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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamiroquai
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)
Butterfly
Jamiroquai Lyrics
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Come back to me
Everything that I want is written on your face
I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it
So take me where you want to
It's your love that I chase
I want it, I want it
Now you got something
I want it, I want it
So beautiful
I want it, I want it
And the way you move me baby
It's like no other girl
I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it
Butterfly that came and butterfly in June
So color in my wings
And let me hold your hand
I could be the sun and you could be my moon
But all you ever say is catch me if you can
Feel like a butterfly
Searching in the summer sky
A perfect love so hard to find
Little butterfly come back to me
Little butterfly come back to me
Little butterfly come back to me
Little butterfly come back to me
Honey you're pushing a condition
But I don't mind
I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it
I think you're my addiction
But that's alright
I want it, I want it
That's alright
I want it, I want it
You've got to slow down
I can't keep up with you
I want it, I want it
No no no All the other butterflies
They don't love like we do
I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it
I feel like I'm a butterfly in June
So color in my wings and let me hold your hand
I could be the sun and you could be my moon
But all you ever say is catch me if you can
Feel like a butterfly
Searching in the summer sky
A perfect love so hard to find
Little butterfly come back to me
Little butterfly come back to me
Little butterfly come back to me
Little butterfly come back to me
The song "Butterfly" by Jamiroquai is a love song characterized by the longing of the singer to have his lover return to him. The use of the metaphor "butterfly" is intriguing as it is a symbol of hope, struggle and change. It is an indication to the singer's lover that they bring positivity to his life and that he is willing to chase their love anywhere they go. The verse "Everything that I want is written on your face" could be interpreted as the singer's desire for his lover to reciprocate his love and for them to be together again. The chorus "Little butterfly come back to me" also emphasizes the desire of the singer to have his lover beside him.
In the second stanza, the lyrics suggest that the lover is a challenge to attain, as the singer feels the lover constantly eludes him. "All you ever say is catch me if you can" emphasizes the lover's resistance to a loving commitment, a situation that is beyond the control of the singer. This could be inferred as a statement that the lovers are in different phases or states of life, or that they have varying emotional needs. The line "I think you're my addiction, but that's alright" implies that the singer is so in love with the lover that he/she can't get enough, despite the lover's resistance. The ending of the song still has a glimmer of hope with the repetition of the lyrics "Little butterfly come back to me."
Line by Line Meaning
Little butterfly come back to me
The persona wants the butterfly to return to them
Everything that I want is written on your face
The persona sees all that they desire in the butterfly
I want it, I want it
The persona desires what the butterfly has
So take me where you want to
The persona desires to be wherever the butterfly leads
It's your love that I chase
The persona desires the love of the butterfly
Now you got something
The butterfly possesses something the persona desires
So beautiful
The persona finds the butterfly attractive
And the way you move me baby
The butterfly affects the persona in a unique way
It's like no other girl
The persona sees the butterfly as unlike any other
Butterfly that came and butterfly in June
The persona likens the butterfly to one that came in June
So color in my wings
The persona desires to be like the butterfly
And let me hold your hand
The persona desires to be close to the butterfly
I could be the sun and you could be my moon
The persona sees the butterfly and themselves as a perfect pair
But all you ever say is catch me if you can
The butterfly seems to be playing hard to get
Honey you're pushing a condition
The persona perceives the butterfly as putting conditions on their relationship
I think you're my addiction
The persona sees themselves as being addicted to the butterfly
But that's alright
The persona is accepting of their addiction to the butterfly
You've got to slow down
The persona cannot keep up with the butterfly
No no no All the other butterflies
The persona sees other butterflies as inferior to the one they desire
They don't love like we do
The persona believes their relationship with the butterfly is unique
I feel like I'm a butterfly in June
The persona compares themselves to a butterfly in June, like the one they desire
Feel like a butterfly
The persona feels like they are similar to the butterfly
Searching in the summer sky
The persona is searching for something in the summer sky, like the butterfly
A perfect love so hard to find
The persona believes that a love like the one they desire is rare
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SCOTT SMITH, DAVID POCHE, SCOTT DURBIN, RICHARD COLLINS
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Lyrics
[Intro]
Little butterfly, come back to me
Come back to me
[Verse 1]
Everything that I want
Is written on your face
(I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it)
So take me where you want to
It's your love that I chase
(I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it)
Now you got something so beautiful
(I want it, I want it)
And the way you move me baby
It's like no other girl
[Chorus]
I feel like I'm a butterfly in June
So colour in my wings, and let me hold your hand
I could be the sun and you could be my moon
But all you ever say is catch me if you can
Feel like a butterfly
Searching in the summer sky
A perfect love's so hard to find, yeah, yeah
Little butterfly, come back to me (x4)
[Verse 2]
Honey
You're pushing a condition
And I don't mind
(I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it)
I think you're my addiction
But that's alright
(I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it)
That's alright
You got to slow down
I can't keep up with you
(I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it)
And all the other butterflies
They don't love like we do
(I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it)
[Chorus]
I feel like I'm a butterfly in June
So colour in my wings, and let me hold your hand
I could be the sun and you could be my moon
But all you ever say is catch me if you can
Feel like a butterfly
Searching in the summer sky
A perfect love's so hard to find
Little butterfly, come back to me (x4)
[Outro]
La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la (x2)
Oh, little butterfly
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@mstyles2667
This song is such a masterpiece. By far one of their best.
@brodynicholas80
Agree
@al.komori
I'm gonna go the extra mile and say this is among their best tracks of all time
@JordansConcept
Al Juarez Facts
@egedai1206
it's my all time favorite by them, and I've listened to eeeeverything
@jermaineboyd6594
Definitely underrated track and a beautiful masterpiece by jay kay an jamiroquai.
@mwanziesaffa3071
AGREED!
@MegaFlibustier
"Blow your mind" is the best song in my opinion but "butterfly" is one of my favs too!
@black76561
The violins in this is sublime.. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@MrHOUSEMUSIC32
And the bass is brutal.