Canned Heat

"Canned Heat"
Single by Jamiroquai from the album Synkronized
B-Side	Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Deeper Underground - Chillington Mix
Released	24 May 1999
Recorded	1999
Played Live	367 times
Studio	Chillington Studios
Genre	Disco
Length	5:30 (album version) 3:19 (radio edit) 3:46 (7-inch edit)
Label	Sony Soho Square
Writer	Jay Kay
Producer	Toby Smith & Al Stone
BPM	128

Canned Heat is the first track and single of the album Synkronized released on 13 September, 1999. Written by Jay Kay and Toby Smith, the track has a runtime of 5:30 (3:19 for radio edits). It became a number-one single on the US Dance Club Play chart and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

Lyrics

You know this boogie is for real

I used to put my faith in worship

But then my chance to get to heaven slipped

I used to worry about the future

But then I threw my caution to the wind

I had no reason to be care free, no, no, no

Until I took a trip to the other side of town (yeah, yeah, yeah)

You know I heard that boogie rhythm, hey

I had no choice but to get down, down, down, down

Dance, nothing left for me to do but dance

Off these bad times I'm going through just dance

Got canned heat in my heals tonight, baby

I feel the thunder, see the lightning

I know this anger's heaven sent

So I've got to hang out all my hang-ups

Because of the boogie I feel so hell bent, hey, hey

It's just an instant gut reaction, that I got

I know I never ever felt like this before

I don't know what to do but then that's nothing new

Stuck between hell and high water I need a cure to make it through

Hey, dancing, nothing left for me to do but dance

Off these bad times I'm going through just dance

Hey, got canned heat in my heals tonight, baby

You know, know, know I'm gonna dance, yeah

Off the nasty things that people say

Dance yeah, but I'm gonna make it anyway

Dance yeah, got canned heat in my heels tonight baby

You know I've got canned heat up my heels

You know this boogie is for real

Only the wind can blow the answer

And she cries to me when I'm asleep

She says you know that you can go much faster

I know that peoples' talk can be so cheap, hey

I got this voodoo child in veined on me

I'm gonna use my power to ascend

You know I got these running heels to use

Sometimes there's no way I lose, I was born to run and built to last

You've never seen my feet 'cause they move so fast

Dance yeah, hey, nothing left for me to do but dance

Off these bad times I'm going through just dance, hey

Got canned heat in my heals tonight, baby

Hey, I've got to dance, yeah

Off the nasty things that people say

Dance yeah, but I'm gonna make it anyway

Dance yeah, got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby

You know this boogie is for real

Got so much canned heat in my heels, yeah

Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight

You know I'm gonna dance my blues away

You know this boogie is for real

Got so much canned heat in my heels, yeah

Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight

Dance, come on (got canned heat in my heels tonight)

Dance, canned heat in my heels tonight

Dance, canned heat in my heels tonight, baby

Hey, got so much

Dance

Hey, DJ, let the music play

(Let the music play)

I'm gonna let this party live

(I wanna let this party live)

Hey DJ, throw my cares away (let the music play)

I'm gonna let this party live (I wanna let this party live)

Hey DJ, let the music play (I'm gonna let this party live)

I'm gonna let this party live

(I wanna live this party)

Hey, DJ throw my cares away, I'm gonna let this party live, hey

Wear my heels tonight (dance)

You know, know this boogie is for real (dance)

Got so much canned heat in my heels (dance)

Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight (dance)

You know, you know this boogie, this boogie is for real (dance)

Got so much canned heat, canned heat in my heels (dance)

You know I'm gonna dance my blues away tonight (dance)

You know I'm gonna dance my blues away tonight (dance)

Track listings

First UK CD and Japanese CD release

1. Canned Heat (7-inch edit) – 3:46
2. Canned Heat (radio edit) – 3:19
3. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing – 4:00

Second UK CD release

1. "Canned Heat" (7-inch edit) – 3:46
2. "Canned Heat" (album version) – 5:30
3. "Deeper Underground" (Chillington mix) – 6:56

UK and US cassette single / US CD and 7-inch single

1. "Canned Heat" (7-inch edit) – 3:46
2. "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" – 4:00

European CD single

1. "Canned Heat" (7-inch edit) – 3:46
2. "Canned Heat" (radio edit) – 3:19

Australian CD single / US maxi-CD and maxi-cassette single

1. "Canned Heat" (7-inch edit) – 3:46
2. "Canned Heat" (radio edit) – 3:19
3. "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" – 4:00
4. "Canned Heat" (album version) – 5:30
5. "Deeper Underground" (Chillington mix) – 6:56

US 12-inch single

A. "Canned Heat" – 5:30

B. "Deeper Underground" (Chillington mix) – 6:56

Gallery

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  12-inch cover

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  12-inch back

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  Alternate 12-inch back cover

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  7-inch back cover

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  Cassette cover

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  45 rpm cover

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  45 rpm back cover

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  VHS cover

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  Metal casing for special edition CD release

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  12-inch promotional cover

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  Promotional cassette cover

Trivia

• The song was famously featured on the movie Napoleon Dynamite.
• The song was featured in Just Dance 2024 Edition.
  • This is also the third Jamiroquai track to be featured in a Just Dance game, with "Cosmic Girl" and "Automaton" being the other two tracks.
• The song was featured on Dance Dance Revolution.
  • The BPM is labeled as 128, however the actual BPM is more or less between 128 and 129.