Peak
2
Weeks
24
Score
4,305
Chart Year
1990
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."[25] The video was later published by Vevo on YouTube.
Technotronic was a Belgian group assembled by producer and DJ Jo Bogaert. The idea was to mix European house music with Hip-Hop, and it worked very well for a few years. Technotronic also charted with "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (#7 US) and "Move This" (#6 US). Manuella "Ya Kid K" Komosi was the lead vocalist on this and most other Technotronic songs, but she was not in the video or on the album cover, which instead featured Zairean-born fashion model Felly lip-synching the lyrics. Felly had nothing to do with recording the song, and didn't speak English. Bogaert used her to establish an image for the group, even if it meant some awkward miming in the video. Around the same time, C&C Music factory did something similar when they had a model pretend to sing the parts of Martha Wash on hits like "Gonna Make You Sweat." Snap! also used a fake singer in their video for "The Power." When Technotronic toured with DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Felly didn't come along - they were fronted by their real vocalists Ya Kid K and MC Eric. In 2005, DONS (the German production duo Ollie Goedicke and Frank Sieben) remixed this. The new version became a dance hit and charted in the UK. As this became popular song among DJs and the DONS version became a hit, demand for the original 12" single got so high that copies were changing hands on the Internet for over $100. This song was featured in the 1996 movie Space Jam in a scene where Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes cast prepare for a basketball game against "The Monstars," a group of transformed NBA players. Lil Uzi Vert recorded a new version for the 2021 sequel: Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Pump up the jam, pump it up While your feet are stompin' And the jam is pumpin' Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin' Pump it up a little more Get the party going on the dance floor See, 'cause that's where the party's at And you'll find out if you do that I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day Make my day Make my day Make my day Make my day Pump up the jam, pump it up While your feet are stompin' And the jam is pumpin' Look ahead, the crowd are jumpin' Pump it up a little more Get the party going on the dance floor See, 'cause that's where the party's at And you'll find out if you do that I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day Make my day Make my, make my, make Make my day Make my day Make my day Make my, make my, make Make my day 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 up A-pump it up, yo, pump it Pump up the jam, pump it Pump it, pump it, pump it, yeah Pump up the jam A-pump up the jam Pump up the jam, pump it up A-pump it, pump it, pump it Pump up the jam Pump up the jam Pump up the jam, pump it Pump it, pump it, pump it, pump Pump up the jam, pump it up While your feet are stompin' And the jam is pumpin' Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin' Pump it up a little more Get the party going on the dance floor See, 'cause that's where the party's at And you'll find out if you do that I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day 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 up A-pump it up, yo, pump it Pump up the jam, pump it Pump it, pump it, pump it, yeah 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 up A-pump it up, yo, pump it Pump up the jam, pump it Pump it, pump it, pump it Pump it up, pump it up Make my day Make my day Make my, make my, make Make my day Make my day Make my day Make my, make my, make Make my day, yo I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day I don't want a place to stay Get your booty on the floor tonight Make my day
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 14, 1989 | 86 | 40 |
| 2 | Oct 21, 1989 | 81 | 45 |
| 3 | Oct 28, 1989 | 58 | 68 |
| 4 | Nov 4, 1989 | 47 | 79 |
| 5 | Nov 11, 1989 | 37 | 89 |
| 6 | Nov 18, 1989 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Nov 25, 1989 | 19 | 107 |
| 8 | Dec 2, 1989 | 16 | 110 |
| 9 | Dec 9, 1989 | 10 | 116 |
| 10 | Dec 16, 1989 | 7 | 119 |
| 11 | Dec 23, 1989 | 7 | 119 |
| 12 | Dec 30, 1989 | 7 | 119 |
| 13 | Jan 6, 1990 | 4 | 122 |
| 14 | Jan 13, 1990 | 3 | 123 |
| 15 | Jan 20, 1990 | 2 | 124 |
| 16 | Jan 27, 1990 | 2 | 124 |
| 17 | Feb 3, 1990 | 8 | 118 |
| 18 | Feb 10, 1990 | 19 | 107 |
| 19 | Feb 17, 1990 | 26 | 100 |
| 20 | Feb 24, 1990 | 35 | 91 |