Jump (Van Halen song)

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"Jump"
Single by Van Halen
from the album 1984
B-side"House of Pain"
ReleasedDecember 1983
Recorded1983
Studio5150 Studios, Studio City, California
Genre
Length4:02
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
Van Halen singles chronology
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Secrets
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(1982)
"Jump"
(1983)
"I'll Wait"
(1984)
Audio sample
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"Jump" is a song by American rock band Van Halen. It was released in December 1983 as the lead single of their sixth studio album, 1984. It is Van Halen's most successful single, reaching number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song differs from earlier Van Halen songs in that it is driven by a keyboard riff, although the song does contain a guitar solo. David Lee Roth dedicated the song to martial artist Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, of whom he was a student.[2] In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked "Jump" at number 177 on its updated list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[3]

"Jump" was one of the few Van Halen songs originally recorded by Roth that Sammy Hagar would perform live during his tenures with the band.

Writing and composition

The synth line was written circa 1981 by

common time tempo of 129 beats per minute.[5]

Ted Templeman recalls that "Jump" was recorded at Eddie Van Halen's newly constructed home studio. "Engineer Donn Landee and Ed put the track down alone in the middle of the night. We recut it once in one take for sonic reasons. Dave wrote the lyrics that afternoon in the backseat of his Mercury convertible. We finished all vocals that afternoon and mixed it that evening."[6]

The keyboard part was performed on an Oberheim OB-Xa.[7][8] Live performances began with Eddie's synthesizer solo "1984". During the reunion tour with Roth, the two songs were used for the band's encore.

According to Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates, "[Eddie] Van Halen told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in 'Jump.' I don't have a problem with that at all."[9]

Musically, the song was a departure from the band's original style,

synth-rocker",[11] as a combination of hard rock and pop,[12] as exemplifying pop rock of the 1980s, built on a classic rock foundation of repeated bass notes and having standard rock instrumentation,[13] and as "a true rock masterpiece."[14] The song has been also described as a pop/glam metal anthem.[15][16][17][18][19]

Van Halen performs "Jump", November 10, 2007


Music video

The music video for "Jump" was directed by

MTV Video Music Awards
, and won "Best Stage Performance" for the video. The audio mix of the song in video version has an extra "Ah oh oh!" yell from Roth before the last chorus.

In the 2011 book MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video by Greg Prato, Angelus discussed the video. "'Jump' really was just about personality, really. It was a very simple video. We shot it for nothing. David wanted to incorporate his karate-flipping - that he loved so much - into the whole thing. The initial concept was just to film them in a very simple live setting, and let the personalities show through. We did it very quickly. Seriously, I think that we probably spent more money on pizza delivery than we did on the video itself. But that was the intention - make it a very intimate, personal feeling, with a very big band."[20]

Sporting anthem

Since December 1986, before every home game at the Stade Vélodrome, Olympique de Marseille players enter to Van Halen's song.[21]

As part of the

A.C. Milan scores a goal at their home ground San Siro.[22]

The song is a staple at Detroit Pistons NBA games whenever a jump ball is called.

The original

Bell MTS Place.[23]

"Jump" was the theme song for the introduction of Chicago Cubs broadcasts on WGN-TV in 1984 and 1985, and was formerly what the team would run onto the field to before the top of the 1st inning.[24][25]

Reception

"Jump" was ranked number 15 on

Vulture.com ranked it the 16th-best Van Halen song, calling it "an articulation of unadulterated joy and the unprecedented power of six rudimentary keyboard chords arranged in the best possible sequence."[16] Ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, the song was voted as the favourite sporting anthem, in a poll of members of PRS for Music.[27]

Appearances in film and television

The song was used in soundtrack of the 2015 biopic film

The song is heard in a scene of the 2005 movie Herbie: Fully Loaded where the titular character competes in a demolition derby.

In 2009, the song was covered on the musical television show Glee's first-season episode "Mattress", sung by the Glee Cast.

In 2016, a brief portion of it was used in the animated jukebox musical Sing for the audition scene performed by a trio of frogs.

Awards and nominations

"Jump" was nominated at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1984) in the "Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" category, losing to "Purple Rain" by Prince & The Revolution.[32]

Armin van Buuren remix

Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren debuted his own private remix of "Jump" at the 2019 Miami Ultra Music Festival with David Lee Roth on stage.[33] This remix was finally released through Big Beat Records on May 17, 2019.[34]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[58] Platinum 90,000
Italy (FIMI)[59] Platinum 50,000
Japan (RIAJ)[60] Gold 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[61] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[63] Gold 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Live version

"Jump (Live)"
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Van Halen, Andy Johns, Donn Landee

"Jump (Live)" was released as a single in 1993. The performance was recorded at the

Eagles Fly" are previously unreleased live versions. All songs were produced by Van Halen and Andy Johns, except "Mine All Mine", which was produced by Van Halen and Donn Landee.[64]

Weekly chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[65] 93
Ireland (IRMA)[66] 13
Netherlands[67] 17
UK Singles[68] 26

Personnel (1993)

Track listings

7" single

  1. Jump (Live) – 4:27
  2. Love Walks In (Live) – 5:14

CD single

  1. Jump (Live) – 4:27
  2. Love Walks In (Live) – 5:14
  3. Mine All Mine (Live) – 5:24
  4. Eagles Fly (Live) – 6:01

Typography

The typeface used for the cover is Cristal, created by the French designer Rémy Peignot [fr].[70]

See also

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