"Jump to the Beat" is a pop

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–dance

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 song written by Narada Michael Walden and Lisa Walden. It was originally performed by Stacy Lattisaw

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 and covered by Australia

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n singer Dannii Minogue

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 on her debut album

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 Love and Kisses

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(1991). The song was produced by Les Adams, Emma Freilich, and Andy Whitmore and received a mixed reception from music critic

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s. It was released as the third single

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 in the third quarter of 1991

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 and reached the top-five in Ireland

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 and the top-ten in the United Kingdom

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, and became Minogue's second top ten single. In Australia

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 the song did not perform as well, charting outside the top-forty. In North America

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, 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.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Jump to the Beat".

Japanese single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (7" 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)

European CD single

1. "Jump to the Beat"
2. "Hallucination"
3. "Success" (funky tony dub)

Australian CD single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (Album version)
2. "Jump to the Beat" (Extended mix)
3. "Hallucination"

U.S. vinyl single

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

U.S. CD single

1. "Jump to the Beat" (7" Version)
2. "Jump to the Beat" (7" Remix)
3. "Jump to the Beat" (12" Version)
4. "Hallucination"

Note: "Jump to the Beat" is one of only two singles release by Minogue that did not receive a CD format release in the UK.

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	48
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	5
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Jump to the Beat":

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

• DanniiMusic.com — official website.