Jump Around

"Jump Around"
Single by House of Pain
from the album House of Pain
B-side"House of Pain Anthem"
ReleasedMay 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)[1]
Recorded1991
GenreHip hop
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)DJ Muggs
House of Pain singles chronology
"Jump Around"
(1992)
"Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)"
(1992)
Music video
"Jump Around" on YouTube

"Jump Around" is a song by American hip hop group House of Pain, produced by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, who has also covered the song, and was released in May 1992 by Tommy Boy and XL as the first single from their debut album, House of Pain (1992). The song became a hit, reaching number three in the United States. A 1993 re-release of the song in the United Kingdom, where the initial release had been a minor hit, peaked at number eight. Its music video was filmed in New York City, featuring footage from the 1992 Saint Patrick's Day parade.

"Jump Around" was ranked at position 580 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever",[2] number 24 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s",[3] number 66 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop", number 325 on Blender's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" and number 47 on NME's "100 Best Songs of the 1990s". The song is popular among dancehall DJs and is widely regarded in the United Kingdom as a club classic.

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  2. ^ "Q - 1001 best songs ever (2003)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.