Jump Around (EP)
{{short description|2016 extended play by KSI}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Jump Around
| type = EP
| artist = KSI
| cover = KSI - Jump Around EP.jpeg
| border = yes
| alt = The title Jump Around EP appears in large white font in the centre of a yellow and pink gradient background, with KSI's name in small yellow font above.
| released = 28 October 2016
| genre =
| length = 18:33
| label =
| producer =
- Zagor
- Sway
- DJ Turkish
- Charles Cook
- MNDM
- Faried Jhauw
- Deeco
- Levi Niha
| prev_title = Keep Up
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Space
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Jump Around
| type = EP
| single1 = Goes Off
| single1date = 29 April 2016
| single2 = Friends with Benefits
| single2date = 29 July 2016
| single3 = Jump Around
| single3date = 16 September 2016
}}
}}
Jump Around is the second extended play (EP) by British YouTuber and recording artist KSI, released on 28 October 2016 by Island Records. The EP features guest appearances from Stefflon Don, Waka Flocka Flame, Mista Silva and Arjun and was preceded by three singles, titled "Goes Off", "Friends with Benefits" and "Jump Around", the second and third of which touched the UK music charts. Simultaneous with the EP's release, KSI embarked on a European concert tour to promote the EP.
Promotion and release
Jump Around was released for digital download and streaming on 28 October 2016 by Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group.{{Cite web|date=28 October 2016|title=Jump Around – EP by KSI|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/jump-around-ep/1445033007|access-date=28 October 2016|publisher=Apple Music}}{{Cite web|date=28 October 2016|title=KSI / Jump Around - EP|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2r2ARgXytexVecrNmwb4bB|access-date=28 October 2016|publisher=Spotify}}
= Singles =
"Goes Off", featuring British-Ghanaian artist Mista Silva, was released as the lead single from the EP on 29 April 2016.{{cite web|date=29 April 2016|title=Goes Off (feat. Mista Silva) – Single by KSI|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/goes-off-feat-mista-silva-single/1445157674|access-date=29 April 2016|publisher=Apple Music}} A music video, comprising footage of KSI's fanbase, was released one day later.{{Cite web|date=30 April 2016|title=KSI Feat. Mista Silva – Goes Off (Thank You Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ5iu7SiAu4|access-date=30 April 2016|via=YouTube}}
"Friends with Benefits", a collaboration with Dutch record production trio MNDM, was released as the second single from the EP on 29 July 2016.{{cite web|date=29 July 2016|title=Friends With Benefits ‒ Single by KSI & MNDM|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/friends-with-benefits-single/1444865364|access-date=29 July 2016|publisher=Apple Music}} The song charted at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart.{{Cite web|title=KSI {{!}} full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48106/ksi/|access-date=5 August 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company}}{{Cite web |title=Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-singles-chart/20160805/114/ |access-date=5 August 2016 |publisher=Official Charts Company}} The music video was released on 5 August 2016 and stars KSI alongside a no-strings-attached girlfriend in a series of silly vignettes which show the pair dressing up as various characters in reference to the song's lyrics.{{Cite web |date=5 August 2016 |title=Check Out KSI's Music Video For 'Friends With Benefits (FWB)' Here |url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/xikg4s/check-out-ksis-music-video-for-friends-with-benefits-fwb-here |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807004140/http://www.mtv.co.uk/ksi/news/check-out-ksis-music-video-for-friends-with-benefits-fwb-here |archive-date=7 August 2016 |access-date=5 August 2016 |publisher=MTV}}{{Cite web|last=Velez|first=Cat|date=4 October 2020|title=KSI & MNDM 'Friends With Benefits' by Harrison Boyce|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/10/04/ksi-mndm-friends-benefits-harrison-boyce/43908|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127191632/https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/10/04/ksi-mndm-friends-benefits-harrison-boyce/43908|archive-date=27 January 2020|access-date=4 October 2016|website=Promonews}} The video has received 50 million views.{{Cite web|date=5 August 2016|title=KSI & MNDM - Friends with Benefits (FWB) Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzpg8qbSJIE|access-date=5 August 2016|via=YouTube}}
"Jump Around", featuring American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, was released as the EP's third and final single on 16 September 2016.{{Cite web|date=16 September 2016|title=Global YouTube star KSI releases new single 'Jump Around' feat. Waka Flocka Flame|url=https://www.popscoop.org/2016/09/16/global-youtube-star-ksi-releases-new-single-jump-around-feat-waka-flocka-flame/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215203848/https://www.popscoop.org/2016/09/16/global-youtube-star-ksi-releases-new-single-jump-around-feat-waka-flocka-flame/|archive-date=15 February 2019|access-date=16 September 2016|publisher=Pop Scoop!}} The song charted at number 73 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20160923/7000/ |access-date=23 September 2016 |publisher=Official Charts Company}} The music video was released on 3 October 2016 and stars KSI and Waka Flocka Flame among a crowd of people, taking to the streets to cause carnage, jumping around and dancing.{{Cite web |last=Nordin |first=Kiersten |date=4 October 2016 |title=KSI Unveils New Music Video Featuring Waka Flocka Flame |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2016/10/04/ksi-unveils-new-music-video-featuring-waka-flocka-flame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708212003/https://teneightymagazine.com/2016/10/04/ksi-unveils-new-music-video-featuring-waka-flocka-flame/ |archive-date=8 July 2019 |access-date=4 October 2016 |website=TenEighty}}{{Cite web|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|date=3 October 2016|title=KSI unveils video for 'Jump Around' featuring Waka Flocka Flame|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-2578-1193362|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607075956/https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-2578-1193362|archive-date=7 June 2020|access-date=3 October 2016|website=NME}} The video has received 15 million views.{{Cite web|date=3 October 2016|title=KSI - Jump Around ft. Waka Flocka Flame|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9t8VGOeMxc|access-date=3 October 2016|via=YouTube}}
Although "Touch Down", featuring British rapper Stefflon Don, was not released as a single, the track appeared on the soundtrack of the film Baywatch (2017), which stars actors Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.{{Cite news |last=Brayson |first=Johnny |date=25 May 2017 |title=Baywatch's Soundtrack Is Basically A Beach Party |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-baywatch-movie-soundtrack-will-have-you-dancing-on-the-beach-60519 |access-date=8 September 2024 |work=Bustle}}
= Tour =
{{Infobox concert|concert_tour_name=Jump Around European Tour|artist=KSI|type=Concert tour|image=File:KSI_Jump_Around_2016_European_Tour.jpg|image_size=200|border=yes|album=Jump Around|start_date={{Start date|2016|10|26|df=yes}}|end_date={{End date|2016|11|08|df=yes}}|number_of_legs=1|number_of_shows=10}}On 5 July 2016, it was announced that KSI would embark on a ten-date concert tour across Europe to promote the Jump Around EP.{{Cite web|date=5 July 2016|title=UK #1 YouTube Star KSI announces first ever UK headline tour|url=https://musicmafiauk.com/3069-2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509155529/https://musicmafiauk.com/3069-2/|archive-date=9 May 2019|access-date=7 July 2016|publisher=Music Mafia UK}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Date ! scope="col" style="width:13em;" | City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Venue |
| 26 October 2016
| Paris | France | La Boule Noire |
| 27 October 2016
| Antwerp | Belgium | Kavka Club |
| 28 October 2016
| Bitterzoet |
| 30 October 2016
| Berlin | Germany | Musik & Frieden |
| 1 November 2016
| rowspan="2" |England |
| 2 November 2016 |
| 4 November 2016
| Glasgow | Scotland |
| 5 November 2016
| rowspan="3" |England |
| 6 November 2016 |
| 8 November 2016
| London |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 18:33
| title1 = Touch Down
| note1 = featuring Stefflon Don
| writer1 = {{hlist|Olajide Olatunji||Stephanie Allen|Tuna Erlat|Andrew Shane}}
| extra1 = Zagor
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = Jump Around
| note2 = featuring Waka Flocka Flame
| writer2 = {{hlist|Olatunji|Juaquin Malphurs|Derek Safo|David Appell|Kal Mann|Lawrence Muggerud}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Sway|DJ Turkish|Charles Cook}}
| length2 = 3:06
| title3 = Friends with Benefits
| note3 = with MNDM
| writer3 = {{hlist|Olatunji|Safo|Tumai Salih|Faried Jhauw|Charles Cook|Kris Coutinho}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|MNDM|Sway|DJ Turkish|Faried Jhauw|Charles Cook}}
| length3 = 2:46
| title4 = Goes Off (Remix)
| note4 = featuring Mista Silva and CXCV
| writer4 = {{hlist|Olatunji|Safo|Erlat}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Sway|Zagor}}
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = OP
| writer5 = {{hlist|Olatunji|Daniel Smith}}
| extra5 = Deeco
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = Sticks & Stones
| note6 = featuring Arjun
| writer6 = {{hlist|Olatunji|Levi Niha|Cook|Safo}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Levi Niha|Charles Cook}}
| length6 = 3:32
| headline = Jump Around track listing
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|date=28 October 2016|title=KSI / Jump Around - EP / Credits|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/66281245/credits|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312145804/https://listen.tidal.com/album/66281245/credits|archive-date=12 March 2021|access-date=28 October 2016|publisher=Tidal}}
{{div col}}
- KSI{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(all tracks)}}, vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}
- DJ Turkish{{spaced ndash}}mixing {{small|(all tracks)}}, mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}, production {{small|(2, 3)}}, recording engineering {{small|(2)}}, songwriting {{small|(3)}}
- Stefflon Don{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(1)}}, vocals {{small|(1)}}
- Zagor{{spaced ndash}}production {{small|(1, 4)}}, songwriting {{small|(1, 4)}}
- Randolph{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(1)}}
- Sway{{spaced ndash}}recording engineering {{small|(1, 2, 4)}}, production {{small|(2-4)}}, songwriting {{small|(2-4, 6)}}, vocal arranging {{small|(2)}}, additional vocals {{small|(4)}}
- Oscar Lo Brutto{{spaced ndash}}editing {{small|(1)}}
- Waka Flocka Flame{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(2)}}, vocals {{small|(2)}}
- Charles Cook{{spaced ndash}}production {{small|(2, 3, 6)}}, songwriting {{small|(3, 6)}}
- David Appell{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(2)}}
- Kal Mann{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(2)}}
- Lawrence Muggerud{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(2)}}
- MNDM{{spaced ndash}}production {{small|(3)}}
- Faried Jhauw{{spaced ndash}}production {{small|(3)}}, songwriting {{small|(3)}}, drums {{small|(3)}}, recording engineering {{small|(3)}}
- Kris Coutinho{{spaced ndash}}songwriting {{small|(3)}}, drums {{small|(3)}}, recording engineering {{small|(3)}}
- Rutti Cruise{{spaced ndash}}recording engineering {{small|(3)}}
- Denise Kroes{{spaced ndash}}additional vocals {{small|(3)}}
- Gia Re Lodge-O'Meally{{spaced ndash}}additional vocals {{small|(3)}}
- Mista Silva{{spaced ndash}}vocals {{small|(4)}}
- Andrew Mutambira{{spaced ndash}}keyboard {{small|(4)}}
- Deeco{{spaced ndash}}production {{small|(5)}}, songwriting {{small|(5)}}
- Arjun{{spaced ndash}}vocals {{small|(6)}}
- Levi Niha{{spaced ndash}}production {{small|(6)}}, songwriting {{small|(6)}}
- Rachel Calverley{{spaced ndash}}cello {{small|(6)}}
- Hirka Katarina{{spaced ndash}}viola {{small|(6)}}
- Rachel Jennings{{spaced ndash}}violin {{small|(6)}}
- Rob Ross{{spaced ndash}}violin {{small|(6)}}
- Dave Stanley{{spaced ndash}}recording engineering {{small|(6)}}
{{div col end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Jump Around ! scope="col"| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| UK Download (OCC){{Cite web|title=Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20161104/7003/|access-date=12 March 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company}}
| 60 |
|---|
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for Jump Around ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| 28 October 2016 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
|---|