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White Knuckle Ride

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Label
  
Mercury Records

Released
  
31 October 2010 1 January 2011 (Physical)

Format
  
12-inch vinyl, digital download

Recorded
  
Jam Studios, London, UK, 2005-07

Genre
  
Disco, house, funk, disco rock

Length
  
3:35 (Album Version) 3:26 (Radio Edit)

"White Knuckle Ride" is the first single from British alternative group Jamiroquai's studio album, Rock Dust Light Star. The single was released via Digital Download on 31 October 2010, with a Limited Edition Vinyl release due to appear on 1 January 2011. 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.

Contents

The band's official website originally announced that the single would be released on 11 October. 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." 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.

Track listing

Digital download and CD single
  1. "White Knuckle Ride" - 3:35
Promotional CD Single #1
  1. "White Knuckle Ride" (Radio Edit) - 3:26
  2. "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) - 3:00
  3. "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Remix) - 6:39
  4. "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Instrumental) - 6:39
  5. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Remix) - 7:00
  6. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Dub) - 6:45
  7. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Remix) - 5:36
  8. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Instrumental) - 5:28
Promotional CD Single #2 and UK Limited Edition 12-inch vinyl
  1. "White Knuckle Ride" (Alan Braxe Remix) - 6:16
  2. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Remix) - 7:00
  3. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Dub) - 6:45
  4. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Remix) - 5:36
  5. "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, who is a qualified private helicopter pilot, however a stunt pilot was used for some scenes.

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

    • References

    White Knuckle Ride Wikipedia
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