"Jump Down"
Single by B*Witched
from the album Awake and Breathe
Released27 March 2000 (2000-03-27)[1]
Length3:03
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan, Tracy Ackerman
Producer(s)Ray Hedges, Cutfather & Joe
B*Witched singles chronology
"I Shall Be There"
(1999) 		"Jump Down"
(2000) 		"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
(2013)

"Jump Down" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched, released as their seventh single. It was released on 27 March 2000 as the third and final single from their second studio album Awake and Breathe (1999). It became their lowest chart peak in the UK top 40, reaching number 16.

Background

"Jump Down" was chosen as the album's third single. It was remixed and given a more edgier and dancier vibe for its release. The girls changed their looks to go along with it, sporting a new 'sexier' image that saw them posing in FHM magazine as well as adapting raunchier dance moves. The song has been criticised because of its nonsensical lyrics, seemingly based around the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle".[2] The verses leading up to the chorus say "You ran away with my spoon, you've stolen my heart; always laughin'...I jumped over the moon, right from the start; you always make me feel good..."

Music video

The music video for "Jump Down" features the girls in a long black tunnel with many lights performing an energetic dance routine. This was their first video to feature dancers and was directed by Tim Royes.[citation needed]

Chart performance

"Jump Down" became the group's lowest charting single, peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. It spent seven weeks on the chart, only two of which were in the top 40. It sold roughly 44,000 copies in the UK and was B*Witched's last single for thirteen years, until they released a cover of "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" in December 2013 along with the other bands from The Big Reunion.

Releases

  1. "Jump Down" (radio mix) 3:14
  2. "We 4 Girls" (live) 4:38
  3. "Leaves" (live) 4:42
  4. "Leaves" (video)
  1. "Jump Down" (radio mix) 3:01
  2. "Jump Down" (The Bold & The Beautiful in Memphis Mix) 6:52
  3. "Jump Down" (The Alimighty Definitive Mix) 6:49
  4. "Jump Down" (video)
  1. "Jump Down" 3:01
  2. "Leaves" (live) 4:51
  1. "Jump Down" (The Bold & The Beautiful in Memphis Mix) 6:52
  2. "Jump Down" (The Alimighty Definitive Mix) 6:48

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 88
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 63
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 26
Scotland (OCC)[6] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 16

References

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 27, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 March 2000. p. 35. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "B*Witched's 'Jump Down' – Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 16. 15 April 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Jump Down". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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