Jump (Van Halen song)

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"Jump"
Van Halen - Jump.jpg
Single by Van Halen
from the album 1984
B-side "House of Pain"
ReleasedDecember 1983
Recorded1983
Studio 5150 Studios, Studio City, California
Genre
Length4:02
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ted Templeman
Van Halen singles chronology
"Secrets"
(1982)		"Jump"
(1983)		"I'll Wait"
(1984)
Audio sample

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [64] Platinum90,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [65] Platinum50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ) [66] Gold100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [67] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [68] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [69] Gold1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Live version

"Live: Jump"
Single by Van Halen
from the album Live: Right Here, Right Now
B-side "Love Walks In (Live)"
Released1993
Genre Hard rock
Length4:27
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Van Halen, Andy Johns, Donn Landee

"Live: Jump" was released as a single in 1993. The performance was recorded at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California, in May 1992, during the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour. "Jump" and the B-side, "Love Walks In", are the same versions that appear on the album Live: Right Here, Right Now . On the compact disc release of the single, "Mine All Mine" and "Eagles Fly" are previously unreleased live versions. All songs were produced by Van Halen and Andy Johns, except "Mine All Mine", which was produced by Van Halen and Donn Landee. [70]

Weekly chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [71] 93
Ireland (IRMA) [72] 13
Netherlands [73] 17
UK Singles [74] 26

Personnel (1993)

Track listings

7" single

  1. Jump (Live) – 4:27
  2. Love Walks In (Live) – 5:14

CD single

  1. Jump (Live) – 4:27
  2. Love Walks In (Live) – 5:14
  3. Mine All Mine (Live) – 5:24
  4. Eagles Fly (Live) – 6:01

Typography

The typeface used for the cover is Cristal, created by the French designer Rémy Peignot  [ fr ]. [76]

See also

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