Jump (Kylie Minogue song)
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| Song by Kylie Minogue | |
| from the album Impossible Princess | |
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"Jump" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, included on her sixth studio album Impossible Princess (1997). Written by Minogue and Rob Dougan and produced by Dougan and Jay Burnett, it was later included in the track list of Minogue's compilation albums Confide in Me (2002), Artist Collection (2004) and Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie. The song is a trip hop track in which Minogue sings about self-acceptance and the future.
Upon the album's release, "Jump" was met with positive reviews by most music critics, many of whom commended Minogue's vocal performance and the production. However, some critics felt the placement was "weak in compared to other songs on the album.[1] Despite discussion with her label Deconstruction, "Jump" was not released as a single.
Background and release[edit]
Minogue's boyfriend Stephane Sednaoui was a fan of Australian producer Rob Dougan's instrumental song "Clubbed to Death", and played it most of the time when Minogue was home. One day, she was talking to Sednaoui on how much she enjoyed the track and he said he knew a friend that knew Dougan. Sednaoui asked his friend to organized a meeting between Dougan and Minogue; they both met in London.[2]
Deconstruction planned to release a lead single in January 1997, but Hadfield was concerned with the quality of most of the songs.[3] This led to reproducing new music to make the album "perfect", and a potential January release was postponed until May.[3] Hadfield was unimpressed with the new improvements and a May release and a back-up September release were all scrapped.[3] Minogue wanted to release "Limbo" as the lead single from the studio album.[3] She believed the sound of "Limbo" was strong and “radio friendly.”[3] However, her creative director Steve Anderson did not agree with her choice and believed that "Too Far" or "Jump" had represented the album.[4] After their discussion for a single, both Minogue and Anderson disagreed with each other and asked the staff of Deconstruction to decide on the single. Deconstruction did not believe any songs they decided were suitable, so instead issued "Limbo" as a B-side to the newly decided single "Some Kind of Bliss".[5] In January 1998, "Jump", alongside five other album tracks, were included on an exclusive cassette tape and given to Deconstruction members to select their opinion on which should be the third single; "Jump" lost respectively to "Breathe".[6]
Composition[edit]
—Minogue talking about "Jump".
"Jump" is about self-acceptance and wanting the public to accept her.[7] The lyrics were written by Minogue and Rob Dougan in 1996.[7] It was originally written solely by Minogue, but she asked Dougan to help her co-write lyrics to the song because she felt the result was "too personal".[7] She explained that aspects of "Jump" talked about how her emotions and specific “scenarios” would interfere in daily life situations. She confessed that she had become irritated in business meetings and tried not to allow that to interfere her day.[7] Minogue viewed self-acceptance as a trait to the song, saying “If I'm sad, if I'm happy, if I'm dirty, if I'm whatever [...] Just accept me that way.”[7] The chorus lyrics "I'm eager and ready / It only hurts sometimes / I run to the future and jump," talks about her sense of “enthusiasm in going forward” and not being afraid of the future.[7]
Produced by Rob Dougan and Jay Burnett, "Jump" is a trip hop song.[8][9] All instruments, including synthesisers, keyboards, and drum machines were handled by Dougan and Burnett.[4] "Jump" was recorded in London, England at Mayfair Studios.[4] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine called the track “sleeky trip-hop,”.[9] A reviewer from Who Magazine cited both "Jump" and another Impossible Princess track "Breathe" as a “slow groover".[8] John Magnan from The Age labelled it a "moody trip hop" track.[8]
Critical reception[edit]
"Jump" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Magnan praised Minogue's confidence through her tracks, highlighting "Jump" and Impossible Princess track "Cowboy Style".[10] A reviewer from Who praised Minogue's vocals on "Jump", saying it "sets out the plan from now on."[8][11] While praising her vocals and labelled the track “cute”, another review from the same publication felt the song was “weak” in compared to its “neighbour tracks.”[1][8] C. Adams from Herald Sun labelled the song “dark” and “sinister.”[12] Sarah Smith from FasterLouder highlighted four songs, including "Jump", and observed that “Kylie worked with producers (including Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean) to pen a record that over a decade later sounds vastly ahead of its time.”[13]
Cinquemani commented in an extended paragraph; “Impossible Princess runs the gamut of styles, but manages to remain cohesive and fresh, even six years later. The sleek trip-hop of 'Jump' and the deliriously spacey 'Say Hey' fit like puzzle pieces next to the Chemical Brothers-style techno/rock hybrid 'Limbo' and the frenetic 'I Don't Need Anyone.'”[9] Gary James from Entertainment Focus praised all her written tracks and had especially praised "Say Hey", "Too Far", "Cowboy Style", "Jump", and "Limbo" for being able to portray an "sense of claustrophobia and uncertainty."[14]
Promotion and other usage[edit]
It has featured on two music compilations; Chill Out Xperience: Blissful through BMG and Underwater Love through Magnetic Records.[15][16] "Jump" was featured on Minogue's 2006 concert film/documentary White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue.[17] "Jump" has been featured on many of Minogue's compilation albums; It's first appearance was on her 2002 BMG greatest hits compilation album Confide in Me, a compilation consisting majority off her singles and tracks from her Deconstruction period; Heather Phares from Allmusic praised the Impossible Princess tracks including "Jump".[18] It then appeared on her 2004 compilation album Artist Collection, which included most of her Impossible Princess era.[19] The song's last appearance was on the second disc of Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie released in July 2007 by UK independent label Music Club.[20]
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
- Kylie Minogue – vocals, song writing
- Rob Dougan – songwriting, production, other instruments
- Jay Burnett – production, other instruments
- Peter Craige – engineer
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Review of Impossible Princess". Who. January 1998.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Corrigan, Susan (17 September 1997). "Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess (review)". I-D. p. 2. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Smith, Sean (13 March 2014). Kylie. London, United Kingdom. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-147-113-5804. Retrieved 3 April 2015. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Impossible Princess (2xCD) (Liner notes of Special Edition). Kylie Minogue. 2003. 82876511152.
- ↑ "Music news: Kylie Minogue". Sweet Music ::: Music for Music Lovers. Freewebs.com. Mike S. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Minogue, Kylie (1997). Kylie Minogue sampler (Cassette). Kylie Minogue. London, England: Deconstruction. Kylie001.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 An Interview with Kylie Minogue (Liner notes for Question 36: "Breathe"). Kylie Minogue. 1997. KM002. templatestyles stripmarker in
|title=at position 1 (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Impossible Princess Reviews, by Kylie Minogue". Adapted by kylie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums". Slant Magazine. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Mangan, John (1998). "Review of Impossible Princess". The Age.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Review of Impossible Princess". Who. January 1998.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Adams, C. (January 1998). "Review of Impossible Princess". Herald Sun.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Smith, Sarah (12 November 2012). "The Most Underrated Albums Of All Time". Fasterlouder.com. p. 5. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ James, Gary (15 March 2015). "Kylie the Songwriter - Entertainment Focus". Entertainment Focus. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Chill Out Xperience: Blissful - DJ 19". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ↑ "Underwater Love - Various Artist". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ↑ Kylie Minogue (2006). White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue (DVD). 50999-517189-9-2.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Confide in Me (Album) – Kylie Minogue". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ↑ Minogue, Kylie (2004). "Artist Collection booklet". Artist Collection (CD). Kylie Minogue. London, England: Deconstruction. BMG. p. 1. BVCM-37560.
- ↑ Minogue, Kylie (July 2007). "Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie booklet". Confide in Me: The Irresistible ylie (Double CD album). Kylie Minogue. London, England: Deconstruction. BMG. p. 4. MCDLX043.
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