Jump (Kris Kross song)
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| Single by Kris Kross from the album Totally Krossed Out |
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| Released | 1992 | ||||
| Format | 7" single 12" maxi CD single CD maxi |
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| Recorded | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, Pop rap | ||||
| Length | 3:17 | ||||
| Label | So So Def Recordings Ruffhouse Records |
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| Writer(s) | Anthony "Treach" Ciss | ||||
| Producer | Jermaine Dupri | ||||
| Certification | 4x Platinum (RIAA CD Singles) | ||||
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"Jump" is a 1992 song by the hip hop duo Kris Kross.
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[edit] History
Kris Kross's members were only 12 and 13 years old when their song became a hit. Written by Treach of Naughty By Nature, and produced by Jermaine Dupri, "Jump" was the fastest selling single in fifteen years and stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Kris Kross's debut album Totally Krossed Out, which features "Jump", sold over four million copies. It also reached number 1 in Australia and New Zealand, and number 2 in the United Kingdom, held off the top by KWS' cover song "Please Don't Go".
The song samples Jackson 5's song "I Want You Back", and Kris Kross later toured Europe together with Michael Jackson.
It ranked #75 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s".
[edit] Covers and parody
There have been many covers or parodies of this song :
- The song was played in an episode of Law & Order.
- "Jump" was re-written by Polish-German Musician DJ Tomekk. It contains the same background music.
- In 2006, "Jump" was covered by Australian hip hop artist Macromantics for Triple J's Like a Version segment.
- In 2007 rapper Remy Ma of Lean Back fame, recorded a version of Jump using the word "jump" as a synonym for "slut".
- Juelz Santana freestyled a version of the song.
- In the TV show Bill Nye the Science Guy, there is a parody called "Water Cycle Jump".
[edit] In media
The song was used in a British advertisement to promote Corbin Bleu's new Disney Channel Original Movie, Jump In!.
[edit] Formats and track listings
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[edit] Chart, certifications and sales
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| Preceded by "Save the Best For Last" by Vanessa Williams |
Swiss number-one single April 25, 1992 - June 13, 1992 |
Succeeded by "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey |
| Preceded by "Save the Best For Last" by Vanessa Williams |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 25, 1992 - June 13, 1992 |
Succeeded by "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey |
| Preceded by "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single May 2, 1992 - May 16, 1992 |
Succeeded by "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" by En Vogue |
| Preceded by "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton |
New Zealand (RIANZ) Swiss number-one single June 12, 1992 - June 19, 1992 |
Succeeded by "White Men Can't Jump" by Riff |
| Preceded by "Take It From Me" by Girlfriend |
Australian number-one single June 28, 1992 - July 12, 1992 |
Succeeded by "Save the Best For Last" by Vanessa Williams |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ "Jump", Australian Singles Chart Australian-charts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ "Jump", Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ "Jump", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ Italian Singles Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved June 01, 2008)
- ^ "Jump", Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ "Jump", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ "Jump", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ Certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
- ^ Certifications Kris Kross singles Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 15, 2007)
