Pump It Up (Joe Budden song)

"Pump It Up"
Single by Joe Budden
from the album Joe Budden and 2 Fast 2 Furious
B-side	"Get Right with Me" "Drop Drop"
Released	March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
Genre	Hip hop [1]
Length	4:04
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Joe Budden Justin Smith Robert Bell George Brown Robert Mickens Claydes Smith Dennis Thomas Richard Westfield James Brown Fred Wesley John Starks
Producer(s)	Just Blaze
Joe Budden singles chronology
"Last Words" (2003) "Pump It Up" (2003) "Clubbin'" (2003)
Music video
"Pump It Up" on YouTube

"Pump It Up" is a song by American rapper Joe Budden. It was released on March 24, 2003, as the lead single from his first album, Joe Budden (2003). The song peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 13 in the United Kingdom.

Produced by Just Blaze, the beat was originally turned down by Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Jay-Z before Budden used it. ^[2] It contains a sample from "Soul Vibrations" as performed by Kool & the Gang and "The Payback" as performed by James Brown. The song was nominated for the Best Male Rap Solo Performance award at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.

Music video

The music video was partially inspired by the 2002 film, The Ring ,^{[ citation needed ]} and begins with three women putting a videotape containing Pump It Up into a VCR player. Budden then appears on the television screen and eventually walks out of it, when the video cuts to him performing the song to a large crowd in a park. The music video features cameos from DJ Envy, DJ Clue and Dub-B.

Remix

The official remix is a mash-up of two beef freestyles by Jay-Z and Budden against the other person. The rapper's freestyle of the song is included in the deluxe edition of his compilation album, The Hits Collection, Volume One (2010).

On December 12, 2015, during a guest appearance on an episode of Abstract Radio, a Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music hosted by rapper Q-Tip, Just Blaze debuted some exclusive unreleased music, which included an unreleased official remix of the song with a verse by the rapper Busta Rhymes. ^[3]

Track listings

US 12-inch single [4] "Pump It Up" (clean) – 4:14 "Pump It Up" (dirty) – 4:13 "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13 "Pump It Up" (a cappella) – 4:09 European CD single [5] "Pump It Up" (radio version) "Get Right with Me" UK 12-inch single [6] A1. "Pump It Up" – 4:13 A2. "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13 B1. "Drop Drop" – 4:21

UK CD single [7] "Pump It Up" – 4:13 "Drop Drop" – 4:21 "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13 "Pump It Up" (video) UK cassette single [8] "Pump It Up" – 4:13 "Drop Drop" – 4:21 "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [9] 41 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] 44 Germany (GfK) [11] 80 Scotland (OCC) [12] 20 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 90 UK Singles (OCC) [14] 13 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [15] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 38 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [17] 16 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 10 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [19] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Urban ( Music Week ) [20] 36 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [21] 60 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [22] 76

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [23]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 24, 2003	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Def Jam Recordings	[24]
United Kingdom	July 7, 2003	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[25]

References

1. "Joe Budden Reflects on the Success of 'Pump It Up' 15 Years Later: 'It's a Gift and a Curse'". Billboard .
2. ""Girls, Girls, Girls" Was Originally For Ghostface, Difference Between Eminem & Jay-Z In The Studio". May 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2011– via YouTube.
3. Navjosh (December 12, 2015). "Just Blaze Debuts Unreleased Music From Kanye, Usher, Dipset, Rick Ross & More On Beats1". HipHop-N-More.
4. Pump It Up (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Def Jam Recordings. 2003. B0000395-11.
5. Pump It Up (European CD single liner notes). Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 0602498090091.
6. Pump It Up (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 9808881.
7. Pump It Up (UK CD single liner notes). Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 9808879.
8. Pump It Up (UK cassette single sleeve). Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 9808880.
9. "Top 50 Singles". Jam! . Archived from the original on August 1, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 22, no. 31. July 26, 2003. p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
13. "Joe Budden – Pump It Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
15. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
16. "Joe Budden Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
17. "Joe Budden Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
18. "Joe Budden Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
19. "Joe Budden Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
20. "2003 Urban Top 30" (PDF). Music Week . January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
21. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2003" . Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
22. "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 26.
23. "American single certifications – Cory Asbury – Pump It Up". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
24. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1496. March 21, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
25. "New Releases – For Week Starting 7 July 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . July 5, 2003. p. 21. Retrieved September 8, 2021.