Jungle (Emma Louise song)

"Jungle" is a song by Australian singer Emma Louise, which was released on March 31, 2011. It was included in her debut EP Full Hearts & Empty Rooms from the same year. The song gained international success with a remix by German DJ Wankelmut in 2013. Emma Louise's solo version has charted in its own right in a number of countries, most notably peaking number 3 on the French Singles Chart. After the success of the Wankelmut remix, Emma Louise included both versions in her 2013 studio album vs Head vs Heart. A final official remix was made by MK in late 2013.

"Jungle"
Single by Emma Louise
from the album vs Head vs Heart and the EP Full Hearts & Empty Rooms
Released	31 March 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Indie pop
Length	3:22
Songwriter(s)	Emma Louise
Producer(s)	Mark Myers
Emma Louise singles chronology
"Jungle" (2011) "Boys" (2012)

The song was used in Season 1 Episode 9 of Australian prison drama Wentworth. It was also used in Season 8 Episode 2 of Grey's Anatomy.

Wankelmut remix: My Head Is a Jungle

"My Head Is a Jungle"
Single by Wankelmut and Emma Louise
Released	January–March 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Folktronica tech house
Length	3:33
Label	Get Physical Music Poesie Musik Ego (Italy)
Songwriter(s)	Emma Louise Lobb Jacob Dilßner Taan Newjam
Producer(s)	Wankelmut Taan Newjam
Wankelmut singles chronology
"One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Rmx)" (2012) "My Head Is a Jungle" (2013) "Wasted So Much Time" (2014)
Emma Louise singles chronology
"Freedom" (2013) "My Head Is a Jungle" (2013) "Two Bodies" (2014)

German producer Wankelmut made a remix of the song, releasing it under the title "My Head Is a Jungle" in 2013. It was released through German label Poesie Musik, a sublabel of Get Physical Music. The remix single charted across Europe, having the most success in Italy and the United Kingdom, where it reached number 5. A remix by MK not released on the original press received airplay in mid-2014, and is more popular by YouTube views than the original.[1]

Music video

In the music video for "Jungle", Emma Louise sings the song stuck in a dark room with light bulbs hanging from the ceiling. In between cutouts, she is there reading a book and opening a suitcase in the attic. The length of the video is 3 minutes and 23 seconds. An edit of the same video was made for the Wankelmut remix at a length of 3 minutes and 33 seconds.

Track listings

Digital download[2] / 12" vinyl[3] (Part 1)

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Original Mix) - 7:45
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Kasper Bjorke's Liquid Lips Remix) - 6:15
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Solee Remix) - 8:21

Digital download[4] / 12" vinyl[5] (Part 2)

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Extended Vocal Mix) - 6:33
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Remix) - 7:00
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Dub Mix) - 7:32

Digital download[6] (Part 3)

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix) - 8:37
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Trouble Dub) - 8:44

Italian Enhanced CD maxi[7]

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Extended Vocal Mix) - 6:33
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Original Mix) - 7:45
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Remix) - 7:00
4. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Dub Mix) - 7:32
5. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Solee Remix) - 8:21
6. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Kasper Bjorke's Liquid Lips Remix) - 6:15
7. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Gui Boratto Remix - Short Edit) - 3:29
8. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Radio Edit) - 3:33

• includes "My Head Is a Jungle" video (3:33)

Digital download (MK Remix)[8]

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix - Radio Edit) - 3:27
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Area10 MK Remix - Radio Edit) - 4:30
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Remix) - 8:39
4. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Area10 MK Remix) - 8:23
5. "My Head Is a Jungle" (My Head Is a Dub MK Remix) - 7:38
6. "My Head Is a Jungle" (MK Trouble Dub) - 8:45

Digital download (The UK Remixes)[9]

1. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Billon Remix) - 5:44
2. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Friend Within Remix) - 7:02
3. "My Head Is a Jungle" (Friend Within Dub) - 7:00

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Emma Louise version Chart (2011, 14–15) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 17 France (SNEP)[11] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 100 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 27 Wankelmut version (My Head Is a Jungle) Chart (2013–15) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 55 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 34 France (SNEP)[16] 80 Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 29 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 39 Italy (FIMI)[19] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 68 Poland (Dance Top 50)[21] 36 Scotland (OCC)[22] 4 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 35 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 35 UK Dance (OCC)[25] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 5 MK remix Chart (2014) Peak position Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 31 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[28] 14 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 27 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[30] 24

Year-end charts Emma Louise version Chart (2014) Position France (SNEP)[31] 58 Chart (2015) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[32] 48 France (SNEP)[33] 75 Wankelmut version (My Head Is a Jungle) Chart (2014) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 80 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[35] 2× Platinum 60,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 400,000 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "My Head Is A Jungle". YouTube. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
2. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (18 January 2013). "My Head Is A Jungle (Part 1)". Beatport.
3. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (25 January 2013). "My Head Is a Jungle Part 1 (Vinyl Maxi-Single)". Amazon.de (in German).
4. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (8 March 2013). "My Head Is A Jungle (Part 2)". Beatport.
5. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (15 March 2013). "My Head Is a Jungle Part 2 (Vinyl Maxi-Single)". Amazon.de (in German).
6. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (2 August 2013). "My Head Is A Jungle (Part 3)". Beatport.
7. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (16 April 2013). "My Head Is Jungle: Wankelmut & Emma Louise (Audio CD Single)". Amazon.it (in Italian).
8. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (17 August 2014). "My Head Is a Jungle (MK Remix) by Wankelmut & Emma Louise on iTunes". iTunes Italia (in Italian). Apple Inc.
9. Wankelmut; Emma Louise (27 March 2015). "My Head Is a Jungle (The UK Remixes) by Wankelmut & Emma Louise on iTunes". iTunes Italia (in Italian). Apple Inc.
10. "Ultratop.be – Emma Louise – Jungle" (in French). Ultratop 50.
11. "Lescharts.com – Emma Louise – Jungle" (in French). Les classement single.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Emma Louise – Jungle" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Emma Louise – Jungle". Swiss Singles Chart.
14. "Austriancharts.at – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
15. "Ultratop.be – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
16. "Lescharts.com – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in French). Les classement single.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
18. "Chart Track: Week 35, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
19. "Italiancharts.com – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle". Top Digital Download.
20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
21. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
22. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
23. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201437 into search. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
24. "Swisscharts.com – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle". Swiss Singles Chart.
25. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
26. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
27. "Ultratop.be – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix)" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
28. "Ultratop.be – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix)" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
29. "Ultratop.be – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix)" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
30. "Ultratop.be – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix)" (in French). Ultratip.
31. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
32. "Rapports Annuels 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
33. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
34. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
35. "Italian single certifications – Wanklemut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 August 2014. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "My Head Is a Jungle" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
36. "British single certifications – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type My Head Is a Jungle in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.