The Hip Hop Daily

Kris Kross’s members were only 12 and 13 years old when their song became a hit. Written by Treach of Naughty By Nature, and produced by Jermaine Dupri, “Jump” was the fastest selling single in fifteen years and stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Kris Kross’s debut album Totally Krossed Out, which features “Jump”, sold over four million copies. It also reached number 1 in Australia and New Zealand, and number 2 in the United Kingdom, held off the top by KWS’ cover song “Please Don’t Go”. This song kept En Vogue’s My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) from the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 which the song peaked at number 2. The song samples Jackson 5’s song “I Want You Back”, and Kris Kross later toured Europe together with Michael Jackson. At the beginning of their song they dissed another kid group Another Bad Creation when Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly said “don’t try to compare us to another bad little fad”.^{[citation needed]}

It ranked #75 on “VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s“, and #2 on their “Child Stars” Top 10 list.

Kriss Kross - Jump