1994Released
3:34

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This party jam is one of the most enduring tracks of the '90s, proving remarkably effective at getting a crowd on its feet. It brings the bounce with a steady, throbbing rhythm along with explicit instructions on when to jump.

That squeal that kicks up the energy of this song is either a saxophone sample from "Shoot Your Shot" by Jr. Walker and the All Stars, or Prince's scream from his 1991 track "Gett Off." After Newsweek investigated in 2016, Everlast took to Twitter to write: "there is absolutely no prince sample in jump around. Way off. It's a horn FYI." But as Anil Dash points out, admitting to a Prince sample would have dire financial consequences, as Arrested Development found out when they sampled him on "Tennessee." Another Prince scholar, Questlove, insists it's from "Gett Off."

Jumping was a big thing in 1992 hip-hop. In April that year, the teenage duo Kris Kross went to #1 in America with their song "Jump," where they promise to make you jump. A group called The Movement reached #53 in August with the club-banger "Jump!", where they implore, "Jump everybody, jump everybody, jump" over and over. There was also "White Men Can't Jump" by Riff, which reached #90 in May, but that doesn't really apply here. "Jump Around" came after all of these, reaching its chart peak of #3 in October. The next jumper to hit was "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down" by Brand Nubian, which topped out at #77 in January 1993.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Jump Around.
EKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
107BPM

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Released By

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Tommy Boy Music, LLC
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC

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