"Too Young to Die" is a song by British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released in March 1993 by Sony Soho Square as the second single from their debut studio album, Emergency on Planet Earth (1993).

Commercially, "Too Young to Die" peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 50 in France, Iceland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

[3] Peter Paphides from Melody Maker named "Too Young to Die" Single of the Week, along with "When You Gonna Learn", adding that it "takes the mood down a touch and sees Jamiroquai daubing a rudimentary batch of anti-war sentiments with an invigorating joie de vivre.

"[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted its "uplifting strings intro" and "Jay's "Stevie Wonder"-ful voice [that] grabs the melody and envelopes itself in a warm overcoat of horns, funky guitar and intricate percussion accompaniment worthy of a Roy Ayers set.

Jay, the wearer of the wholly tea-cosy (and son of jazz singer Mary Kay), has one of the most powerful and impressive soul voices to slide across the dance spectrum in a long while.

"[9] Stuart Maconie from Select said, "Full of twitching syncopation and that scat singing line that should have Mr Wonder on the phone to his lawyers.

"[10] Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave it four out of five, writing, "Led by the young (but still Stevie Wonder sounding) lead singer Jay, Jamiroquai have updated dark and dirty '70s funk.