"Little L" is the lead single from British Acid Jazz

Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...

 band Jamiroquai

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Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

's fifth studio album, A Funk Odyssey

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. The song was written by Jay Kay

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, and was inspired by the breakup between himself and Denise van Outen

Denise van Outen

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, his former girlfriend, over his cocaine

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 problem. The song was featured in the film The Sweetest Thing

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. A cover of the song is featured in the game Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party

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Tracklisting

UK CD Single (671718 2)

1. "Little L" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
2. "Little L" (Wounded Buffalo Remix) – 5:08
3. "Little L" (Bob Sinclar
   Bob Sinclar
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    Remix) – 5:35
4. "Little L" (Boris Dlugosch
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    Remix) – 5:16
5. "Little L" (Video) – 3:57

Cassette (671718 4)

1. "Little L" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
2. "Little L" (Wounded Buffalo Remix) – 6:42

UK 12" (671718 6)

1. "Little L" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
2. "Little L" (Wounded Buffalo Remix) – 6:41
3. "Little L" (Bob Sinclar Remix) – 7:27
4. "Little L" (Boris Dlugosch Remix) – 6:10

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	14
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...  (Flandres)	40
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...  (Wallonia)	17
Austrian Singles Chart	53
Dutch Singles Chart	51
Finnish Singles Chart	5
French Singles Chart	22
German Singles Chart	56
Italian Singles Chart	2
Norwegian Singles Chart	20
New Zealand Singles Chart	44
Swedish Singles Chart	42
Swiss Singles Chart	17
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	2