"Jumpin', Jumpin'" | ||||
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Single by Destiny's Child | ||||
from the album The Writing's on the Wall | ||||
B-side | "Upside Down" (live) | |||
Released | July 4, 2000 | |||
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Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | R&B, pop, dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Jumpin', Jumpin'" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child, released as the fourth and final single from the group's second studio album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999). The song was co-written and co-produced by group member Beyoncé and Chad Elliott, with additional writing from Rufus Moore and production assistance from Jovonn Alexander.
The song was listed at 232 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 songs of the 2000s. This single also features the vocals of former group members Letoya Luckett, and Latavia Roberson, although absent from this video as well as the music video for "Say My Name".
In the United Kingdom "Jumpin', Jumpin'" was a top five hit and sold over 195,000 copies. It also achieved success when it charted at number two on the Australian Singles Chart. In the Netherlands "Jumpin', Jumpin'" peaked at number 10 on the Mega Single Top 100 remaining in total 14 weeks on the charts. "Jumpin', Jumpin'" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 consecutive weeks, becoming Destiny's Child fourth Top 10 pop and R&B hit. The song peaked at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay for seven consecutive weeks becoming one of the biggest radio hits of 2000 and the group's second longest run atop the chart behind "Independent Women Part 1" which reigned for nine consecutive weeks. Though the song did not reach number one on the Hot 100, it spent 16 weeks in the top ten of the chart, longer than both the previous number one hits "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name."
Following the success of "Jumpin', Jumpin'" The Writing's on the Wall was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA in September 2000. Worldwide the album had already sold a massive nine million copies, after just over a year on the charts.
The video starts at Destiny's Child's home, where the group members are preparing themselves for the night out. They get in a car, drive to their destination and compete with boys in a car race. In the club they sing and dance on stage. The camera moves as though it is jumping.