Pump Up the Jam

{{short description|1989 single by Technotronic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Pump Up the Jam | cover = Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic original 1989 single (common variant).png | alt = | caption = a 1989 single cover artwork, with image of Felly Kilingi | type = single | artist = Technotronic | album = Pump Up the Jam: The Album | released = 18 August 1989 | recorded = | studio = | genre = * House<ref name="Spin"/> * Eurodance<ref>{{cite news |first= Sebastian |last= Leber |title= Die entstaubte Bassdrum |newspaper= Der Tagesspiegel |date= 20 December 2007 |access-date= 9 April 2014 |url= http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/tagestipps/raum-patrouille-die-entstaubte-bassdrum/1124406.html |language= de |archive-date= 9 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140409105323/http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/tagestipps/raum-patrouille-die-entstaubte-bassdrum/1124406.html |url-status= live }}</ref> *new beat<ref>{{cite web | url=https://focus.knack.be/muziek/pump-up-the-jam-het-verhaal-van-een-wereldhit-die-ontstond-in-de-traphal/ | title=Pump up the Jam: Het verhaal van een wereldhit die ontstond in de traphal | date=7 March 2018 }}</ref> * Techno<ref name="AllMusicGuide"/><ref name="Breihan 2021">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You|website= Stereogum |date= 1 September 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2159089/the-number-ones-michael-boltons-how-am-i-supposed-to-live-without-you/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= 2 December 2023|quote= Technotronic's...hip-house throb 'Pump Up The Jam'...}}</ref> | length = 5:20 | label = * Swanyard * SBK * EMI (US) | writer = * Manuela Kamosi * Thomas de Quincey * Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (uncredited) | producer = Thomas De Quincey | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over) | next_year = 1990 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9EcjWd-O4jI|"Pump Up the Jam"}}}} }}

"'''Pump Up the Jam'''" is the opening track on Belgian act Technotronic's first album, ''Pump Up the Jam: The Album'' (1989). It was released as a single on 18 August 1989<ref name="BPI"/> by Swanyard and SBK Records and was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in late 1989 and on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1990. It also peaked at number one in Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain. "Pump Up the Jam" has been described as a fusion of hip hop and new beat elements,<ref name="SMH"/> as an example of the Techno genre,<ref name="AllMusicGuide">{{cite book|editor-first= Vladimir |editor-last= Bogdanov |editor-link= Vladimir Bogdanov (editor) |year= 2003 |title= All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop |publisher= Backbeat Books |page= 568 |url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780879307592/page/568 |url-access= registration |isbn= 978-0-8793-0759-2 |quote= Back then, hip-house tunes like Technotronic's 'Pump Up the Jam', ... and AB Logic's 'The Hitman' were finding their way to pop stations.}}</ref> and it has been considered the first Eurodance song to become a hit in the US.<ref name="Spin">{{cite magazine |first= Frank |last= Owen |title= Belgium in the House |magazine= Spin |date= March 1990 |volume= 5 |number= 12 |page= 21 |issn= 0886-3032 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CuD_QHQ-2KEC&pg=PA21 |access-date= 5 February 2018 |archive-date= 8 February 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220208104938/https://books.google.com/books?id=CuD_QHQ-2KEC&pg=PA21 |url-status= live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="dennishunt">{{cite news |first= Dennis |last= Hunt |title= Technotronic's Bogaert Is Pumped Up by U.S. Hit |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date= 15 April 1990 |access-date= 25 March 2015 |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-15-ca-1652-story.html |archive-date= 2 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402184337/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-04-15/entertainment/ca-1652_1_dance-music |url-status= live }}</ref> Ya Kid K was ultimately recognized upon a U.S. tour and a repackaged album cover that featured her instead of Felly appeared thereafter.<ref name="SMH">{{cite news |first= Annabel |last= Ross |title= 'Pump up the Jam' mix master in the house |newspaper= The Sydney Morning Herald |date= 14 June 2013 |access-date= 25 March 2015 |url= http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/pump-up-the-jam-mix-master-in-the-house-20130614-2o803.html |archive-date= 24 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162027/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/pump-up-the-jam-mix-master-in-the-house-20130614-2o803.html |url-status= live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title= A History of Modern Music: Dance |newspaper= The Guardian |access-date= 12 March 2017 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/15/dance-music-playlist-download |archive-date= 26 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170826030753/https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/15/dance-music-playlist-download |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2020 and 2025, ''Slant Magazine'' and ''Billboard'' magazine included it in their lists of the best dance songs of all time.<ref name="Slant"/><ref name="billboard2025">{{cite web|first1=Andrea|last1=Domanick|first2=Andrew|last2=Unterberger|first3=Elias|last3=Leight|first4=Eric|last4=Renner Brown|first5=Jason|last5=Lipshutz|first6=Joe|last6=Lynch|first7=Kat|last7=Bein|first8=Katie|last8=Bein|first9=Krystal|last9=Rodriguez|first10=Lily|last10=Moayeri|first11=Melinda|last11=Newman|first12=Thomas|last12=Smith|first13=Zei|last13=McCarthy|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-dance-songs-all-time/|title=The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time: Staff List|work=Billboard|date=28 March 2025|access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref> The song was covered by Lil Uzi Vert in 2021 for the movie ''Space Jam: A New Legacy''.

==Background and release== {{Quote box|width=22%|align=right|quote="She didn't actually sing on the record. What a situation! I saw trouble. Now Felly is learning to speak English, but at that time she spoke only French. She did interviews in the States - in French. I'm glad it's over now. But I am very grateful to her. She brought something to Technotronic. She was the image."|source=—producer Jo Bogaert talking about the song in 1990.<ref name="newsdays"/> }} Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer Jo Bogaert had previously had a few successes in his native Belgium, but struggled with exporting the music to other countries. Since some of his previous dance records had experienced popularity in American clubs, he was therefore determined to have a hit in the US. He said in an interview with ''Los Angeles Times'', "It was very difficult for us to export music to other countries. But some of my dance records were popular in U.S. dance clubs and I knew that if I hooked up with the right people, I could make a record that would be a hit in the U.S."<ref name="dennishunt"/> After meeting Congolese–Belgian singer and songwriter Ya Kid K (a.k.a. Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi) and Welsh rapper MC Eric (a.k.a. Eric Martin), Bogaert used Ya Kid K's lyrics and vocals and they constructed what would become "Pump Up the Jam", a fresh, compelling fusion of rap and new beat elements.<ref name="SMH"/>

On the unexpected success of the song, Bogaert commented, "I knew, yeah, this was a good track, but my farthest expectation was that it would be a club hit."<ref>Mills, David (16 March 1990). "Groovin': Is 'House' Headed For Top 40?". ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''.</ref> Martin later told, "The hairs on my arms stood up and I knew that it was history."<ref name="SMH"/> On the release, Bogaert is credited as producer (as Thomas de Quincey). The song was picked up for US release by SBK Records. Although it used Ya Kid K's lyrics and voice on the track, it was Congolese model Felly Kilingi who was pictured on the album and in the accompanying music video. The reason was because the Belgian ARS record company, who bought the rights to the song, wanted a face fronting it. Ya Kid K was in a hip-hop band at the time, still going to school and did not want to do the promotion and video. ARS then came up with the idea of having Felly promoting the record and being on the record sleeve.<ref name="newsdays">Leland, John (23 March 1990). "Technotronic Rocks the House". ''Newsdays''.</ref>

==Critical reception== Bill Coleman from ''Billboard'' magazine complimented "Pump Up the Jam" as "yet another uptempo club track that doesn't try to be anything but a party song. Memorable hook both instrumentally and in the chorus keeps the crowd humming and is sure to find success stateside when it's released imminently on SBK Records."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Bill|last=Coleman|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1989/1989-09-02-Billboard-Page-0023.pdf|title=Europe Jams With Rutherford, Chimes, Italian House|magazine=Billboard|date=2 September 1989|page=25|access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref> Harry Sumrall from ''Knight Ridder'' felt it has "a beat the size of Boston, but Felly also sings with an unstoppable R&B swagger."<ref>{{cite news |first= Harry |last= Sumrall |title= Strummer is all sound and fury |newspaper= The Spokesman-Review |page= 10 |date= 22 December 1989 |access-date= 11 March 2020 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=URhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8fkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C3278262 |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212143/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=URhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8fkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092%2C3278262 |url-status= live }}</ref> Dennis Hunt from ''Los Angeles Times'' named it "a hyperkinetic, booming-bass number that may be the most popular dance-club tune since M.A.R.R.S.' 'Pump Up the Volume'."<ref name="dennishunt"/> Bob Stanley from ''Melody Maker'' wrote, "Not only was it a compelling dance music track with a chorus so contagious it could keep you awake at night, it also formed part of the best Top Three in years when it was sandwiched between Black Box ['Ride on Time'] and Sidney Youngblood ['If Only I Could']."<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Bob |last= Stanley |title= Albums > Technotronic: Pump Up the Jam |magazine= Melody Maker |page= 28 |date= 20 January 1990 |access-date= 6 March 2020 |url= https://archivedmusicpress.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/simon-reyolds-reviews-a-glided-eternity-by-loop-20th-jan-1990.jpg |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212141/https://archivedmusicpress.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/simon-reyolds-reviews-a-glided-eternity-by-loop-20th-jan-1990.jpg |url-status= live |author-link= Bob Stanley (musician) }}</ref>

Diana Valois from ''The Morning Call'' described it as a "sensuous groove" that "featured an irresistible bass line that threatened to start an avalanches; unleashed in the clubs, it motivated happy dancers instead."<ref>{{cite news|first= Diana |last= Valois |title= Records |newspaper= The Morning Call |date= 13 January 1990 |page= A66}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' commented, "A really hot hip/house track by Technotronic. This track is more than just a beat because of Felly's seductive voice. Another great track from the home of hithouse."<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Talent: Promising Acts |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 6 |issue= 32 |date= 12 August 1989 |page= 21 |access-date= 25 September 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-08-12.pdf |archive-date= 21 August 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200821194359/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-08-12.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> David Hinckley from New York ''Daily News'' complimented it as "catchy".<ref>{{cite news |first= David |last= Hinckley |title= 'Pump Up the Jam' sings along with rap |magazine= Telegraph-Herald |page= 1C |date= 29 March 1990 |access-date= 16 March 2020 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6VlFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3LsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3872%2C5195607 |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212143/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6VlFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3LsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3872%2C5195607 |url-status= live }}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''The Sentinel'' remarked the song's "throbbing mixture of house music and Euro-disco".<ref>Gettelman, Parry (5 January 1990). "Technotronic". ''The Sentinel''.</ref> Another ''TS'' editor, Rosemary Banks Harris, felt the sound is "intoxicating".<ref>{{cite news |first= Rosemary |last= Banks Harris |title= House sound Pumps Up the Club Set |newspaper= Orlando Sentinel |date= 30 June 1990 |access-date= 27 March 2020 |url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-06-30-9006290402-story.html |archive-date= 27 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200327204041/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-06-30-9006290402-story.html |url-status= live }}</ref> A reviewer from ''People Magazine'' wrote that the song "is so enticing, the production so crisp and precise, that most people would have to put on a straitjacket to keep from bouncing around to the beat."<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Picks and Pans Review: Pump Up the Jam |magazine= People |volume= 33 |issue= 5 |date= 5 February 1990 |access-date= 9 March 2020 |url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-pump-up-the-jam-vol-33-no-5/ |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212143/https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-pump-up-the-jam-vol-33-no-5/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Gary Graff from ''The Province'' described it as "simple, spare and relentlessly rhythmic".<ref>Graff, Gary (2 April 1990). "'House music' finds an audience". ''The Province''.</ref>

==Chart performance== "Pump Up the Jam" proved to be very successful on the charts on several continents. It reached number one in Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, and Spain. In addition, the single also reached number two in Austria, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Western-Germany. On the UK Singles Chart, it reached that position in its sixth week, on 1 October 1989.<ref name="UK"/> On the Eurochart Hot 100, it went to number three same month, after six week on the chart.<ref name="eurocharthot100">{{cite magazine|title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 6 |issue= 41 |date= 14 October 1989 |page= IV |access-date= 26 March 2018 |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-10-14.pdf}}</ref> {{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="Yes, it is exactly that: a song. People sing along, they know the lyrics. Well, not all the lyrics. Most think Manuela [Ya Kid K] sings {{'}}''I want, a place to stay''{{'}}, but she sings {{'}}''Awa, a place to stay.''{{'}} Awa is Swahili (or Lingala, I'm not sure) for {{'}}''a place to stay, a home''{{'}}. Beyond all expectations PUTJ still sounds fresh, I am told."|source=—Bogaert talking about the song in 2020.<ref>{{cite book |first= Juha |last= Soininen |year= 2020 |title= Move Your Body (2 the 90's): Unlimited Eurodance |publisher= Books on Demand |page= 30 |isbn= 9789528026303 |access-date= 21 November 2021 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=PnT-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30 |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212142/https://books.google.com/books?id=PnT-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30 |url-status= live }}</ref> }}

Outside Europe, "Pump Up the Jam" peaked at number four in Canada, but made it to number one on the ''RPM'' Dance chart. It also reached number-one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart and the ''Cash Box'' Top 100. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it reached number two. The single was recognized by the magazine as the US number-one single in sales point, but since Bolton's song had a lead in airplay points, it was given the top position on the Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Michael |last= Ellis |title= Hot 100 Singles Spotlight |magazine= Billboard |volume= 102 |issue= 3 |page= 77 |date= 20 January 1990 |access-date= 21 November 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-01-20.pdf |archive-date= 24 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210924201036/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-01-20.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, the single reached number four, while it also peaked at number one in Zimbabwe.

It was awarded with a gold record in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, after 40,000 and 400,000 singles were sold. Additionally, it also earned a silver record in France (125,000), and a platinum record in Australia (70,000) and the United States (1,000,000).

==Music video== A music video was produced to promote the single, having model Felly Kilingi lip synching the vocals, while dancing, wearing different costumes throughout the video. Catherine Texier for ''New York Times'' commented, "Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam", as commercial as it is, features a sweaty Felly who's all power and muscles, and even though her leotard shows a lot of breast and thigh, her message is more athletic than sexual, or, if it is sex, she's the one pumping the jam."<ref>Texier, Catherine (22 April 1990). "TV View: Have Women Surrendered In MTV's Battle of the Sexes?". ''New York Times''.</ref> The video was later made available by Vevo on YouTube in June 2010 and has been remastered in HD. By April 2025, it had generated more than 367 million views.

==Retrospective response== AllMusic editor Alex Henderson described "Pump Up the Jam" as "highly infectious".<ref>{{cite web |first= Alex |last= Henderson |title= Technotronic – Pump Up the Jam: The Album |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 6 March 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/pump-up-the-jam-the-album-mw0000203369 |archive-date= 21 September 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190921024510/https://www.allmusic.com/album/pump-up-the-jam-the-album-mw0000203369 |url-status= live }}</ref> British ''NME'' ranked the song number four in their list of "Top Five Euro-Hits of All Time" in December 1993, writing, "The late '80s, and the Top Ten gets invaded by a record which has a video consisting only of endless footage of outer space. A nation is baffled. Thumping techno-pop at its most compelling."<ref name="nme">{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Moody|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53051552731/|title=I'd Rather Jacques...|magazine=NME|date=25 December 1993|page=53|access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref> In 1994, Nicole Leedham from ''The Canberra Times'' remarked that the song and its follow-up, "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)", were pushing the envelope of dance music in the late '80s.<ref>{{cite news |first= Nicole |last= Leedham |title= The working class angst |newspaper= The Canberra Times |page= 6 |date= 14 May 1994 |access-date= 26 April 2020 |url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118157857 |archive-date= 15 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191115014837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118157857 |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2004, ''Stylus Magazine'' writer Nick Southall named the song "Belgium's finest club banger".<ref>{{cite web |first= Nick |last= Southall |title= Top Ten Songs I Loved to Dance To at The School Disco (Aged 12) |work= Stylus Magazine |date= 10 March 2004 |access-date= 7 August 2015 |url= http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/staff_top_10/top-ten-songs-i-loved-to-dance-to-at-the-school-disco-aged-12.htm |archive-date= 24 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120712/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/staff_top_10/top-ten-songs-i-loved-to-dance-to-at-the-school-disco-aged-12.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> An editor of ''Complex'' stated that it was the first house track to crack into the mainstream, adding it as "the perfect track at the perfect time."<ref name="Complex">{{cite magazine |author= Nappy |title= 15 Songs That Gave Dance Music a Good Name |magazine= Complex |date= 12 July 2013 |access-date= 8 April 2020 |url= https://www.complex.com/music/2013/07/15-songs-that-gave-dance-music-a-good-name |archive-date= 17 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200917170010/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/07/15-songs-that-gave-dance-music-a-good-name/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 2018, Insomniac said it's "one of the best dance songs of all time, because—while it should have disappeared in our cultural memory as a sort of punchline or joke or some one-hit wonder—it's still an infinitely playable tune that works in literally any dancefloor context. It doesn't get old, for some reason, and continues to thrive to this day. It's dancefloor perfection."<ref>{{cite web |first= Jonny |last= Coleman |title= Technotronic "Pump Up the Jam" |publisher= Insomniac |date= 21 June 2018 |access-date= 6 March 2020 |url= https://www.insomniac.com/music/technotronic-pump-up-the-jam/ |archive-date= 27 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200927075423/https://www.insomniac.com/music/technotronic-pump-up-the-jam/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2016, Josh Baines from ''Vice'' named it "a towering masterpiece."<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Josh |last= Baines |title= Is This Actually 'The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever'? |magazine= Vice |date= 23 March 2016 |access-date= 16 April 2020 |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/virgin-best-dance-album-ever-review/ |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212144/https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7jdyw/virgin-best-dance-album-ever-review |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2024, ''Classic Pop'' ranked "Pump Up the Jam" number four in their list of "Top 20 80s House Hits".<ref name="classicpop">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=O'Brien|title=Top 20 80s House Hits|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2024/05/top-20-house-hits/|website=Classic Pop|date=2 May 2024|access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref> In March 2025, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked it number 37 in their "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time", writing, "Technotronic's Belgium-based producer Joe Bogaert tapped another dancefloor classic, Marshall Jefferson's "Move Your Body", to serve as the track's foundation. But it's the androgynous, sexy Ya Kid K's rapping and singing – both delivered with almost sneering confidence – which elevate the song, propelling it to being one of the most memorable dance anthems of the Jock Jams era and beyond."<ref name="billboard2025"/>

== In popular culture == An instrumental version of the song is featured in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'' during the scene when the Tune Squad are preparing for the basketball game against the Monstars.{{cn|date=December 2025}}

The ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "The Right Tough Stuff" (season 14, episode 15) features Ya Kid K singing a parody version of the song titled "Pump Up the Gayle" over the end credits.{{cn|date=December 2025}}

The song was used for the Versace Fall–Winter 2003 fashion show soundtrack.{{cn|date=December 2025}}

As a running gag, the 2022 British mockumentary series ''Cunk on Earth'', featuring character Philomena Cunk, repeatedly segues to the music video of "Pump Up the Jam" despite its irrelevance to the historical events being discussed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandya |first=Hershal |date=2023-02-10 |title=Cunk on Earth Is So Perfectly Stupid |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/cunk-on-earth-is-perfectly-stupid.html |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> Another series in the canon of Cunk's mockumentaries, the 2024 mockumentary ''Cunk on Life'', repeats the joke.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Cunk on Life - BBC iPlayer | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026dxz/cunk-on-life | access-date=2025-08-28 | website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>{{primary source inline |date=December 2025}}

The song is also featured in the "Welcome to the Mini Family" celebratory video for the 2025 BMW MINI lineup. This video plays in the vehicle for new owners and showcases Mini's new digital mascot, "Spike the Dog".<ref>{{Cite press release|first=Julian|last=Kisch|location=Munich|date=18 October 2023|access-date=25 August 2025|url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0437731EN/mini-says-%E2%80%9Cnice-to-meet-you-again%E2%80%9D:-global-campaign-for-the-launch-of-the-new-mini-family?language=en|title=MINI says "Nice to Meet You Again": Global campaign for the launch of the New MINI Family.|publisher=BMW Group}}</ref>

==Accolades== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Publisher !Country !Accolade !Rank |- |1989 |''The Face'' |United Kingdom |"Recordings of the Year" (Singles)<ref>{{cite web |title= 1989 – The Face Recordings of the Year |work= The Face |via= Rocklist.net |access-date= 27 March 2014 |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/village7080.htm#1982 |archive-date= 19 February 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200219134425/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/village7080.htm#1982 |url-status= usurped }}</ref> | 30 (40) |- |1993 |''NME'' |United Kingdom |"Top Five Euro-Hits of All Time"<ref name="nme"/> | 4 |- |1995 |''Life'' |United States |"The Best Recordings of the 90's"<ref>{{cite web|title= The Best Recordings of the 90's |magazine= Life |access-date= 27 March 2014 |url= http://www.life.com/Life/rocknroll/albums/1990s.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 13 June 2002 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020613014747/http://www.life.com/Life/rocknroll/albums/1990s.html}}</ref> | * |- |2005 |Bruce Pollock |United States |"The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000"<ref>{{cite book |first= Bruce |last= Pollock |year= 2005 |title= The Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs of the Rock and Roll Era |edition= 2nd |publisher= Routledge |page= 289 |isbn= 0-415-97073-3 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GxYiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA289 |access-date= 7 November 2019 |archive-date= 17 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220417000026/https://books.google.com/books?id=GxYiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA289 |url-status= live }}</ref> | * |- |2010 |Robert Dimery |United States |"1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die"<ref>{{cite book|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2011 |orig-year= 2010 |title= 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die |chapter= 10,001 Songs You Must Hear… |publisher= Octopus Publishing Group |isbn= 978-1-84403-684-4}}</ref> | * |- |2011 |''The Guardian'' |United Kingdom |"A History of Modern Music: Dance"<ref name="Guardian"/> | * |- |2013 |''Complex'' |United States |"15 Songs That Gave Dance Music a Good Name"<ref name="Complex"/> | * |- |2015 |''Les Inrockuptibles'' |France |"1000 morceaux indispensables"<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Morceaux indispensables: classique |year= 2015 |magazine= Les Inrockuptibles |url= http://top1000.lesinrocks.com/classique/ |language= fr |access-date= 28 April 2020 |archive-date= 15 January 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200115200642/http://top1000.lesinrocks.com/classique/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | * |- |2017 |''BuzzFeed'' |United States |"The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s"<ref>{{cite web |first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= BuzzFeed |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 5 October 2018 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump |archive-date= 13 March 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170313055943/https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump |url-status= live |author-link= Matt Stopera}}</ref> | 21 |- |2018 |''Time Out'' |United Kingdom |"The 100 Best Party Songs"<ref>{{cite magazine |title= The 100 best party songs |magazine= Time Out |date= 8 March 2018 |access-date= 4 October 2018 |url= https://www.timeout.com/london/music/best-party-songs |archive-date= 30 October 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172731/https://www.timeout.com/london/music/best-party-songs |url-status= live }}</ref> | 32 |- |2019 |''Billboard'' |United States |"''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Songs of the '90s"<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Greatest of All Time: Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s |magazine= Billboard |year= 2019 |access-date= 1 May 2022 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboards-top-songs-90s/ |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212143/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboards-top-songs-90s/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | 83 |- |2020 |''Slant Magazine'' |United States |"The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time"<ref name="Slant">{{cite web |title= The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time |website= Slant Magazine |date= 15 June 2020 |access-date= 27 July 2020 |url= https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/100-greatest-dance-songs/ |archive-date= 4 December 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201204095044/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/100-greatest-dance-songs/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | 40 |- |2022 |''Time Out'' |United Kingdom |"The 100 Best Party Songs Ever Made"<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Nick |last= Levine |title= The 100 best party songs ever made |magazine= Time Out |date= 21 January 2022 |access-date= 1 May 2022 |url= https://www.timeout.com/music/best-party-songs |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212144/https://www.timeout.com/music/best-party-songs |url-status= live }}</ref> | 17 |- |2022 |''Billboard'' |United States |"The Biggest No. 2 Hot 100 Hits of All Time"<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Trevor |last= Anderson |title= The Biggest No. 2 Hot 100 Hits of All Time |magazine= Billboard |date= 22 February 2022 |access-date= 1 May 2022 |url= https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/biggest-number-2-hot-100-hits-all-time-1235026339/ |archive-date= 16 March 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220316054639/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/biggest-number-2-hot-100-hits-all-time-1235026339/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | 47 |- |2024 |''Billboard'' |United States |"The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time"<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Billboard Staff|title=The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-jock-jams-sports-songs-all-time|magazine=Billboard|date=8 February 2024|access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> | 51 |- |2024 |''Classic Pop'' |United Kingdom |"Top 20 80s House Hits"<ref name="classicpop"/> | 4 |- |2025 |''Billboard'' |United States |"The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time"<ref name="billboard2025"/> | 37 |} (*) indicates the list is unordered.

==Track listing== Multiple versions and re-releases were produced for the "Pump Up the Jam" singles. {{div col}} * '''7" single (2-track)''' #Pump Up The Jam (7" Version) – 3:36 #Pump Up The Jam (Jam Edit Mix) – 5:00

* '''Standard CD single (4-track)''' #7" Version – 3:38 #Vocal Attack – 5:26 #Jam Edit Mix – 4:58 #Original Mix – 5:03

* '''The Sequel (5-track)''' #Tin Tin Out Of the Radio Mix – 3:52 #Dancing Divaz Radio Mix – 3:51 #London Jam – 4:58 #Tin Tin Out Of the Club Mix – 7:16 #Dancing Divaz Master Mix – 5:33

* '''The Sequel (8-track)''' #Dancing Divas Radio Mix – 3:52 #Dancing Divas Master Mix – 5:35 #Sequential One Club Mix – 5:16 #Tin Tin Out Club Mix – 7:17 #Sequential One Radio Mix – 3:36 #Tin Tin Out Radio Mix – 3:52 #Sol Brothers Pumpin Mix – 8:19 #Pulsar Village Mix – 5:52

* '''Remixes''' #U.S. Mix – 6:53 #Sunshine Mix – 4:39 #Hithouse Mix – 7:52 #The Punami Mix – 6:18 #Todd Terry Dome Mix – 5:24 #Top FM Mix – 4:41 #Vocal Attack Mix – 5:22 #B-Room Mix – 4:52 #Red Zone Mix – 7:27 #Scuffed Prophecy Mix – 3:03

* '''The Remixes''' #U.S. Mix by David Morales – 6:56 #Sunshine Mix by David Morales – 4:41 #Hithouse Mix by Peter "Hithouse" Slaghuis – 7:56 #Top FM Mix by Kevin J. and R. Cue – 4:44 #The Punami Mix by The Wing Command – 6:20 #B-Room Mix by David Morales – 4:53 #Manouche Jazz Remix by The Lost Fingers – 3:49

* '''{{'}}96''' #Tin Tin Out Radio Mix – 3:51 #Sol Brothers Pumpin' Mix – 8:18 #Dancing Divas Mix – 8:12 #Seventies Jam Part 2 – 5:28 #Sol Brothers Deep Vocal Mix – 7:58 #Pulsar Village Mix – 5:50

* '''The Sequel''' #Tin Tin Out Radio Mix – 3:51 #Sequential One Radio Mix – 3:34 #Pulsar Radio Mix – 3:15 #Village Mix – 5:51 #Dancing Divaz Master Mix – 5:34 #Sequential One Club Mix – 5:15 {{div col end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== '''Original version''' {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1989–1990) !Peak position |- {{single chart|Australia|4|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|4|chartid=6671|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Canadadance|1|chartid=6596|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- !scope="row"|Canada Retail Sales (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title= ''RPM'' 30 Retail Sales |volume= 51 |issue= 7 |date= 16 December 1989 |magazine= RPM |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |access-date= 4 April 2018 |url= http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6675&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6675.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6675 |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212147/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6675&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.6675.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6675 |url-status= live }}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref name="eurocharthot100"/> | 3 |- !scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>{{cite book|first= Jake |last= Nyman |year= 2005 |title= Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |location= Helsinki |isbn= 951-31-2503-3 |language= fi}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|France|7|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- !scope="row"|Greece (IFPI)<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Top 3 Singles in Europe |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 6 |issue= 51 |date= 23 December 1989 |page= VII |access-date= 6 May 2022 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-23.pdf |archive-date= 6 February 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220206134618/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-12-23.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 10)<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Topp 10 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 34 |date= 17 November 1989 |access-date= 24 July 2018 |url= http://timarit.is/files/20081210.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH |language= is}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|Italy (''Musica e dischi'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|url-status=live}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Technotronic".</ref> | 4 |- !scope="row"|Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDate=19890925&ChMode=N|title=Ultimate Music Database|website=www.umdmusic.com}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|2|year=1989|week=39|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Norway|5|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- !scope="row"|Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Top 3 Singles in Europe |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 7 |issue= 14 |date= 7 April 1990 |page= VII |access-date= 22 March 2018 |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-04-07.pdf}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|language=fr|date=16 December 1989|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-date=29 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 9 |- !scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE)<ref>{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |date= September 2005 |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}</ref> | 1 |- {{single chart|Sweden|4|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|UK|2|date=19891007|access-date=31 January 2014|rowheader=true|refname="UK"}} |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Billboard Hot 100 |magazine= Billboard |date= 20 January 1990 |access-date= 1 May 2025 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1990-01-20/}}</ref> | 2 |- !scope="row"|US 12-inch Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Dance Singles Sales |magazine= Billboard |date= 25 November 1989 |access-date= 1 May 2025 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1989-11-25/}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|US Hot Black Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine= Billboard |date= 30 December 1989 |access-date= 1 May 2025 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1989-12-30/ |url-access= subscription}}</ref> | 10 |- !scope="row"|US Hot Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Dance Club Songs |magazine= Billboard |date= 4 November 1989 |access-date= 1 May 2025 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1989-11-04/}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite magazine|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending JANUARY 20, 1990 |magazine= Cash Box |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900120.html |archive-date= 8 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121008000220/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900120.html}}</ref> | 1 |- {{single chart|West Germany|2|artist=Technotronic feat. Felly|song=Pump Up The Jam|songid=2026|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}} |- !scope="row"|Zimbabwe (ZIMA)<ref>{{cite book|first= Chris |last= Kimberley |year= 2000 |title= Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe Singles Chart Book |location= Harare}}</ref> | 1 |}

'''"Pump Up the Jam '96"''' {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1996) !Peak position |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 13 |issue= 51/52 |date= 21 December 1996 |page= 25 |access-date= 26 June 2018 |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-10-14.pdf}}</ref> | 99 |- !scope="row"|Scotland (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19961208/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart 8 December 1996 - 14 December 1996|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=20 March 2026}}</ref> | 37 |- {{single chart|UK|36|date=19961214|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- !scope="row"|UK Pop Tip Club Chart (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-12-07.pdf#page=32|title=On a Pop Tip Club Chart|department=''Record Mirror''|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=7 December 1996|access-date=20 March 2026}}</ref> | 2 |}

'''"Pump Up the Jam" by D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic''' {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1998) !Peak position |- {{single chart|Austria|34|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|7|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Germany|25|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam|songid=10660|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}} |}

'''"Pump Up the Jam 2005" by D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic''' {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2005) !Peak position |- !scope="row"| Australia (ARIA Charts)<ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=85}}</ref> | 77 |- {{single chart|Flanders|46|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam 2005|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Finland|11|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam 2005|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Germany|72|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam|songid=10660|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}} |- {{single chart|Ireland2|25|song=Pump Up the Jam|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic|song=Pump Up The Jam 2005|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- {{single chart|UK|22|date=19961214|artist=D.O.N.S. feat. Technotronic 2005|rowheader=true|access-date=31 January 2014}} |- !scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Dance Singles Sales |magazine= Billboard |date= 18 June 2005 |access-date= 1 May 2025 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/2005-06-18/ |url-access= subscription}}</ref> | 24 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1989) !Position |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-02-10.pdf|title=Benelux – Kaoma and Clouseau Top Belgian Charts |magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=6|date=10 February 1990|page=12|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=17 November 2025}}</ref> |3 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Eurochart Hot 100: 1989 |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 6 |issue= 51 |date= 23 December 1989 |page= 6 |access-date= 17 January 2020 |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-23.pdf |archive-date= 27 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210927175221/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-12-23.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> | 7 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web |title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1989 |language= nl |archive-date= 22 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150222164229/http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1989 |url-status= live }}</ref> | 21 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=s |language= nl |archive-date= 8 July 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162646/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=s |url-status= live }}</ref> | 12 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/90s/1990/Record-Mirror-1990-01-27-OCR.pdf |title=Year End Singles |magazine=Record Mirror |date=27 January 1990 |page=44 |issn=0144-5804 |via=World Radio History |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1989__33088/|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1989|publisher=Official Charts |first=Rob |last=Copsey |date=7 May 2021|access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> | 8 |- !scope="row"|US Hot Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= 1989 The Year in Music: Top Dance Club Play Singles |magazine= Billboard |volume= 101 |issue= 51 |page= Y-40 |date= 23 December 1989}}</ref> | 49 |- !scope="row"|West Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web |title= Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1989 |publisher= GfK Entertainment |access-date= 9 February 2021 |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1989 |language= de |archive-date= 12 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612200540/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1989 |url-status= live }}</ref> | 24 |}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1990) !Position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |title= ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1990 |publisher= ARIA Charts |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1990.htm |archive-date= 1 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120101184010/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1990.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> | 27 |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990 |magazine= RPM |volume= 53 |issue= 6 |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |date= 22 December 1990 |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9139&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114810/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9139&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3}}</ref> | 55 |- !scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990 |magazine= RPM |volume= 53 |issue= 6 |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |date= 22 December 1990 |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9163&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 27 September 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130927223816/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9163&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3}}</ref> | 38 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: 1990 |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 7 |issue= 51 |date= 22 December 1990 |page= 36 |access-date= 15 January 2020 |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212359/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> | 79 |- !scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web |title= Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1990 |publisher= GfK Entertainment |access-date= 9 February 2021 |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990 |language= de |archive-date= 9 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150509002241/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990 |url-status= live }}</ref> | 36 |- !scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |title= Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990 |publisher= Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1990 |language= de |archive-date= 1 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140201174118/http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1990 |url-status= live }}</ref> | 17 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |title= Top 100 Hits for 1990 |website= The Longbored Surfer |access-date= 31 January 2014 |url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1990 |archive-date= 10 January 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140110000423/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1990 |url-status= live }}</ref> | 13 |- !scope="row"|US 12-inch Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref name="usdye">{{cite magazine|title= The Year in Music 1990 |magazine= Billboard |volume= 102 |issue= 51 |page= YE-31 |date= 22 December 1990}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|US Hot Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref name="usdye"/> | 47 |- !scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Year-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 1989 |magazine= Billboard |access-date= 14 March 2021 |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |archive-date= 4 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210204092800/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |url-status= live }}</ref> | 79 |}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1996) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Club Chart (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title= The ''RM'' Club Chart of the Year 96 |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |page= 8 |date= 11 January 1997 |accessdate= 4 May 2022 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-11.pdf |archive-date= 30 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210930140219/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-11.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> | 94 |- !scope="row"|UK Pop Tip Club Chart (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-11.pdf#page=19|title=On a Pop Tip Club Chart 96|department=''Record Mirror''|magazine=Music Week|page=5|date=11 January 1997|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref> | 17 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Technotronic featuring Felly|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|accessdate=18 November 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Technotronic & Felly|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Silver|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|source=infodisc}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Italy|artist=Technotronic|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Netherlands|artist=Technotronic|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1990}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Spain|artist=Technotronic|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2024|access-date=23 September 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Technotronic|title=Pump Up The Jam|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2024|id=5243-1141-1|note=Digital|accessdate=5 April 2024|refname=BPI}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Technotronic ft Felly|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|id=5243-1854-1|note=Physical|accessdate=9 December 2022|refname=BPI1}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Technotronic|title=Pump Up the Jam|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1989}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy version== {{Infobox song | name = Pump Up the Jam | cover = M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy Pump Up The Jam.jpeg | alt = | caption = One of the variants of 1989 standard artwork | type = single | artist = M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy | album = On the Move! | released = 1989 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 5:58 | label = ZYX | writer = * Manuela Kamosi * Thomas de Quincey | producer = * Juergen Wind * Quickmix | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = It's on You | next_year = 1990 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy | type = singles | prev_title = (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here | prev_year = 1997 | title = Pump Up the Jam - Rap '98 | year = 1998 | next_title = It's on You '99 | next_year = 1999 }} }}

In 1989, ZYX Records released a cover version of "Pump Up the Jam" by M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy. The single reached number 16 in West Germany<ref name="GER"/> and number 100 on the Dutch Single Top 100.<ref name="NL"/>

===Track listing=== {{col-begin|width=50%}} {{col-2}} * '''1989 CD maxi single'''<ref>{{cite web |title= M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy* – Pump Up the Jam – Rap |date= 31 August 1989 |publisher= Discogs |access-date= 3 July 2014 |url= http://www.discogs.com/MC-Sar-The-Real-McCoy-Pump-Up-The-Jam-Rap/master/37417 |archive-date= 8 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160308200842/https://www.discogs.com/MC-Sar-The-Real-McCoy-Pump-Up-The-Jam-Rap/master/37417 |url-status= live }}</ref> #"Pump Up the Jam" (Original Rap Version) – 5:58 #"Pump Up the Jam" (Jam-Jam Quick House Version) – 5:43 #"Pump Up the Jam" (Acapella) — 1:46

#"Pump Up the Jam" (Freshbeats and Pieces) – 1:06 #"Get Funky" – 4:02

* '''1989 7" single''' #"Pump Up the Jam" (Original Rap Version – Edit) – 3:51 #"Get Funky" – 4:02

{{col-2}} * '''"Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98"'''<ref>{{cite web |title= M.C.Sar* vs. DJ Dee – Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98 |date= 31 August 1998 |publisher= Discogs |access-date= 3 July 2014 |url= http://www.discogs.com/Real-McCoy-vs-DJ-Dee-Pump-Up-The-Jam-Rap-98/release/2223660 |archive-date= 8 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160308200831/https://www.discogs.com/Real-McCoy-vs-DJ-Dee-Pump-Up-The-Jam-Rap-98/release/2223660 |url-status= live }}</ref> #"Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98" (radio mix) – 3:20 #"Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98" (extended mix) – 4:29 #"Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98" (derezon remix) – 3:48 #"Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98" (beats and pieces) – 1:31 #"Pump Up the Jam – Rap '98" (original US remix '98) – 6:13 #"Da Dome" – 3:54 {{col-end}}

===Charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1989–1990) !Peak position |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 6 |issue= 50 |date= 16 December 1989 |page= V |access-date= 5 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-16.pdf |archive-date= 16 June 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220616212426/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-12-16.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> | 71 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|100|artist=M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy|song=Pump Up The Jam Rap|rowheader=true|access-date=2 July 2014|refname="NL"}} |- {{single chart|West Germany|16|artist=M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy|song=Pump Up The Jam Rap|songid=17655|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019|refname="GER"}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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