{"product_id":"techno","title":"Technotronic (Pump Up the Jam Graphic\/Ya Kid K)","description":"\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnotronic — Pump Up the Jam Vintage 1989 Dance Music Tee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew songs capture the sound of late-1980s club culture quite like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Pump Up the Jam,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the explosive dance hit by Belgian electronic music group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnotronic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that helped bring European house music into the American mainstream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1989\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the song was the creation of Belgian producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJo Bogaert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who recorded under the Technotronic name with rapper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYa Kid K\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose unmistakable vocals gave the track its attitude, energy, and ridiculously infectious hook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd what a hook it was.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt around a pounding house beat, electronic bass line, and a chorus practically designed to make people lose their minds on the dance floor, “Pump Up the Jam” became an international phenomenon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe single reached \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the United States and became a massive hit throughout Europe, helping introduce house and hip-house music to audiences who might never have set foot inside an underground nightclub.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the story behind the record was almost as interesting as the song itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough Ya Kid K provided the vocals, the original music video prominently featured model \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFelly Kilingi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who became the public face of Technotronic during the group's initial breakthrough. 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