"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on Technotronic's album Pump Up the Jam: The Album. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in 1989. The song was also a landmark release for the Belgian EBM and new beat–influenced house music.This instrumental initially included vocal samples from Eddie Murphy's "Delirious" live set and was months later replaced by newer music, along with lyrics and vocals from Ya Kid K. prior to the song's international release in September 1989.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 in early 1990. The song was later certified triple platinum. In 2005, it was remixed by internationally renowned DJ-producer D.O.N.S., who took it to number one on the British Dance Chart.It was remixed by Crazy Frog on the 2005 album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits.Dutch techno-trance DJ Sander van Doorn remixed this track in 2006. Quebec acoustic cover band The Lost Fingers recorded a cover of the song on its 2008 album Lost In The 80s.Icelandic band FM Belfast made a slow electronica cover of "Pump Up the Jam."In 2009 the song was interpolated by rapper Pitbull in the song "B-Day Suit". Colombian group Bomba Estéreo released a bilingual cover of the song in 2011, re-titled "Ponte Bomb."South Korean rapper PSY’s 2012 single Gangnam Style features an identical riff and rhythmical style to "Pump Up The Jam".In 2013, DJ team Bodybangers covered the song in an electro house and EDM style, made for nightclubs.DJ Sequence remixed this song in 2014.Listen song here:YouTube
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