Pump It Up (Joe Budden song) explained

Pump It Up
Cover:	Joe Budden - Pump It Up.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Joe Budden
Album:	Joe Budden 2 Fast 2 Furious
B-Side:	"Get Right with Me" "Drop Drop"
Genre:	Hip hop^[1]
Length:	4:04
Label:	Def Jam
Producer:	Just Blaze
Prev Title:	Last Words
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Clubbin'
Next Year:	2003

"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.^[2] It contains a sample from "Soul Vibrations" as performed by Kool & the Gang and The Payback as performed by James Brown. 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.^[3]

Track listings

US 12-inch single^[4]

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

European CD single^[5]

1. "Pump It Up" (radio version)
2. "Get Right with Me"

UK 12-inch single^[6]

A1. "Pump It Up" – 4:13

A2. "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13

B1. "Drop Drop" – 4:21UK CD single^[7]

1. "Pump It Up" – 4:13
2. "Drop Drop" – 4:21
3. "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13
4. "Pump It Up" (video)

UK cassette single^[8]

1. "Pump It Up" – 4:13
2. "Drop Drop" – 4:21
3. "Pump It Up" (instrumental) – 4:13

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[9]	41
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	44

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
UK Urban (Music Week)^[11]	36
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[12]	60
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[13]	76

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	March 24, 2003		Def Jam Recordings	^[14]
United Kingdom	July 7, 2003			^[15]

Notes and References

1. Joe Budden Reflects on the Success of 'Pump It Up' 15 Years Later: 'It's a Gift and a Curse' . .
2. Web site: "Girls, Girls, Girls" Was Originally For Ghostface, Difference Between Eminem & Jay-Z In The Studio . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yatx-oI7oo4 . December 21, 2021 . YouTube . May 15, 2010 . February 27, 2011.
3. Web site: Just Blaze Debuts Unreleased Music From Kanye, Usher, Dipset, Rick Ross & More On Beats1 . HipHop-N-More. Navjosh. December 12, 2015 .
4. Pump It Up. Joe Budden. 2003. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. Def Jam Recordings. B0000395-11.
5. Pump It Up. Joe Budden. 2003. European CD single liner notes. Def Jam Recordings. 0602498090091.
6. Pump It Up. Joe Budden. 2003. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Def Jam Recordings. 9808881.
7. Pump It Up. Joe Budden. 2003. UK CD single liner notes. Def Jam Recordings. 9808879.
8. Pump It Up. Joe Budden. 2003. UK cassette single sleeve. Def Jam Recordings. 9808880.
9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030801074719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html. August 1, 2003. Top 50 Singles. Jam!. November 19, 2023.
10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 22. 31. 9. July 26, 2003. June 11, 2021.
11. 2003 Urban Top 30. Music Week. 18. January 17, 2004. August 4, 2023.
12. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2003. Billboard. subscription. October 15, 2021.
13. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 26. December 19, 2003.
14. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1496. 24. March 21, 2003. June 11, 2021.
15. New Releases – For Week Starting 7 July 2003: Singles. Music Week. 21. July 5, 2003. September 8, 2021.