Pump Up the Jam

"Pump Up the Jam"
Single by Technotronic
from the album Pump Up the Jam: The Album
Released 1989
Genre Hip house, acid house, Eurodance
Length 3:39 (Single Mix)
Label ARS Entertainment Belgium
Writer(s) Manuela Kamosi, Thomas De Quincey
Producer Thomas de Quincey
Technotronic singles chronology
"Pump Up the Jam"
(1989)		 "Get Up ! (Before the Night Is Over)"
(1990)

"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Technotronic's album Pump Up the Jam: The Album. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in 1989. The song was also a landmark release for the Belgian EBM – and New Beat – influenced house music. It was able to tackle the tough American market and became the first house song to break into mainstream. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was later certified triple platinum. In 2005, it was remixed by internationally renowned DJ/producer D.O.N.S. who took it to number one on the British Dance Chart.

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Cover versions

In 1990, it was parodied with virtually identical music as the German-language Pump ab das Bier ("Pump away the beer!", urging a fellow patron to drink up) by Werner Wichtig, stage name for Raimund Thielcke, who actually had brewer training. Kids Incorporated sang this song on the show's 7th season. In 1992, "Weird Al" Yankovic made a short polka version for his medley "Polka Your Eyes Out". The vocal has been sampled in the hardcore music Da pump by Da tekno warriors in 1998.[1] It was remixed by Crazy Frog on the 2005 album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits. Dutch Techno/Trance DJ Sander van Doorn remixed this track in 2006. Quebec acoustic cover band The Lost Fingers recorded a cover of the song for their 2008 album Lost In The 80s. Icelandic band FM Belfast made a slow electronica cover of "Pump up the Jam".[2] In 2009 the song was interpolated by rapper Pitbull in the song B-Day Suit. The Colombian group Bomba Estéreo released a bilingual cover of the song in 2011, re-titled "Ponte Bomb."[3]

Cultural references

On an episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Will Smith sang the chorus out of tune and danced to a drum cover of the song as comedy. The song was the background music to a Saturday Night Live skit featuring Nancy Kerrigan figure skating with Chris Farley, and in a scene in the 1996 movie Space Jam, where the Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan are getting ready to play basketball. It featured in the karaoke video game Singstar 90s, in a scene in the 2008 film You Don't Mess with the Zohan. The song was the basis for Soni De Nakhre, a Bollywood song featured in the movie Partner, which was itself loosely based on the movie Hitch. It was used in a 2008 cellphone commercial in Argentina, which explained "why translated songs aren't as good". The song was translated as "Infla la mermelada" (word by word, though not correctly, "Pump the jam"). The song is also featured in the Nintendo Wii game "Just Dance". It was also used during the sketches between Victoria Silvstedt and Enrico Papi in the Italian TV show "La Ruota Della Fortuna".[4]

Track listings

Multiple versions and re-releases were produced for the "Pump Up the Jam" singles.

  • 4-track
  1. 7" Version - 3:38
  2. Vocal Attack - 5:26
  3. Jam Edit Mix - 4:58
  4. Original Mix - 5:03
  • 5-track
  1. Tin Tin Out Of the Radio Mix - 3:52
  2. Dancing Divaz Radio Mix - 3:51
  3. London Jam - 4:58
  4. Tin Tin Out Of the Club Mix - 7:16
  5. Dancing Divaz Master Mix - 5:33
  • 8-track
  1. Dancing Divas Radio Mix - 3:52
  2. Dancing Divas Master Mix - 5:35
  3. Sequential One Club Mix - 5:16
  4. Tin Tin Out Club Mix - 7:17
  5. Sequential One Radio Mix - 3:36
  6. Tin Tin Out Radio Mix - 3:52
  7. SOL Brothers Pumpin Mix - 8:19
  8. Pulsar Village Mix - 5:52
  • Remixes
  1. U.S. Mix - 6:53
  2. Sunshine Mix - 4:39
  3. Hithouse Mix - 7:52
  4. The Punami Mix - 6:18
  5. Todd Terry Dome Mix - 5:24
  6. Top FM Mix - 4:41
  7. Vocal Attack Mix - 5:22
  8. B-Room Mix - 4:52
  • The Remixes
  1. U.S. Mix by David Morales - 6:56
  2. Sunshine Mix by David Morales - 4:41
  3. Hithouse Mix by Peter "Hithouse" Slaghuis - 7:56
  4. Top FM Mix by Kevin J. & R. Cue - 4:44
  5. The Punami Mix by The Wing Command - 6:20
  6. B-Room Mix by David Morales - 4:53
  7. Manouche Jazz Remix by The Lost Fingers - 3:49
  • '96
  1. Tin Tin Out Radio Mix - 3:51
  2. Sol Brothers Pumpin' Mix - 8:18
  3. Dancing Divas Mix - 8:12
  4. Seventies Jam Part 2 - 5:28
  5. Sol Brothers Deep Vocal Mix - 7:58
  6. Pulsar Village Mix - 5:50
  • The Sequel
  1. Tin Tin Out Radio Mix - 3:51
  2. Sequential One Radio Mix - 3:34
  3. Pulsar Radio Mix - 3:15
  4. Village Mix - 5:51
  5. Dancing Divaz Master Mix - 5:34
  6. Sequential One Club Mix - 5:15

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Netherlands[5] Gold 1990 40,000
UK[6] Gold January 1, 1990 400,000
U.S.[7] Platinum December 13, 1989 1,000,000

Charts

Chart (1989-1990) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8] 4
Austrian Singles Chart[8] 2
Canadian Singles Chart[9] 4
Dutch Mega Top 100[8] 2
French SNEP Singles Chart[8] 7
German Singles Chart[8] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart[8] 5
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 2
UK Singles Chart[10] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs[11] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[11] 1
Chart (1996) 1 Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[12] 36
Chart (1998) 2 Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[13] 34
German Singles Chart[13] 25
Chart (2005) 3 Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[14] 46
Finnish Singles Chart[14] 11
German Singles Chart[14] 72
Irish Singles Chart[14] 25
UK Singles Chart[14] 22

1 "Pump Up the Jam '96" by Technotronic
2 "Pump Up the Jam" by D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic
3 "Pump Up the Jam 2005" by D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic
End of year chart (1990) Position
Australian Singles Chart[15] 27
Swiss Singles Chart[16] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 13
Preceded by
"French Kiss" by Lil Louis		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 4, 1989 - November 25, 1989		 Succeeded by
"Git on Up" by Fast Eddie featuring Sundance

References

  1. ^ Da pump by Da tekno warriors
  2. ^ http://www.myspace.com/fmbelfast FM Belfast cover of "Pump Up the Jam."
  3. ^ Bomba Estereo - Ponte Bomb EP
  4. ^ Victoria Silvstedt balla Pump Up the Jam
  5. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  6. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  7. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Pump Up the Jam", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  9. ^ "RPM Magazine, February 3, 1990" [1]
  10. ^ "Pump Up the Jam", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  11. ^ a b c Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  12. ^ "Pump Up the Jam" (1996 release), UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  13. ^ a b "Pump Up the Jam" (by D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic), Austrian and German singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  14. ^ a b c d e "Pump Up the Jam 2005" (by D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic), in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  15. ^ 1990 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved December 29, 2008)
  16. ^ 1990 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 29, 2008)
  17. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
Technotronic
Main albums
Hit singles
"Pump Up the Jam" (1989)  · "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (1990)  · "This Beat Is Technotronic" (1990) · "Spin That Wheel" (1990)  · "Rockin' Over the Beat" (1990)  · "Move That Body" (1991)  · "Move This" (1992)
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