"Jumpman" is a single by Canadian rapper
Drake
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and American rapper
Future from their collaborative mixtape ''
What a Time to Be Alive
''What a Time to Be Alive'' is a collaborative commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Future. It was released on September 20, 2015, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records, Epic Records, A1 R ...
'' (2015). The track was sent to rhythmic radio on November 10, 2015, and is symbolic of the
Jumpman mascot inspired by a 1984 photograph of
Michael Jordan.
Critical reception
''
Spin''s Matthew Ramirez wrote, "'Jumpman' is the
Young Thug
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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." The song hit the top 20 of the ''
Billboard 100'', which was a first for ''
Future.''
"Jumpman" is notable for its use of a screeching
raven sound effect incorporated into the beat.
In the media
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
released a promotional single titled "
Facts
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" on December 31, 2015, in which he uses the same flow that Drake does in "Jumpman". On the March 5, 2016 episode of ''
Saturday Night Live
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'', on which Future was the musical guest, he performed the song during the show's opening monologue, with host
Jonah Hill
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performing Drake's part. In April 2016, "Jumpman" was played during a medley at the
3rd iHeartRadio Music Awards
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. Also in April, Apple released a commercial for
Apple Music
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featuring
Taylor Swift
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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%. The song was also used in the opening credits of the 2016 film ''
Central Intelligence
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''.
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.
In the UK, the song peaked at number 58 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and was certified
gold
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by the
British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI) for sales of over 400,000 copies in the UK.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2015 songs
Drake (musician) songs
Epic Records singles
Future (rapper) songs
Song recordings produced by Metro Boomin
Songs written by Future (rapper)
Songs written by Drake (musician)
Songs written by Metro Boomin