Global InformationPump Up the Jam information
| "Pump Up the Jam" | ||||
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| Single by Technotronic | ||||
| from the album Pump Up the Jam: The Album | ||||
| Released | 18 August 1989 | |||
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| Length | 5:20 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Thomas De Quincey | |||
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| "Pump Up the Jam" on YouTube | ||||
"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Belgian act Technotronic's first album, Pump Up the Jam: The Album (1989). It was released as a single on 18 August 1989[6] and was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in late 1989 and on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1990. It also peaked at number-one in Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain. "Pump Up the Jam" has been described as a fusion of hip hop and deep house elements,[7] as an early example of the hip house genre,[2] and it has been considered the first house song to become a hit in the US.[1]
Technotronic's vocalist Ya Kid K was initially overshadowed by Congolese model Felly Kilingi, who appears lip-syncing in the music video and was featured on the first album cover as a marketing tactic.[8] Ya Kid K was ultimately recognized upon a U.S. tour and a repackaged album cover that featured her instead of Felly.[7] In 2005, the song was remixed by DJ-producer D.O.N.S. and reached number one on the British Dance Chart. The Guardian featured the song on their "A History of Modern Music: Dance" in 2011.[9] In 2020, Slant Magazine ranked it at number 40 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".[10]
- ^ a b Owen, Frank (March 1990). "Belgium in the House". Spin. Vol. 5, no. 12. p. 21. ISSN 0886-3032. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b Bogdanov, Vladimir, ed. (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop. Backbeat Books. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-8793-0759-2.
Back then, hip-house tunes like Technotronic's 'Pump Up the Jam,' ... and AB Logic's 'The Hitman' were finding their way to pop stations.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (1 September 2021). "The Number Ones: Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
Technotronic's...hip-house throb "Pump Up The Jam" peaked at #2 behind "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
- ^ Leber, Sebastian (20 December 2007). "Die entstaubte Bassdrum". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Pump up the Jam: Het verhaal van een wereldhit die ontstond in de traphal". 7 March 2018.
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BPIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ross, Annabel (14 June 2013). "'Pump up the Jam' mix master in the house". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Hunt, Dennis (15 April 1990). "Technotronic's Bogaert Is Pumped Up by U.S. Hit". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "A History of Modern Music: Dance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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