"Pump It Up"
Single by Joe Budden
from the album Joe Budden and 2 Fast 2 Furious
ReleasedMarch 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
StudioRight Track Studios, New York City
Length4:04
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Just Blaze
Joe Budden singles chronology
"Last Words"
(2003)		 "Pump It Up"
(2003)		 "Clubbin'"
(2003)
Music video
"Pump It Up" on YouTube

"Pump It Up" is a song by American rapper Joe Budden. It was released on March 24, 2003, as the lead single from his first album, Joe Budden (2003). The song peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 13 in the United Kingdom.

Produced by Just Blaze, the beat was originally turned down by Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Jay-Z before Budden used it.[1] It contains a sample from "Soul Vibrations" as performed by Kool & the Gang. The song was nominated for the Best Male Rap Solo Performance award at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.

Music video

The music video was partially inspired by the 2002 film, The Ring, and begins with three women putting a videotape containing Pump It Up into a VCR player. Budden then appears on the television screen and eventually walks out of it, when the video cuts to him performing the song to a large crowd in a park. The music video features cameos from DJ Envy, DJ Clue and Dub-B.

Remix

The official remix is a mash-up of two beef freestyles by Jay-Z and Budden against the other person. The rapper's freestyle of the song is included in the deluxe edition of his compilation album, The Hits Collection, Volume One (2010).

On December 12, 2015, during a guest appearance on an episode of Abstract Radio, a Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music hosted by rapper Q-Tip, Just Blaze debuted some exclusive unreleased music, which included an unreleased official remix of the song with a verse by the rapper Busta Rhymes.[2]

Track listing

US 12-inch vinyl[3]

  1. "Pump It Up" (clean) – 4:14
  2. "Pump It Up" (dirty) – 4:13
  3. "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13
  4. "Pump It Up" (acapella) – 4:09

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 24, 2003 Def Jam Recordings [16]
United Kingdom July 7, 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [17]

References

  1. ↑ ""Girls, Girls, Girls" Was Originally For Ghostface, Difference Between Eminem & Jay-Z In The Studio". May 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2011 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Navjosh. "Just Blaze Debuts Unreleased Music From Kanye, Usher, Dipset, Rick Ross & More On Beats1". HipHop-N-More.
  3. ↑ Joe Budden (2003). Pump It Up (US promo 12-inch vinyl). Def Jam Recordings. B0000395-11.
  4. ↑ "Top 50 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 1, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 22, no. 31. July 26, 2003. p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Joe Budden – Pump It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Joe Budden – Pump It Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1496. March 21, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  17. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 7 July 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 5, 2003. p. 21. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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