When You Gonna Learn

Infobox Single
Name = When You Gonna Learn

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Caption = Cover of the original Acid Jazz Records release
Artist = Jamiroquai
from Album = Emergency on Planet Earth;
B-side = Didgin' Out (Live at the Milky Way, Amsterdam)
Released = 19 October 1992 (UK)
Format = CD/Cassette/12"/7"
Recorded = 1992
Genre = Funk / Acid Jazz
Length = 6:28 (Uncut version, commonly Known as the "Exended JK mix", released on the European 2x12" release and the song's single) 3:50 (CD/single/ version)
Label = Acid Jazz Records / Epic Records / S²
Writer = Jay Kay/Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Producer = Mike Neilsen / Jason Kay
Chart position =

• #52 (UK/Acid Jazz)
• #28 (UK/Sony)

Reviews =
Misc = Emergency on Planet Earth tracklist

1. "When You Gonna Learn" 2. "Too Young to die" 3. "Hooked up" 4. "If I Like it, I do it" 5. "Music of the Mind" 6. "Emergency on Planet Earth" 7. "Whatever it is, I Just Can't Stop" 8. "Blow Your Mind" 9. "Revolution 1993" 10. "Didgin' Out" ----B-sides and live-only tracks: a. "Brothers Like you" b. "Do That Dance" c. "Let me Believe" c. "Life Goes on" d. "Space Clav (Later appeared as a B-side to Half the Man)" e. "The Kids got Funky Soul (Later appeared as just "(The) Kids" on TROTSC)

Last single = ...
This single = When You Gonna Learn
(1992)
Next single = "Too Young to Die"
(1993)Extra album cover 2
[ Type = Single ]


Cover size = 150 px
Lower caption = Cover of the Epic records re-release

"When You Gonna Learn" is the premiere single by the British band Jamiroquai.

In the United Kingdom, this was the song that first drew attention to the band. It was originally released in 1992 by Acid Jazz Records, and later re-released on Sony Records in 1993 as the lead-off single for the "Emergency on Planet Earth" album; The lyric themes, like many of Jamiroquai's early songs, speak of environmental awareness. While the single commercially flopped, due to the lack of promotion, the song still remains well-known among fan circles, while its respective single (especially the Acid Jazz Records release) is a rare collectible, also valued much among fan circles.

History

Demo version

The oldest demo tape of the song dates back to 1989. The only known demo version, unlike the album one, has a different chorus, and a largely different feeling to itself. The demo was recorded without Wallis Buchanan, as he probably wasn't a member of the band at that point. The demo version described here can only be found on the long-gone single for the track. It is labeled as the "Original demo", what has led fans to consider the chance of more demo tapes being in existence, possibly in the possession of the guitarist of The Brand New Heavies, Gavin Dodds who worked with the band at that time.Fact|date=September 2007

Album version

While the most commonly known version of the song lasts for 3:50, and can be found on the CD album, another, longer version exists. It is known as the "J.K. mix" and lasts for 6 minutes and 28 seconds, and even then fading out in the ending. Fans often assume that the song's actual take might've been 10 or more minutes long, and was cut down because of lack of space.Fact|date=September 2007

Live Versions

"When You Gonna Learn" was performed a great number of times during the band's tours. There are many versions of the song, with the most notable being the 30-minute performance in Amsterdam in 1994, which actually consists of multiple songs (including cover songs) seguing seamlessly into one another, in the following order:

* WYGL (didgeridoo intro) - 0:00 - 9:20;
* WYGL - 9:20 - 11:20;
* Jam session/Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang - 11:20 - 24:26
* Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang - 24:26 - 30:16
* "Unknown title", outroduction - 30:16 - 30:50

The song can be found on a silver bootleg called "Funky Paradise".

During the Emergency on Planet Earth, and the The Return of the Space Cowboy tours, the song had a very lengthy didgeridoo introduction (circa 10 minutes), as seen above, which almost always overshadowed the rest of the song in length.

Mixes

* WYGL (Digeridoo);
**Normal album version.
* WYGL (Digeridon't);
**Normal album version, cuts the didgeridoo parts
* WYGL (Original demo);
**Earliest demo version. The adjective "Original" might suggest there might be other unreleased demos.
* WYGL (J.K. extended mix);
**Extended album version. Features didgeridoo instrumentation not heard in the original album version, and some additional, minor things. It might be the original album version, with the (Digeridoo) version being just a radio edit, as its length is usual for a Jamiroquai song of that era.
* WYGL (Cantè Hondo mix);
**Remix of the song, shares identical chord progression with both WYGL, and Johnny "Hammond" Smith's song, "Los Conquistadores Chocolates".
* WYGL (Cantè Hondo instrumental);
**Same as above, but completely instrumental.
* WYGL (Didgeridoo instrumental).

Music video

A music video was shot for "When You Gonna Learn". It was directed by Morgan Lawley and interspersed artistic shots of lead singer Jay Kay, footage of the band playing and graphic stock footage of animals being experimented on and whaling operations. The original version was banned from MTV because of this imagery, and was replaced with a "cleaner" edit. The uncut video can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkL3uCiWcn8 here] .

When Jason talked about the video in an interview, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WSaOT1I5DQ] he said that his intention was to make an intense 'shock video' in the first place, depicting various experiments done on animals, whaling operations, and the Nazis, all in the most negative light.

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quote=I remember I did the video in America, and I remember the video got banned -- you know the video got banned. Well, because I just went to Greenpeace and just took loads of footage of stuff... Stuf I just didn't think was right. So they said to me "We can't play that, it's got the Nazi party in there -- we can't play that"...
source=Jason Kay, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkL3uCiWcn8]

Release Versions

UK CD release (Acid Jazz Records)

# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridon't) - 3.55
# When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) - 6.20
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Original Demo) - 4.50
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Instrumental) - 5.47Cat. Num.: JAZID46Year: 1992


=UK 12" release (AJ)=


This release shares the tracklist with another 12" promo. That 12" promo is the band's first ever release, if the "Natural Energy" single is ignored.

Side A:
# When You Gonna Learn - JK Mix - 6.20
# When You Gonna Learn - JK Instrumental - 6.20

Side B:
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Original Demo) - 4.50
# When You Gonna Learn (Didj. Instrumental) - 6.28Cat. Num.: JAZID46T (Regular); JAZID46P (Promo).Year: 1992


=UK 7" release (AJ)=


Side A:
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47

Side B:
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridon't) - 3.55Cat. Num.: JAZID46Year: 1992


=UK CD release (Sony Soho Square / S²)=


(This release was also distributed in Europe)
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47
# Didgin' Out (Live at the Milky Way, Amsterdam) - 3.27
# Too Young to Die (Live at Leadmill, Sheffield) - 5.25
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47Cat. Num.: 659695 2Year: 1993


=UK Cassingle Release / EU CD Release (S²)=


(Both sides on the cassingle play the same)

# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47
# Didgin' Out (Live at the Milky Way, Amsterdam) - 3.27Cat. Num.: 659695 4 (Cassingle); 659695 1 (European CD)Year: 1993


=UK 12" Release (S²)=


Side A:
# When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) - 6.20
# When You Gonna Learn (JK Instrumental) - 6.20
# When You Gonna Learn (Live at Leadmill, Sheffield) - 9.50

Side B:
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Original Demo) - 4.50
# When You Gonna Learn (Didj. Instrumental) - 6.28Cat. Num.: 659695 6Year: 1993


=UK promo 12" release (S²)=


Side A:
# When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) - 6.20

Side B:
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47Cat. Num.: XPR 1959Year: 1993

US/Australian CD release (Columbia Records)

This release mislabels the "Didgeridoo instrumental" as the "Canté Hondo" mix.

# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridon't) - 3.55
# When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) - 6.20
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Original Demo) - 4.50
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo Instrumental) - 6.28Cat. Num.: 44K 74925 (US); 659325 2 (Australia)Year: 1993

US CD promo release (Columbia Records)

The tracks on this promo are exclusive to this release.

# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridon't Edit) - 3.01
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo Edit) - 2.57Cat. Num.: CSK 5600Year: 1993


=US 12" release (Columbia Records)=


This release mislabels the "Didgeridoo instrumental" as the "Canté Hondo" mix.

Side A:
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridon't) - 3.55
# When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) - 6.20

Side B:
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47
# When You Gonna Learn (Original Demo) - 4.50
# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo Instrumental) - 6.28

Cat. Num.: 44 74925 (Regular); ACD 74925 (Promo with same tracklist)Year: 1993


=JP CD release (epic)=


This release of the single bears two CDs (WYGL and "Too Young to Die. The front of the case bears the cover for Too Young To Die and the back of the case bears the cover for When You Gonna Learn. The front cover of this release of WYGL bears striking resemblance to the original AJ release, but replaces the green with a lighter shade of orange.

# When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47
# Too Young to Die (7" Edit) - 3.22
# When You Gonna Learn (Canté Hondo Mix) - 5.47
# Too Young to Die (12" Version) - 6.04Cat. Num.: ESCA 5692 (First JP release); ESCA 6623 ("The Singles Box" re-release)Year: 1993

panish 7" promo (Epic)

This 7"'s cover bears the cover of the original Acid Jazz records release, even though it was released through Epic.

#When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo) - 3.47Cat. Num.: ARIE 3200Year: 1993

ong samples & trivia

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*Contrary to the popular opinion, "When You Gonna Learn" is not the first single written and issued by Jason Kay, though it is the first single issued by his band. Jason's first single is a white label acetate called "Natural Energy", which was pressed only in 3 copies.

*Kiss 100 FM was the first radio station to play the single.

*The chord progressions of WYGL bears striking resemblance to the chord progressions of a Johnny "Hammond" Smith's song called "Los Conquistadores Chocolates", however, not by accident, because the booklet of the Acid Jazz Records release of the single bears a "special thanks" note to Smith, who gave permission to Jason to use the composition's structure. However, it is unknown whether Hammond received any royalties or not.

*The chord progressions of the Cantè hondo mix of this song bear even more resemblance to "Los conquistadores Chocolates". The Cantè Hondo mixes also uses the wind sound effect from Hammond's song.

*The cover used by Acid Jazz Records is completely different from the cover on Sony's release, even though a Spanish promo issued by Sony bears the AJ cover.

* There have been legal disputes between Acid Jazz Records and Epic Records because Epic re-released the single without Acid Jazz Records' consent.