1994Released
6:26

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Space Cowboy. By Songfacts®.

Written by Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay, this funk/acid jazz song was the group's first #1 hit on the US Dance Charts.

If you think this song is about drugs, you're right. "The Space Cowboy is just an analogy for getting high," Jay Kay told The Face magazine. "The Space Cowboy is that little voice inside of you that gets you going."

The first version of this song - dubbed the "Stoned Again Mix" despite being the original - has a greater tempo and features Stuart Zender on bass, while the lower-tempo album track swaps Zender for an unknown bass player, mysteriously credited as "Mr. X."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Space Cowboy.
A♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
110BPM

Album

The album Space Cowboy is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Space Cowboy.
Sony Music UK
(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

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