"Pump Up the Jam" is a song by Electronic group Technotronic featuring Felly Kilingi, it released on August 18, 1989 as their debut single & the lead single to their debut album of the same name, Pump Up the Jam: The Album. Pump Up the Jam has been described as a fusion of hip-hop, eurodance & new-beat elements, as an example of the techno genre, it was also a landmark release for house music. It was able to tackle the tough American market & is notably considered the first house & eurodance song to break into the US mainstream. Read more on Last.fm.
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Pump Up the Jam Lyrics
Written by Manuela Kamosi (aliased as Ya Kid K) and Thomas De Quincey (aka Jo Bogaert), “Pump Up the Jam” was Technotronic’s debut single. Its music is heavily based on a track named “Technotronic” that De… Read More
[Verse]
Pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stompin'
And the jam is pumpin'
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'
Pump it up a little more
Get the party goin' on the dance floor
See, 'cause that's where the party's at
And you'll find out if you do that
[Chorus]
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
[Post-Chorus]
Make my day
Make my day
Make my day
Make my day
[Verse]
Yo, pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stompin'
And the jam is pumpin'
Look ahead, the crowd a-jumpin'
Pump it up a little more
Get the party goin' on the dance floor
See, 'cause that's where the party's at
And you'll find out if you do that
[Chorus]
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
[Post-Chorus]
Make my day
Make my, make my, make, make my day
Make my day
Make my day
Make my, make my, make, make my day
[Bridge]
Yo, pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it, yo
[Refrain]
Pump up the jam
A-pump up the jam
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it, pump it, pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump up the jam
Pump up the jam
Pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it, pump
[Verse]
Pump up the jam, pump it up
While your feet are stompin'
And the jam is pumpin'
Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin'
Pump it up a little more
Get the party goin' on the dance floor
See, 'cause that's where the party's at
And you'll find out if you do that
[Chorus]
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
[Bridge]
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam, pump it up
A-pump it up, yo, pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it, pump it up
A-pump it up
Make my day
Make my day
Make my, make my, make, make my day
Make my day
Make my day
Make my, make my, make, make my day, yo
[Chorus]
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
Awa, a place to stay
Get your booty on the floor tonight
Make my day
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