Pump Up the Jam

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“Pump Up the Jam”
Single by Technotronic from the album Pump Up the Jam: The Album
Released	1989
Genre	House
Length	3:39 (Single Mix)
Label	ARS Entertainment Belgium
Writer(s)	Manuela Kamosi, Thomas De Quincey
Producer	Thomas de Quincey
Technotronic singles chronology
"Pump Up the Jam" (1989) "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (1990)

Pump Up the Jam is the opening track on Technotronic's album Pump Up the Jam: The Album. The song was a world-wide smash hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in 1989. The song was also a landmark release for 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. The song was later certified triple platinum.

The song was the background music to a Saturday Night Live skit featuring Nancy Kerrigan figure skating with Chris Farley. The song was also the background music to a scene in Space Jam, where the Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan are getting ready to play basketball.

In 1990, it was parodied in rock-style as the German-language Pump ab das Bier ("Tap beer!") by Werner Wichtig, stage name for Raimund Thielcke, who actually had brewer training.

In 2005, it was remixed by production team D.O.N.S. who took it to number one on the British Dance Chart.

It was later covered by Crazy Frog on the album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 4-track 1.2 5-track 1.3 8-track 1.4 Remixes 1.5 The Remixes 1.6 '96 1.7 The Sequel

[edit] Track listings

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

[edit] 4-track

1. 7" Version - 3:38
2. Vocal Attack - 5:26
3. Jam Edit Mix - 4:58
4. Original Mix - 5:03

[edit] 5-track

1. Tin Tin Out Of the Radio Mix - 3:52
2. Dancing Divaz Radio Mix - 3:51
3. London Jam - 4:58
4. Tin Tin Out Of the Club Mix - 7:16
5. Dancing Divaz Master Mix - 5:33

[edit] 8-track

1. Dancing Divas Radio Mix - 3:52
2. Dancing Divas Master Mix - 5:35
3. Sequential One Club Mix - 5:16
4. Tin Tin Out Club Mix - 7:17
5. Sequential One Radio Mix - 3:36
6. Tin Tin Out Radio Mix - 3:52
7. SOL Brothers Pumpin Mix - 8:19
8. Pulsar Village Mix - 5:52

[edit] Remixes

1. U.S. Mix - 6:53
2. Sunshine Mix - 4:39
3. Hithouse Mix - 7:52
4. The Punami Mix - 6:18
5. Todd Terry Dome Mix - 5:24
6. Top FM Mix - 4:41
7. Vocal Attack Mix - 5:22
8. B-Room Mix - 4:52

[edit] The Remixes

1. U.S. Mix by David Morales - 6:56
2. Sunshine Mix by David Morales - 4:41
3. Hithouse Mix by Peter "Hithouse" Slaghuis - 7:56
4. Top FM Mix by Kevin J. & R. Cue - 4:44
5. The Punami Mix by The Wing Command - 6:20
6. B-Room Mix by David Morales - 4:53

[edit] '96

1. Tin Tin Out Radio Mix - 3:51
2. Sol Brothers Pumpin' Mix - 8:18
3. Dancing Divas Mix - 8:12
4. Seventies Jam Part 2 - 5:28
5. Sol Brothers Deep Vocal Mix - 7:58
6. Pulsar Village Mix - 5:50

[edit] The Sequel

1. Tin Tin Out Radio Mix - 3:51
2. Sequential One Radio Mix - 3:34
3. Pulsar Radio Mix - 3:15
4. Village Mix - 5:51
5. Dancing Divaz Master Mix - 5:34
6. Sequential One Club Mix - 5:15