Jumpman_(song)

Jumpman (song)

Jumpman (song)

2015 single by Drake and Future


"Jumpman" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Future from their collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive (September 20, 2015). The track was released as a single on November 10, 2015. It draws its name from the Nike Jumpman mascot inspired by a 1984 photograph of Michael Jordan.[1]

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Critical reception

Spin's Matthew Ramirez wrote, "'Jumpman' is the Young Thug song, complete with a percussive, non-sequitur refrain and Drake attempting to mimic Young Thug’s idiosyncrasies — the result isn’t embarrassing so much as labored, and makes you wish for the real thing."[2] The song hit the top 20 of the Billboard 100, which was a first for Future.[3]

"Jumpman" is notable for its use of a screeching raven sound effect incorporated into the beat.

In the media

Kanye West released a promotional single titled "Facts" on December 31, 2015, in which he uses the same flow that Drake does in "Jumpman".[4] On the March 5, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live, on which Future was the musical guest, he performed the song during the show's opening monologue, with host Jonah Hill performing Drake's part. In April 2016, "Jumpman" was played during a medley at the 3rd iHeartRadio Music Awards.[5] Also in April, Apple released a commercial for Apple Music featuring Taylor Swift rapping along to the song and accidentally falling face first on the treadmill, which ultimately became popular and was dubbed as "TAYLOR vs TREADMILL". Following the premiere of the commercial, downloads of the song increased by 431%.[6] The song was also used in the opening credits of the 2016 film Central Intelligence.[7]

Commercial performance

Jumpman peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of November 7, 2015, prior to being released as a single. The song was eventually certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for combined sales and streaming units of over four millions units. As of March 2016, the song has sold 824,000 copies in the United States.[8] In the UK, the song peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 400,000 copies in the UK.

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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  2. Ramirez, Matthew (September 22, 2015). "Drake and Future Define 2015 Rap for Better and Worse on 'What a Time to Be Alive'". Spin. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. Mendizabal, Amaya (2016-01-14). "Drake & Future 'Jump' to No. 1 on Rap Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. "Facts: How Kanye Earned His Stripes". Sneaker Freaker. June 8, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  5. "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  6. "Hip Hop Single Sales: Rihanna, G-Eazy & Kevin Gates". HipHopDX. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. "Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. "Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  9. "Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  10. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  11. "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  12. "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  14. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

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