"Jump" is the hit debut single by American hip hop duo Kris Kross. It was released on February 6, 1992, as a single from their debut studio album Totally Krossed Out. It achieved international success, topping charts in Switzerland, Australia, and the United States. Additionally, it was the third best-selling song in the US in 1992 with sales of 2,079,000 physical copies that year.

Kris Kross's members were only 12 and 13 years old when they recorded their hit song. "Jump" was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri. "Jump" was the fastest selling single in fifteen years and stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Kris Kross's debut album Totally Krossed Out, which features "Jump", sold over four million It ranked number 75 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's", and number two on their "Child Stars" Top 10 list.

"Jump" uses samples of "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5, "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players, "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers, "Midnight Theme" by Manzel, "Escape-Ism" by James Brown, "Saturday Night" by Schoolly D, and a replay of "O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature.

The song has been used on television in commercials and programs such as Law & Order. It is also used as part of a birthday card from American Greetings as of 2013. In 1992 Kids Incorporated covered "Jump" in the Season 8 episode "The Boy From La Mancha". In 2015, it was used in a television commercial for Philadelphia Cream Cheese.

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