Pump Up the Jam

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"Pump Up the Jam" is the opening track on the Belgian act Technotronic's first album, Pump Up the Jam: The Album (1989). It was released as a single on 18 August 1989 by Swanyard and SBK Records and was a worldwide hit, reaching number 2 in the United Kingdom in late 1989 and on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1990. It also peaked at number 1 in Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain. "Pump Up the Jam" has been described as a fusion of rap and deep house elements, as an early example of the hip house genre, and it has been considered the first Eurodance song to become a hit in the US. Technotronic's vocalist Ya Kid K was initially overshadowed by Congolese model Felly Kilingi, who appears lip-syncing in the music video and was featured on the first album cover as a marketing tactic. Ya Kid K was ultimately recognized upon a U.S. tour and a repackaged album cover that featured her instead of Felly appeared thereafter. In 2005, the song was remixed by DJ-producer D.O.N.S. and reached...

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