Jumpman (song)

"Jumpman"
Single by Drake and Future
from the album What a Time to Be Alive
Released	November 10, 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop Trap
Length	3:25
Label	A1 Cash Money Epic Freebandz Republic Young Money
Writer(s)	Aubrey Graham Nayvadius Wilburn Leland Wayne
Producer(s)	Metro Boomin
Drake singles chronology
"Right Hand" (2015) "Jumpman" (2015) "Work" (2016)
Future singles chronology "March Madness" (2015) "Jumpman" (2015) "New Level" (2015)

"Jumpman" is a single by Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Future from their collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive (2015). The track was sent to rhythmic radio on November 10, 2015.^[1]

Critical reception

Spin's Matthew Ramirez wrote, "'Jumpman' is the Young Thug song, complete with a percussive, non-sequitur refrain and Drake attempting to mimic Young Thug’s idiosyncrasies — the result isn’t embarrassing so much as labored, and makes you wish for the real thing."^[2]

Jumpman is notable for its use of a screeching raven sound effect incorporated into the beat.

In the media

On the March 5, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live, on which Future was the musical guest, he performed the song during the show's opening monologue, with host Jonah Hill performing Drake's part. In April 2016, "Jumpman" was played during a medley at the 3rd iHeartRadio Music Awards.^[3] Also in April, Apple released a commercial for Apple Music featuring Taylor Swift rapping along to the song. Following the premiere of the commercial, downloads of the song increased by 431%.^[4] The song was also used in the opening credits of the 2016 film Central Intelligence.

Commercial performance

Jumpman peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of November 7, 2015, prior to being released as a single, becoming Future's highest-charting single as a lead artist. The song was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming units of over three millions units. As of March 2016, the song has sold 824,000 copies in the United States.^[5] In the UK, the song peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 60,000 copies in the UK.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	47
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7]	40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8]	44
France (SNEP)[9]	90
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	77
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	74
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[12]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	75
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14]	58
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]	3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[17]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Gold	40,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[19]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[22]	3× Platinum	3,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Impacting songs". All Access. Archived from the original on November 8, 2015.
2. Ramirez, Matthew (September 22, 2015). "Drake and Future Define 2015 Rap for Better and Worse on 'What a Time to Be Alive'". Spin. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
3. "Jason Derulo Jams With Taylor Swift, Toasts With Fetty Wap During 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards Intro". iHeartRadio. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
4. Mansell, Henry. "Drake & Future's "Jumpman" Experiences Vast Spike In Sales Following Taylor Swift's Apple Music Ad". HiphopDX. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
5. "Hip Hop Single Sales: Rihanna, G-Eazy & Kevin Gates". HipHopDX. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
6. "Australian-charts.com – Drake & Future – Jumpman". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
7. "Ultratop.be – Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
8. "Drake – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Drake. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
9. "Lescharts.com – Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
10. "Chart Track: Week 16, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
12. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Drake & Future – Jumpman". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
14. "Archive Chart: 2016-04-14" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
15. "Drake – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Drake. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
16. "Drake – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Drake.
17. "Drake – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Drake.
18. "Canadian album certifications – Drake & Future – Jumpman". Music Canada.
19. "Italian single certifications – Drake & Future – Jumpman" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 21, 2016. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Drake & Future in the field Filtra. Select 2016 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
20. "New Zealand single certifications – Drake and Future – Jumpman". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
21. "British single certifications – Drake and Future – Jumpman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 13, 2016. Enter Jumpman in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
22. "American single certifications – Drake – Jumpman". Recording Industry Association of America. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH