Jamiroquai is an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 199… Read Full Bio ↴Jamiroquai is an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in their early releases and later drew from rock, disco, electronic and Latin music genres. Lyrically, the group has addressed social and environmental justice. Kay has remained as the only original member through several line-up changes.

The band made their debut under Acid Jazz Records but subsequently found mainstream success under Sony. While under this label, three of their albums have charted at number one in the UK, including Emergency on Planet Earth (1993), Synkronized (1999) and A Funk Odyssey (2001). The band's 1998 single, "Deeper Underground", was also number one in their native country.

As of 2017, Jamiroquai had sold more than 26 million albums worldwide. Their third album, Travelling Without Moving (1996), received a Guinness World Record as the best-selling funk album in history. The music video for its lead single, "Virtual Insanity", also contributed to the band's success. The song was named Video of the Year at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards and earned the band a Grammy Award in 1998.

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Studio albums
Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)
The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
Travelling Without Moving (1996)
Synkronized (1999)
A Funk Odyssey (2001)
Dynamite (2005)
Rock Dust Light Star (2010)
Automaton (2017)

Give Hate a Chance
Jamiroquai Lyrics

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Why can't we be together?
Could you love me, don't hate me
I don't see (why can't we live together)
Maybe we could get it on,
maybe we can get it along
Should be our destiny
There's a cold streak living inside us
There's no rainbows just bullets and bombs

If you want to rise up
We can make this hate stop
Now don't you want to rise up

We've been giving hate a chance
(we've got all this love you know)
And the love will be running out for us
Can you feel the dreams of life
We're hopping we can still survive
As the wind carries every dove away

So why do we see these colors
It's only skin deep, don't mean a thing
So clear underneath this we're all brothers
Can't you see it's killing us,
can't you see it's killing us
Can't you see it's killing me
Trigger happy fantasy
So stand up and be, so strong now
Freedom is not so far away
If you know you want to rise up
We can make this hate stop
Don't you want to rise up

We've been giving hate a chance
(We've got all this love you know)
And the love will be running out for us
Can you feel the dreams of life
We're hopping we can still survive
As the wind carries every dove away

The wind, carries every dove away
The wind, carries every dove away
Every dove away
Dove Dove Dove Dove Dove Dove Dove

Now you've been taking our dignity for too long
I want to save this sanctity that we hold
And who's right and who's wrong
We're not so different anyway
Worlds are in this song
Can't we stop fighting

We've been giving hate a chance
(We've got all this love you know)
And the love will be running out for us
Can you feel the veins of life
We're hopping we can still survive
As the wind carries every dove away

Don't give this hate a chance,
We've got all this love to give you know
That this dreams alive, will still survive,
Until no more people have to cry
Don't give this hate a chance,
we've got all this love to give you know
That this dreams alive, will still survive,

Until no more people have to cry
And the love will be running out for us.

Overall Meaning

Jamiroquai's Give Hate a Chance is a song that talks about the current state of the world, where the people have been giving hate a chance and causing disputes and unrest a lot more often than giving love a chance. The song opens with the question of why can't humanity be together, and implores for people to choose love over hate. The lyrics point out that the lifestyle of humanity right now is more focused on bullets and bombs than friendship and brotherhood.

The song says that there is nothing that divides humanity except for the skin, and if people could see past that unimportant aspect, the world would be happier, calmer, and more prosperous. The song then calls on humanity to rise up and choose love instead of hate, reminding that the flight of every bird is tied to the direction of the wind. Jamiroquai suggests that we all have to stand up, be strong now, and fight for what is right. Humanity ought to save the sanctity that they hold, as we all not so different anyway, and the worlds are one and the same. Giving hate a chance is not something worthwhile, because humanity has all the love they can give, and we can survive until we don't have to cry anymore.

Line by Line Meaning

Why can't we be together?
Questioning why we can't live in harmony

Could you love me, don't hate me
Requesting to be loved instead of hated

I don't see (why can't we live together)
Insinuating that we are capable of living together

Maybe we could get it on,
Suggesting that unity is a possibility

maybe we can get it along
Expressing that getting along is an option

Should be our destiny
Implies that it's our fate to live in harmony

There's a cold streak living inside us
Acknowledging the existence of hostility within us

There's no rainbows just bullets and bombs
Painting a picture of conflict instead of peace

If you want to rise up
Encouraging people to overcome hatred

We can make this hate stop
Suggesting that hate will only stop if we make an effort to stop it

Now don't you want to rise up
Asking people if they are willing to take a stand against hate

We've been giving hate a chance
Admitting that we have been tolerating hate for too long

(we've got all this love you know)
Reminding us that love is abundant

And the love will be running out for us
Warning us that eventually, love will no longer be enough

Can you feel the dreams of life
Urging people to connect with their aspirations

We're hopping we can still survive
Expressing hope that we can overcome hate

As the wind carries every dove away
Metaphorically representing how peace is fleeting

So why do we see these colors
Questioning why skin color matters

It's only skin deep, don't mean a thing
Implying that differences in appearance are insignificant

So clear underneath this we're all brothers
Acknowledging that we are all human beings

Can't you see it's killing us,
Noting that hate is harmful to everyone

Trigger happy fantasy
Referring to the tendency to turn to violence too quickly

So stand up and be, so strong now
Encouraging people to be brave and take action

Freedom is not so far away
Reassuring that we can attain peace and freedom

Can you feel the veins of life
Asking if people are attuned to the pulse of existence

We're hopping we can still survive
Holding on to hope for a better future

As the wind carries every dove away
Repeating the metaphor of fleeting peace

Don't give this hate a chance,
An exhortation to stop allowing hate to take hold

That this dreams alive, will still survive,
Reminding that there's still hope for a better future

Until no more people have to cry
Aspirational reminder that the world can be a happier place

And the love will be running out for us.
A repetition of the warning that relying only on love will ultimately fall short

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SOLA AKINGBOLA, ROBERT HARRIS, MATTHEW JOHNSON, JASON KAY, DERRICK MCKENZIE

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