Jump for Joy (song)

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This article is about the song by 2 Unlimited. For the Duke Ellington song, see Jump for Joy (1941 revue). For other uses, see Jump for Joy.
"Jump For Joy"
Jumpforjoy2.jpg
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Hits Unlimited
Released29 January 1996
Recorded1995
GenreEurodance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"Do What's Good for Me"
(1995) 		"Jump For Joy"
(1996) 		"Spread Your Love"
(1996)
Music video
"Jump For Joy" on YouTube
Japanese cover
2 Unlimited Jump For Joy Single Cover - Japan.jpg

"Jump for Joy" is a 1996 song recorded by Belgian/Dutch[1][2][3] Eurodance band 2 Unlimited, released as the second single from their greatest hits compilation album, Hits Unlimited.[4] It was a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands and Spain.

Chart performance[]

"Jump for Joy" scored chart success in several European countries, reaching the Top 10 in the Netherlands and Spain, peaking at number seven and number four. Additionally, it reached the Top 20 in Belgium, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where this was the last 2 Unlimited song to peak at number 13. It also made it to the Top 40 in Sweden and Germany. The single was not released in the UK. Outside Europe, it peaked at number 22 on the RPM dance chart in Canada and number 137 in Australia.

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "Jump for Joy" was directed by directors Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini, known as just Max & Dania. It was shot in January 1996. The song was the last single that 2 Unlimited in their Anita and Ray guise released with a proper video before their break up at the end of 1996.[5] The video was later published on 2 Unlimited's official YouTube channel in December 2013. It has amassed more than 1,3 million views as of September 2021.[6]

Track listing[]

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1996-03-09). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  2. ^ "2 Unlimited Biography". musicianguide.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. ^ "Two Unlimited - The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives". houbi.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  4. ^ "AllMusic: 2 Unlimited (Biography)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  5. ^ "2 Unlimited Biography (Paragraph 3 - "The Split")". www.last.fm. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  6. ^ "2 UNLIMITED - Jump For Joy (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  7. ^ "Jump For Joy European Chart Positions". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  8. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  9. ^ "2 Unlimited – Jump for Joy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "2 Unlimited – Jump for Joy" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "RPM Dance (Sep 16, 1996)". RPM. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  12. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > 2 Unlimited – Jump for Joy (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  13. ^ "2 Unlimited – Jump for Joy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1996". Ultratop. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  16. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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