" Jump Around " is a hit song by the American hip hop group House of Pain, produced by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, who has also covered the song. It became a hit in 1992, reaching number 3 in the original United States group. A 1993 anniversary release of a song in the UK, where the initial release has become a small hit, peaked at number 8. At VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s , "Jump Around" is featured in position 24. It's number 66 on VH1 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop . The song is popular among dancehall DJs and is widely considered in England as a classic club. Blender's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born is listed on 325.
This song has a typical intro fanfare intro, samples from Bob & amp; Earl's 1963 track "Harlem Shuffle". The song also samples "Popeye (The Hitchhiker)" by Chubby Checker, but the most famous is the high tenor squeax sound sax that appears at the beginning of almost every bar - 66 times during recording of the 1967 Junior Walker & amp; All Stars song "Shoot Your Gun".
Video Jump Around
Video musik
The music video for "Jump Around" was filmed during the 1992 Day parade in New York City Saint Patrick. Part of the video was filmed during the parade route as well as Central Park and Old Town Bar and Restaurant. New York Yankees super fanciers and the regular Yankee Stadium Freddy Schuman can be seen in the parade crowd, ringing their signature shamrock sign near the end of the video.
The video ends with a dedication to memory of Matt Champy, a friend of the band who died in 1992.
Maps Jump Around
Track list
- "Jump Around (Master Mix)" - 3:37
- "Jump Around (DJ Bizznizz Remix)" - 4:06
- "Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)" - 3:56
- "House of Pain Anthem (Master Mix)" - 2:35
Graphics and certification
In popular culture
On television and movies
This song has been featured in movies like Madam. Doubtfire , The Hookie , Busy Hour , Happy Gilmore , Kiss of Death , Detention , Ready for Rumble , Black Hawk Down , Jack Reacher , Turbo , Whisky Tango Foxtrot , War Dog , Central Intelligence , and Bridget Jones's Baby , as well as the television series My Name Is Earl , the talk show TBS Lopez Tonight and the BBC Radio Scotland series Off the Ball . It was also featured in Pringles commercials in the late 1990s. The song also appeared in the second season of the TV series New Girl when Jess, Nick, and Schmidt celebrated the return of hot water to their apartment. Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon synchronizes the song in an annual "Battle of Sync" with actor and former NBA Basketball player Shaquille O'Neal on April 3, 2017. This is even heard in the episode of Dino Dana, King of the Dance Floor as one of two songs played Dana in that episode alongside Whitney Houston I Want Dance with Somebody to get a male T-rex to dance to impress T-rex women.