Today’s song of the day is “Pump Up The Jam” by Belgian-based Technotronic.
Fun Facts
- “Pump Up The Jam” is the first track on the first album produced by Technotronic, Pump Up The Jam: The Album.
- The song got released in 1989. It makes it one of the earliest examples of hip-house, a fusion of hip hop and deep house music.
- The vocalist in the music video is Congolese model Felly Kilingi, who lip-synced the lyrics Techtronics actual vocalist at the time was Manuela Kamosi, aka Ya Kid K.
- “Pump Up The Jam” reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The songwriters Manuela Kamosi, aka Ya Kid K, and Thomas De Quincey, aka Jo Bogaert, partnered to write this song as Technotronic’s debut single. Bogaert taught philosophy before moving to Belgium to work as a producer, while Kamosi was a Congolese-Belgian rapper.
- Their music video on YouTube racked up 235 million views over 11 years, proving that the song is still popular decades after its production.
- Technotronic is credited today with helping bring house music from the underground to the mainstream audience.
Lyrics:
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
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