1992 Kris Kross Jump at the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert
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Jump" is a song by American hip hop duo Kris Kross, released on February 6, 1992, as their first single from their debut studio album, Totally Krossed Out (1992). It achieved international success, topping charts in Switzerland, Australia, and the United States. Additionally, it was the third-best-selling song of 1992 in the United States, with sales of 2,079,000 physical copies that year.[1] The song's accompanying music video was directed by Rich Murray and filmed in Atlanta. Billboard magazine featured "Jump" in their lists of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s" in 2019 and "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.[2]
Chart performance
"Jump" was very successful on the charts all over the world and remains the duo's biggest hit. In Europe, the song reached number-one in Finland, Ireland and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. It peaked at number two in Denmark, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Additionally, the single entered the top 10 also in Austria (7), Belgium (3), France (5), Greece (6) and Italy (5). In the UK, it peaked in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on May 31, 1992.[3] It was held off the top by KWS' cover song "Please Don't Go". Outside Europe, "Jump" went to number-one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. The song kept Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", En Vogue's "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge" from the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, in which all three songs peaked at number two. It was the fastest selling single in fifteen years and stayed on top of the Hot 100 for eight weeks.
Chart performance
"Jump" was very successful on the charts all over the world and remains the duo's biggest hit. In Europe, the song reached number-one in Finland, Ireland and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. It peaked at number two in Denmark, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Additionally, the single entered the top 10 also in Austria (7), Belgium (3), France (5), Greece (6) and Italy (5). In the UK, it peaked in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on May 31, 1992.[3] It was held off the top by KWS' cover song "Please Don't Go". Outside Europe, "Jump" went to number-one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. The song kept Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", En Vogue's "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge" from the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, in which all three songs peaked at number two. It was the fastest selling single in fifteen years and stayed on top of the Hot 100 for eight weeks.