and making the moon come out.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Track listings[edit]

UK 12-inch single

  1. "Corner of the Earth" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
  2. "Main Vein" (Deep Swing's Jazzy Thumper Mix) – 7:51
  3. "Main Vein" (Knee Deep Classic Mix) – 6:50
  4. "Main Vein" (Knee Deep Vocal Dub) – 6:57

Australia CD single

  1. "Corner of the Earth" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
  2. "Bad Girls" (Live at The Brits 2002; featuring Anastacia) – 4:13
  3. "Love Foolosophy" (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Mix) – 4:43
  4. "Titan" (Live at Telewest Arena) – 3:25

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Corner of the Earth"
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 52
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 90
Italy (FIMI)[9] 21
Scotland (OCC)[10] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 94
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 31

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Corner of the Earth"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 8 July 2002 CD Sony Soho Square [13]
Australia 15 July 2002
[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Corner of the Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Jamiroquai's 'Funk Odyssey' Set For September". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ Thomson, Hitch. "A Funk Odyssey". damaris.org. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ "A Funk Odyssey". Amazon. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Corner of the Earth". iTunes Store. September 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Jamiroquai – Corner of the Earth – Live in Verona". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2014 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Issue 648" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 31. 27 July 2002. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Jamiroquai – Corner of the Earth". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Jamiroquai – Corner of the Earth". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Jamiroquai: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  13. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 July 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 July 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th July 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 15 July 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2023.