"Big Jumps" is the second single by

Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "Jungle Drum", her 1999 album '' Love in the Time of Science'', and her performance of " Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film '' The Lo ...

released from her third album

Me and Armini ''Me and Armini'' is the fifth (third released outside Iceland) studio album by the Icelandic singer and songwriter Emilíana Torrini. It was produced by Dan Carey, and released on September 8, 2008. The album spawned three singles: " Me and Armi ...

. It was released as a digital download only on October 13, 2008. The song didn't chart.

Critical reception

The critical reception towards the song was warm;

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reviewer Spencer Tricker called "Big Jumps" the "catchiest tune" on the

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(alongside

Jungle Drum "Jungle Drum" is the third single released from Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini's third album, ''Me and Armini''. It was released as a digital download on 9 March 2009

), "every bit as good as the singles from

Fisherman's Woman ''Fisherman's Woman'' is an album by Emilíana Torrini, released on 31 January 2005 in the UK and 26 April 2005 in the United States. The songs "Lifesaver", "Sunnyroad" ( UK #82)

".Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini < Reviews , Popmatters
/ref> Andrew Leahey from

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wrote that the song features "strings of endearing doop-de-doop vocals and a commercial pop chorus" ( Me and Armini > Overview ) and Matthew Allard from ARTISTdirect said it "up the tempo in a sunny, radio-ready way".

Track listing

From 7digital # "Big Jumps" — 3:02

References

Emilíana Torrini songs 2008 singles Songs written by Emilíana Torrini Songs written by Dan Carey (record producer) 2008 songs Rough Trade Records singles {{2000s-pop-single-stub