Virtual Insanity
"Virtual Insanity" is a song by British funk band Jamiroquai, released on 19 August 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Travelling Without Moving (1996). The song interpolates parts of Jocelyn Brown's post-disco hit "Somebody Else's Guy" (1984), and its award-winning music video was released in September 1996, garnering ten nominations and winning four, including for "Video of the Year", at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.
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| Single by Jamiroquai | ||||
| from the album Travelling Without Moving | ||||
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| Released | 19 August 1996 | |||
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| Label | Sony Soho Square | |||
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| Producer(s) | Al Stone | |||
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| "Virtual Insanity" on YouTube | ||||
"Virtual Insanity" was a number one hit in Iceland and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. As well as becoming a top ten hit in Finland, Ireland, and Italy, the song also climbed to number 38 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart upon the single's release in the United States in 1997. The song also earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.