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"Virtual Insanity" is a song by British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released on 19 August 1996 by Sony Soho Square as the second single from their third studio album, Travelling Without Moving (1996). The song was written by Jay Kay and Toby Smith, and produced by Al Stone.
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It was surprisingly low tech - basically they built the floor on wheels and would move the floor around with Jamiroquai dancing on it. This video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOBBZbyrIU shows the technique they used but for a different project (a beer ad)
Jun 18, 2011 · Jonathan Glazer - The Making of Jamiroquai's Virtual Insanity. Some behind the scenes information of how Jamiroquai's 1997 MTV Video of the Year was made. ...more.
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- Jason Wallace
1996 single ‘Virtual Insanity’ stands as one of the band’s anthems, its liquid funk sound adorned with a stellar Jay Kay video. Imperiously smooth, ‘Virtual Insanity’ was bonded to one of the decade’s defining videos, packed with neat tricks and subtlety.
- Robin Murray
Jun 6, 1997 · But "Virtual Insanity," the vertigo-inducing video from U.K. pop-soul band Jamiroquai, achieves its eye-catching look through a technique that's so simple you can almost do it at home.
Apr 28, 2024 · The song’s lyrics describe a world where everything is made out of plastic, and people are “going blind while seeing everything.” The lyrics suggest that people are losing touch with reality as they immerse themselves in the virtual world.
Nov 26, 2023 · The lyrics of “Virtual Insanity” explore the theme of the human condition in a world that is rapidly changing due to technology and modernization. The opening lines describe a bleak and sterile environment where people are “living in virtual reality” instead of experiencing the real world.
