Jump Around (EP)

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Jump Around
KSI - Jump Around EP.jpeg
EP by
KSI
Released28 October 2016
Length18:33
Label
Producer
  • Zagor
  • Sway
  • DJ Turkish
  • Charles Cook
  • MNDM
  • Faried Jhauw
  • Deeco
  • Levi Niha
KSI chronology
Keep Up
(2016)		Jump Around
(2016)		 Space
(2017)
Singles from Jump Around
  1. "Goes Off"
    Released: 29 April 2016
  2. "Friends with Benefits"
    Released: 29 July 2016
  3. "Jump Around"
    Released: 16 September 2016

Jump Around is the second extended play (EP) by British YouTuber and rapper KSI. It was released for digital download and streaming by Island Records and Universal Music Group on 28 October 2016. The EP features guest appearances from Stefflon Don, Waka Flocka Flame, MNDM, Mista Silva and Arjun. The EP was preceded by the singles "Goes Off", "Friends with Benefits", and "Jump Around". Simultaneous with the EP's release, KSI embarked on a European concert tour to promote the EP.

Contents

Promotion and release

Jump Around was released for digital download and streaming by Island Records and Universal Music Group on 28 October 2016. [1] [2]

Singles

"Goes Off", featuring British-Ghanaian artist Mista Silva, was released as the lead single from the EP on 29 April 2016. [3] A music video, comprising footage of KSI's fanbase, was released one day later. [4] It has received four million views. [4]

"Friends with Benefits", with Dutch record production trio MNDM, was released as the second single from the EP on 29 July 2016. [5] The song charted at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart. [6] An accompanying music video was released on 5 August 2016. [7] The video stars KSI alongside his no-strings-attached ladyfriend in a series of silly vignettes which show the pair dressing up as various characters in reference to the song's lyrics. [8] The video has received almost 50 million views. [9]

"Jump Around", featuring American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, was released as the EP's third and final single on 16 September 2016. [10] An accompanying music video was released on 3 October 2016. [11] The video stars KSI and Waka Flocka Flame among a crowd of people, taking to the streets to cause carnage, jumping around and dancing. [12] The video has received 14 million views. [13]

"Touch Down", featuring British rapper Stefflon Don, appeared on the soundtrack of the film Baywatch (2017). [14]

Tour

Jump Around European Tour
Tour by KSI
KSI Jump Around 2016 European Tour.jpg
Associated albumJump Around
Start date26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)
End date8 November 2016 (2016-11-08)
Legs1
No. of shows10

On 5 July 2016, it was announced that KSI would embark on a 10-date concert tour across Europe to promote the Jump Around EP. [15]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
DateCityCountryVenue
26 October 2016 Paris France La Boule Noire
27 October 2016 Antwerp Belgium Kavka Club
28 October 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Bitterzoet
30 October 2016 Berlin Germany Musik & Frieden
1 November 2016 Manchester England Manchester Academy
2 November 2016 Newcastle upon Tyne O2 Academy Newcastle
4 November 2016 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow
5 November 2016 Liverpool England O2 Academy Liverpool
6 November 2016 Birmingham O2 Institute
8 November 2016 London The Garage

Track listing

Jump Around track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Touch Down" (featuring Stefflon Don)
Zagor2:48
2."Jump Around" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame)
  • Sway
  • DJ Turkish
  • Charles Cook
3:06
3."Friends with Benefits" (with MNDM)
  • Olatunji
  • Safo
  • Tumai Salih
  • Faried Jhauw
  • Charles Cook
  • Kris Coutinho
  • MNDM
  • Sway
  • DJ Turkish
  • Faried Jhauw
  • Charles Cook
2:46
4."Goes Off (Remix)" (featuring Mista Silva and CXCV)
  • Olatunji
  • Safo
  • Erlat
  • Sway
  • Zagor
3:22
5."OP"
  • Olatunji
  • Daniel Smith
Deeco2:59
6."Sticks & Stones" (featuring Arjun)
  • Olatunji
  • Levi Niha
  • Cook
  • Safo
  • Levi Niha
  • Charles Cook
3:32
Total length:18:33

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [16]

Charts

Chart performance for Jump Around
Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Download (OCC) [17] 60

Release history

Release dates and formats for Jump Around
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various28 October 2016 [1] [2]

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