Jump (for My Love)
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| Single by Pointer Sisters | |||||
| Released | 1984 | ||||
| Format | 7" single; 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1983 | ||||
| Genre | R&B/pop | ||||
| Length | 3:59 (Single Mix) | ||||
| Label | Planet / RCA | ||||
| Writer(s) | G. Skardina M. Sharron S. Mitchell |
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| Producer | Richard Perry | ||||
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"Jump (For My Love)" was the opening track (and third single) of the Pointer Sisters' 1983 album, Break Out.
Released prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics games, the song's video featured footage of athletes competing in track and field events. The song was the second of four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in a row for the sisters in 1984; it peaked at #3 in July. It also appeared on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and was reached the Top 10 in the UK, peaking at number six.
The song netted the group a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1985.
In 2003, this recording was used in the movie Love Actually.
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[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| Australia | 8 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Netherlands Top 40 | 10 |
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by June Pointer
- Background vocals by Ruth Pointer and Anita Pointer
[edit] Links
[edit] Girls Aloud version
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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album (s) Sound of the Underground (re-issue) and What Will the Neighbours Say? |
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| B-side | "Girls Allowed" "Grease" "Love Bomb" |
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| Released | November 17, 2003 | ||||
| Format | CD single, Cassette | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Dance Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:40 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | G. Skardina M. Sharron S. Mitchell |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
| Certification | Silver | ||||
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In 2003, Girls Aloud covered "Jump" for the soundtrack to the film Love Actually. The track was released prior to the re-release of the platinum-selling album Sound of the Underground. It was also included on 2004's What Will The Neighbours Say?.
[edit] Release and reception
"Jump" was released on November 17, 2003. The single's formats featured two album tracks from Sound of the Underground, as well as a cover of the theme song from Grease (from ITV's Grease Mania).
Girls Aloud's version of "Jump" was not featured in Love Actually itself. The film uses the Pointer Sisters' original version due to American audiences being unaware of Girls Aloud, who feature in the end credits. Girls Aloud do, however, appear on the British soundtrack.
[edit] Music video
The video for "Jump" was made to appear like it was intertwined with the film Love Actually. There is a version of the video without scenes from the movie that can be found on the girls' DVD, Girls On Film.
A Hugh Grant look-alike was hired, and the premise of the video was that the members of the band were sneaking around the residence of the Prime Minister.
Both group and individual shots were used as the band members progressed from sneaking in a bedroom window to going down a set of stairs to entering a conference room to finally re-exiting through the window.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Jump".
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| CD1: Polydor / 9814103 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Jump" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Girls Allowed" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Grease" | 3:25 |
| CD2: Polydor / 9814104 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Jump" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Love Bomb" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Jump" [Almighty Vocal Mix] | 7:34 |
| UK Cassette single / European CD single: Polydor / 9814531 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Jump" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Girls Allowed" [Almighty Vocal Mix] | 6:15 |
[edit] Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Jump"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | "Jump" single, Sound of the Underground [re-issue], What Will the Neighbours Say?, The Sound of Girls Aloud, Love Actually - OST |
| Almighty Vocal Mix | "Jump" single, Mixed Up |
| Flip 'n' Fill Remix | "The Show" single |
| Video | Girls on Film [DVD], Style [DVD] |
| Almighty Remix | "Long Hot Summer" single |
"Girls Allowed"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | "Jump" single, Sound of the Underground |
| Almighty Vocal Mix | "Jump" single |
[edit] Charts
The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Westlife. The single spent 11 weeks in the top 40.[1] It was the last song to chart in the Netherlands (Top 40)
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Greece Singles Chart | 2 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 6 |
| Netherlands Top 40 | 8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 9 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 13 |
| Australia Singles Chart | 23 |
| UK Singles Chart (2004 Year-End) | 42 |
| Swiss Single Chart | 58 |
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