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"Pump Up the Jam"
Song

"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 in early 1990. 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.

Cover versions

In 1989, German Eurodance group MC Sar & The Real McCoy covered the song, which reached #16 in Germany. 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, which appeared in his medley "Polka Your Eyes Out." The vocal was sampled in the hardcore song "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 on its 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". Colombian group Bomba Estéreo released a bilingual cover of the song in 2011, re-titled "Ponte Bomb."[3] South Korean rapper PSY’s 2012 single Gangnam Style features an identical riff and rhythmical style to "Pump Up The Jam".[4]

Cultural references

On an episode of The 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 of a Saturday Night Live skit that featured Nancy Kerrigan figure skating with Chris Farley and in a scene in the 1996 movie Space Jam, in which the Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan were 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 was also featured in the games Just Dance for Nintendo Wii, and Dance Central for the Xbox 360 Kinect. It was also used during the sketches between Victoria Silvstedt and Enrico Papi in the Italian TV show "La Ruota Della Fortuna".[5]

In Flemish slang, 'pump up the jam' became a jocular term for male masturbation.

Track listings

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

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Netherlands[6] Gold 1990 40,000
UK[7] Gold January 1, 1990 400,000
U.S.[8] Platinum December 13, 1989 1,000,000

Charts

Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 4, 1989 - November 25, 1989 		Succeeded by

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. ^ The guardian - new band Psy
  5. ^ Victoria Silvstedt balla Pump Up the Jam
  6. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  7. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  8. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  9. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ a b "RPM Magazine, December 23, 1989" Cite error: The named reference "RPM" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: T". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Technotronic" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam". VG-lista.
  17. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  18. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam". Singles Top 100.
  19. ^ "Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ^ "Pump Up the Jam", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  21. ^ a b c Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  22. ^ "Pump Up the Jam" (1996 release), UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 11, 2009)
  23. ^ "D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  24. ^ "D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam 2005" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  25. ^ "D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic: Pump Up the Jam 2005" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  26. ^ 1990 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved December 29, 2008)
  27. ^ 1990 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 29, 2008)
  28. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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