"Jumpin'" is a song by English-Irish pop group
Liberty X
Liberty X (originally called Liberty) are a British girl group consisting of Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young. The group's best-known line-up also included Tony Lundon and Kevin Simm.
The group was formed by the five finalists of ...
. It was released in the United Kingdom via
CD and
DVD
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on 20 October 2003 as the second single from their second studio album, ''
Being Somebody
''Being Somebody'' is the second studio album by English-Irish pop vocal group Liberty X. It was released on 3 November 2003 via V2 Records. The album was released a year-and-a-half after their debut release, ''Thinking It Over (album), Thinking ...
'' (2003). The song was co-written by singer-songwriter
Lucie Silvas
Lucie Joanne Silverman (born 4 September 1977) performing as Lucie Silvas, is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 2004 debut single " What You're Made Of", drawn from her first album ''Breathe In''—itself a hit in the Netherlands, ...
, Charlie Russell and
Mike Peden. It was showcased during Liberty X's sold-out arena tour in early 2003, quickly becoming a fan favourite.
The song debuted and peaked at number six on the
UK Singles Chart. It also charted at number 16 on the
Irish Singles Chart
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, number 78 on the
Australian Singles Chart
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, number 55 on the
Dutch Singles Chart
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, and number 56 on the
French Singles Chart
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.
"Jumpin'" was included as one of the songs on the video game ''
EyeToy: Groove'' (2003).
Background
"Jumpin'" was one of the first songs to be recorded by Liberty X following the release of their debut studio album, ''
Thinking It Over''. The single was highly popular amongst fan circles and DJs alike, with a number of remixes appearing on the second physical single release.
Tony Lundon told ''
Newsround
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'': "Jumpin' we chose as a single because it just worked well on the tour and it's the kind of song we want to sing. We don't really have a master plan!"
It was also the band's first single not to be released on
Cassette, following the decline of the format that began in July 2003. The single also included two B-sides: "It Helps", a brand new track penned by band member
Tony Lundon, and a remix of one of the band's former B-sides, "Never Meant to Say Goodbye".
Music video
The music video for the track was filmed in an underground arena, depicting the band held in cages, and dancing on a circular platform. It also used scenes of
CGI, similarly to that of the "
Just a Little" video. Despite the release of a DVD single, the video for "Jumpin'" was not included, and its official release did not occur until that of the "
Everybody Cries
"Everybody Cries" is the third and final single to be released from English-Irish pop-group Liberty X's second studio album, ''Being Somebody''. The single was released on 12 January 2004, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number ...
" DVD single in January 2004.
Track listings
* UK CD single 1
# "Jumpin'" – 3:41
# "It Helps" – 4:32
# "Never Meant to Say Goodbye" (remix) – 4:38
* UK CD single 2
# "Jumpin'" (JD Remix) – 4:03
# "Jumpin'" (DND Remix) – 5:20
# "Jumpin'" (The American Desi Mix) – 3:41
# "Jumpin'" (Shanghai Surprise Mix) – 6:33
* UK DVD single
# "Jumpin'" (making of the video) – 2:00
# "Jumpin'" (audio) – 3:41
# "Shake It" (audio) – 4:05
* French CD single
# "Jumpin'" – 3:41
# "It Helps" – 4:32
# "Jumpin'" (video) – 3:37
* German CD single
# "Jumpin'" – 3:41
# "It Helps" – 4:32
# "Never Meant to Say Goodbye" (remix) – 4:38
# "Jumpin'" (Groove Collision Remix) – 6:58
# "Jumpin'" (video) – 3:37
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2003 singles
Liberty X songs
Songs written by Mike Peden
Songs written by Lucie Silvas
V2 Records singles
UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles