Jump (Kris Kross song)
"Jump" | ||||
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Single by Kris Kross | ||||
from the album Totally Krossed Out | ||||
B-side | "Lil' Boys in Da Hood" | |||
Released | February 6, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
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"Jump" on YouTube |
"Jump" is a song by American hip hop duo Kris Kross, released on February 6, 1992 by Ruffhouse and Columbia, as their first single from their debut studio album, Totally Krossed Out (1992). It was produced by Jermaine Dupri and Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, and achieved international success, topping charts in Switzerland, Australia, and the United States. Additionally, it was the third-best-selling song of 1992 in the United States, with sales of 2,079,000 physical copies that year.[1] The song's accompanying music video was directed by Rich Murray and filmed in Atlanta. Billboard magazine featured "Jump" in their lists of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s" in 2019 and "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.[2]
Chart performance
"Jump" was very successful on the charts all over the world and remains the duo's biggest hit. In Europe, the song reached number-one in Finland, Ireland and Switzerland, as well as on the
It was awarded with a silver record in France and both a platinum record and a 2× platinum record in the US. Kris Kross's debut album Totally Krossed Out, which features "Jump", sold over four million copies. At the time of its eight-week run, it was the longest running No. 1 since The Police's "Every Breath You Take" spent eight weeks at No. 1 in the summer of 1983. On July 23, 2021 the single was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK.[4]
Reception
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Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Rich Murray.
Impact and legacy
"Jump" ranked number 75 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's", and number two on their "Child Stars" Top 10 list.
In 2004, Q magazine featured the song in their list of "The 1010 Songs You Must Own".[1]
In 2010, Blender listed the song as number 373 on its list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[24] The same year, the song (mislabeled as "Jump, Jump") was ranked at No. 34 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio, who tells the reader not to blame the kids of Kris Kross, but to look behind the curtain for Treach and Dupri, whom he labeled as "true villains".[25]
In 2019, Billboard placed it at number 97 in their ranking of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s".[26] Four years later, the magazine ranked it number 347 in their "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time".[2]
Track listings
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Charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France ( SNEP)[71]
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Silver | 125,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[73] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[74] video single |
2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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External links
- "Jump" official music video on YouTube