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B-side"Space Clav" FormatCD single
cassette LabelS2
Released7 November 1994 Length4:50 Writer(s)Jay Kay
Toby Smith
"Half the Man" was released as the third overall single from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. The track peaked at #15 on the UK Singles Chart.
The track was later featured on the soundtrack of cult British surf movie Blue Juice. The song gained recognition for its popular instrumental B-side, "Space Clav", which has never been included on any other Jamiroquai release, until the anniversary re-issue of the album in 2013. With the exception of its inclusion on both regular and deluxe Japanese pressings, it is one of nine pre-2006 singles that do not appear on the group's greatest hits album, High Times: The Singles 1992-2006. There are two different versions of the music video for the track. The first video features Jay Kay performing the song, intercut with footage of a couple kissing. The second video removes the footage of the couple kissing. The track was later released as the double A-side to "Light Years" in the United States.
Track listing
UK CD single #1
"Half the Man" (Edit) – 3:35
"Space Clav" – 4:56
"Emergency on Planet Earth" (London Rican Mix) – 7:10
"Half the Man" (Album Version) - 4:48
UK CD single #2
"Half the Man" (Edit) - 3:35
"When You Gonna Learn (Didgeridoo)" - 3:48
"Too Young to Die" (Edit) - 3:22
"Blow Your Mind" (Edit) - 3:51
UK 12" vinyl
"Half The Man" (Edit) – 3:35
"Emergency on Planet Earth" (London Rican Mix) – 7:10