Jump (For My Love)

"Jump (For My Love)"
Dutch 7-inch vinyl single with (left-right) June, Anita, and Ruth
Single by the Pointer Sisters
from the album Break Out
B-side"Heart Beat"
ReleasedApril 11, 1984
Recorded1983
StudioStudio 55 (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length
  • 4:23 (album version)
  • 3:59 (radio version)
  • 6:24 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Marti Sharron
  • Gary Skardina
Producer(s)Richard Perry
The Pointer Sisters singles chronology
"Automatic"
(1984)
"Jump (For My Love)"
(1984)
"I'm So Excited"
(1984)
Music video
"Jump (For My Love)" on YouTube

"Jump (For My Love)" is an electropop song by American girl group the Pointer Sisters, released on April 11, 1984, as the third single from their tenth studio album, Break Out (1983). The song hit the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, R&B, and Dance charts, and it was the best-selling American dance single of 1984, sold as a trio of songs including "I Need You" and "Automatic". The song features June Pointer on lead vocals and scored global chart success.

Girls Aloud remade the song as "Jump", which saw a release in November 2003.

  1. ^ Kernodle, Tammy (February 10, 2021). "The Hidden Legacy Of The Pointer Sisters, Genre-Busting Pioneers Of Message Music". NPR. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024. The Pointers and Perry scored big with another vibrant dance-pop song, "Jump (For My Love)," in 1984.

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