"Supersonic" is the third single from British funk band Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

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 fourth studio album, Synkronized

Synkronized

Synkronized is the fourth studio album released by Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai. Released in 1999, the album contains funk, disco, and acid jazz elements...

. The song was written by Jason Kay

Jason Kay

Jason "Jay Kay" Luís Cheetham , is a Grammy Award-winning English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai...

. The word "supersonic" is repeated a total number of 127 times throughout the song. The track was their third #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart

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 and peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart

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. The single release features various remixes of the song. "Supersonic" was one of five tracks remixed in 2006 for the group's Classic Club releases.

Track listing

UK CD1 (667839 2)

1. "Supersonic" (Radio Edit) – 3:40
2. "Supersonic" (Pete Heller - The Love Mix) – 9:35
3. "Supersonic" (Harvey's Fuel Altered Mix) – 6:35

UK CD2 (667839 5)

1. "Supersonic" – 5:14
2. "Supersonic" (Restless Soul Main Vocal) – 7:35
3. "Supersonic" (Sharp Razor Remix) – 7:04

Music video

The music video begins with the message "ru ready for a supersonic synkronized audio and visual experience?" on the screen, flashing red. The camera zooms into an "orb" in the ? and Jay Kay appears. The orb moves around him while he is dancing the robot. The orb flashes along with the song's tune. A yellow one appears along with a green, orange and purple one. More orbs are seen behind the first five. The camera itself changes angle. The camera zooms into a red orb and Jay Kay is seen within it. The second part of the video features a tunnel-like stage with LED

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-covered walls. Jay Kay and other bandmembers are seen "hovering" across the stage, based on the film Virtual Insanity

Virtual Insanity

"Virtual Insanity" is the lead single from British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving. The song reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted at #38 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart upon the single's release in America in 1997...

. The camera effects continue and a large audience appears. The LEDs form a sneaking man animation, possible homage to James Bond

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. Finally, the stage explodes and Jay Kay falls on the floor, the sneaking man LED animation is seen leaving from under him, stage right. He then says "You've been erased" and fires a rocket to the antagonist, creating a huge explosion.