Pump Up The Jam

About Pump Up The Jam

"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Belgian act Technotronic's album Pump Up the Jam: The Album. Released as a single, it was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in 1989 and in the American Billboard Hot 100 in early 1990. The song was later certified triple platinum. It also peaked at number 1 in Belgium, Iceland, Portugal and Spain. "Pump Up the Jam" has been described as a fusion of hip hop and deep house elements, as an early example of the hip house genre, and it has been named as the first house song to become a hit in the U. S. 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. Ya Kid K was ultimately recognized upon a U. S. tour and a repackaged album cover that featured her instead of Felly. 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. more »

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2010

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Pump up the jam 
Pump it up 
While you feet are stompin' 
And the jam is pumpin' 
Look at here the crowd is jumpin' 
Pump it up a little more 
Get the party going on the dance floor 
Seek us that's where the party's at 
And you'll find out if you're too bad 

I don't want a place to stay 
Get your body on the floor tonight 
Make my day 
I don't want a place to stay 
Get your body on the floor tonight 
Make my day 

Make my day (x4) 
Yo! 

Yo! 
Pump up the jam, pump it up 
A pump it up yo pump it 
Pump up the jam, pump it up 
A pump it up yo pump it 
Pump up the jam, pump it pump it pump it, yo !

Technotronic

Technotronic is a Belgian studio-based music project formed in 1988 by Jo Bogaert, who had gained note in the early 1980s as a part of a cover band and as a solo artist under various New Beat projects, including The Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Together with vocalist Ya Kid K, he produced the hit single, "Pump Up the Jam", which was originally an instrumental. An image for the act was later put together, utilizing Congolese-born fashion model Felly Kilingi as its album/single cover art, and supposed "singer" in the music video. more »

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