Hooked Up
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Song by Jamiroquai from the album Emergency on Planet Earth | |
| Released | 14 June 1993 |
| Recorded | 1992-1993 |
| Played Live | Yes |
| Length | 4:36 |
"Hooked Up" is the third track from the debut album Emergency on Planet Earth by the English funk band Jamiroquai, with an original duration of 4:36 minutes. The song had its first appearance as an instrumental on the B-side of the band’s third single, Blow Your Mind. The single, released on May 24, 1993 by Sony Soho Square in the United Kingdom, reached the 12th position on the UK Singles Chart. The song’s lyrics were written and composed by the band’s frontman, Jay Kay, being one of the band’s first songs to address recreational drug use.
Background
The song proposes a metaphor for drug use, celebrating the unity and euphoria that arise from being immersed in the sensation of rhythm, as well as how it can be used as an escape from existential problems experienced by people who are facing difficulties, being a source of joy and support for them. The song, therefore, presents a criticism of excessive drug use and also addresses the consequences of excessive use and dependency.
Lyrics
I'm so glad I've got you hooked up on my drug
Everybody dance to the music
Are you feeling well? Now you caught this bug
Everybody dance to the music
Think last time I took an overdose
Come on dance to the music
Hey, well, it made me realize that I came too close
Now I'm gonna dance to the music, music, music
Yeah, come on now
Dead can seem to bear no relevance
Bet you wished you danced to the music
What you want to do is kill yourself
Still you don't dance to the music
I can look at you and hear your scream
Come on, dance to the music
And you tell me that your needle's clean
Come on, dance, dance
Come on now dance to the music
I need it, need it, need it
Come on now dance to the music
I need it, need it, need it, yeah
Come on now dance to the music
Trivia
Gallery
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Single by Jamiroquai from the album Emergency on Planet Earth
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B-side of the Blow Your Mind single. Instrumental track of Hooked Up.
References
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamiroquai/hookedup.html
https://www.discogs.com/release/9080-Jamiroquai-Blow-Your-Mind
https://sonichits.com/video/%23Jamiroquai/Hooked_Up%23
https://www.classicpopmag.com/features/jamiroquai-albums-complete-guide/