Jump to the Beat

"Jump to the Beat" is a song written by Narada Michael Walden and Lisa Walden. It was originally released by American singer Stacy Lattisaw in 1980 when it became a big hit in the UK, peaking at No. 3. It was later covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue on her debut album, Love and Kisses, in 1991.

"Jump to the Beat"
Single by Stacy Lattisaw
from the album Let Me Be Your Angel
B-side	"You Don't Love Me Anymore"
Released	May 13, 1980
Length	5:20
Label	Atlantic Cotillion
Songwriters	Narada Michael Walden Lisa Walden
Producer	Narada Michael Walden
Stacy Lattisaw singles chronology
"When You're Young and in Love" (1979) "Jump to the Beat" (1980) "Dynamite!" (1980)

Release

Stacy Lattisaw was only 13 years old when "Jump to the Beat" was released in May 1980. Although it was not released as a North American single, and therefore did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 1 (along with another song "Dynamite!") on the Billboard dance charts.^[1] Released in edited form as a single internationally, it became a big hit during the summer of 1980 in the UK, where it peaked at No. 3 in July.^[2] It was to be her only major hit there although she continued to achieve success in the US with later singles. The song also performed well in Europe, hitting the charts in a number of countries. The song was included on Lattsaw's second album, Let Me Be Your Angel.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Jump to the Beat" by Stacy Lattisaw

Chart (1980–1981)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop)[3]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3]	13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3]	15
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	3
US Hot Dance/Disco (Billboard)[1]	1
West Germany (Media Control Charts)[3]	38

Dannii Minogue version

"Jump to the Beat"
Single by Dannii Minogue
from the album Love and Kisses
B-side	"Hallucination"
Released	July 15, 1991 (1991-07-15)
Genre	Pop-house dance
Length	3:36
Label	Mushroom MCA
Songwriters	Narada Michael Walden Lisa Walden
Producers	Les Adams Emma Freilich Andy Whitmore
Dannii Minogue Australian singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (1990) "Jump to the Beat" (1991) "Baby Love" (1991)
Dannii Minogue European singles chronology
"Success" (1991) "Jump to the Beat" (1991) "Baby Love" (1991)
Music video
"Jump to the Beat" on YouTube

Australian singer Dannii Minogue released a cover of "Jump to the Beat" in 1991. Her version was produced by Les Adams, Emma Freilich (L.A. Mix) and Andy Whitmore and received a mixed reception from music critics. It was released as the third single from her debut album, Love and Kisses in the third quarter of 1991 and reached the top five in Ireland and the top ten in the United Kingdom, and became Minogue's second top ten single. In Australia, the song did not perform as well, charting outside the top forty. In North America, the single was released as Minogue's debut release in November 1991; however, it failed to generate much interest outside of the United Kingdom and Australia. The accompanying music video was directed by Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer Paul Goldman.

Critical reception

Retrospectively, Matthew Hocter from Albumism noted that "with a clearer focus on that New Jack Swing sound" and the addition of some "heavy on house music" covers "Jump to the Beat" and "Baby Love", "the younger Minogue demonstrated that she had a very soulful approach to music."^[6] John Lucas from AllMusic called the song "a fairly perfunctory cover".^[7] Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Kylie's younger sister bows with a hyper pop/house jam that is fueled with a fun, sing-along chorus and a groove that should easily rope in programmers at both club and crossover radio levels. Rap by Einstein is miscellaneous, while Minogue's chirpy voice endears."^[8] Marc Andrews from Smash Hits named the song one of the highlights on the Love and Kisses album, describing it as a "dance-fantastic single".^[9]

Track listings

• Japanese single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (7-inch mix)
2. "Jump to the Beat" (album version)

• UK vinyl single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (extended mix)
2. "Hallucination"
3. "Success" (Funky Tony mix)

• UK cassette Single

1. "Jump to the Beat"
2. "Jump to the Beat" (LP edit)

• European CD single

1. "Jump to the Beat"
2. "Hallucination"
3. "Success" (Funky Tony dub)

• Australian cassette single

1. "Jump to the Beat"
2. "Jump to the Beat" (LP edit)

• Australian CD single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (album version)
2. "Jump to the Beat" (extended mix)
3. "Hallucination"

• Australian 12-inch vinyl single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (extended mix)
2. "Hallucination"
3. "Success" (Funky Tony mix)

• US vinyl single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (12-inch mix)
2. "Hallucination"
3. "Jump to the Beat" (7-inch mix)

• US CD single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (7-inch version)
2. "Jump to the Beat" (7-inch remix)
3. "Jump to the Beat" (12-inch version)
4. "Hallucination"

Personnel

• Dannii Minogue – lead vocals
• Colin "Einstein" Case – rap vocals
• Les Adams, Emma Freilich, Andy Whitmore – production
• Phil Bodger – remix, additional production
• Simon Fowler – photography

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Jump to the Beat" by Dannii Minogue

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	48
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)	44
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11]	19
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	5
Israel (Israeli Singles Chart)[13]	12
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[14]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	8
UK Dance (Music Week)[16]	29

Release history

Release history and formats for "Jump to the Beat" by Dannii Minogue

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	July 15, 1991	—	MCA	[citation needed]
Japan	September 21, 1991	Mini-CD	Alfa	[17]
Australia	September 30, 1991	CD cassette	Mushroom	[18]