Jock Jams

Jock Jams
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" The Jock Jam " (released as a single by the name " ESPN Presents the Jock Jam ") is a mash-up song from the compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 3 .

The single was released in late September 1997 on Tommy Boy Records . It consists of samples of songs and phrases from popular dance , eurodance and rap recordings, either sport-themed or not, that were released on previous volumes of the Jock Jams compilation series. It appeared on Jock Jams volume 3 , even though most of the songs contained in this mix were released on the two previous volumes. Those are mixed in a three-minute megamix fashion, mixed and produced by Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan and Bobby Dedic.

This song received massive radio airplay when it was released, notably in United States and Canada , which is a rare feat for a dance mash-up . The song peaked at 31 on the Billboard hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA on October 22, 1997 for sales of 500,000 copies.

A second mash-up named "Son of Jock Jam (Mega Mix)" was released on Jock Jams, Volume 4 . That album also includes a mash-up of songs by 2 Unlimited named "Unlimited Megajam".

Many songs and samples were used in the making of this recording. In order of appearance:

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To celebrate the canon of all-time great sports anthems -- which, as Americans, provides as much of our shared communal musical background as any contextual environment -- Billboard presents our list…
Now that it’s late September, we’re at last headed into that most hallowed time of the year for sports fans: That magical month or so where all four major American sports are active at once.
Baseball is gearing up for its postseason, football is officially in full swing, pucks are being dropped in the hockey preseason and basketball practice gyms nationwide are finally seeing their doors creaked open. It’s a sensory overload of box scores, highlight packages and injury reports. And for us sports fans who can’t turn off the musical part of our brain, this time of the year means one thing above all else: a steady diet of jock jams.
What is a jock jam? Well, in the ’90s it was whatever ESPN defined it as for the purposes of their series of Jock Jams compilations : Most often, hip-hop-flavored dance-pop bangers which implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) promoted physical movement of any and all kinds. But defined more broadly for our purposes at Billboard , a Jock Jam is a song that has come to define the in-game experience at a pro sports arena: Any song that, after years of stadium (over-)usage, is as familiar to sports fans’ ears as sneaker squeaks, referee whistles and Zamboni organ groans. It’s a canon that spans rock, hip-hop, dance and country, and still includes pop songs as old as the ’50s and as new as last week.
To celebrate this canon, Billboard presents our list of the 100 greatest jock jams of all time. We tried to stay away from jams that only really made sense for one sport (like John Fogerty’s “Centerfield”) or one city (like Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston”), in favor of the classics that could work in the most games in the most places. These are the songs that helped define sports culture in this country for decades, which may have fallen in and out of favor with music supervisors as hip songs of the moment, but which will forever produce a Pavlovian response of sports-readiness. It’s a Hall of Fame in which AC/DC are The Beatles, 2 Unlimited are Michael Jackson, and The Baha Men… well, they’re still The Baha Men, but forever bronzed at their 2000 peak.
Now, a bunch of us here at Billboard are sports junkies, but we didn’t trust our own experiences and recollections in this matter to be anywhere near complete. So to help flesh out our Top 100 and determine the absolute cream of the bumper-music crop, we consulted the experts: Stadium entertainment officials, DJs, and general music men and women of the MLB, NHL, NFL and especially the NBA worlds. They were kind enough to give us their picks for the stadium-anthem GOATs, and explanations for their selections are interspersed throughout our list.
And now, let’s sound the horn and get our countdown underway. Y’all ready for this?
100. ESPN, “JOCK JAM MEGAMIX” (1997)
What It Is : ESPN’s one-stop medley for all the ’90s-era jock jam classics, stitching together over a dozen of the then-standards — many of which will be appearing later in this countdown — into one continuous jam-pumping-up.
When You’ll Hear It : During the cheerleader routine before the game, maybe — though honestly, the thing is so purely 1997 that you might not hear it a ton outside of retro night these days.
The Part You Definitely Know : “Pump up the jam/ JOCK JAMS! / Pump up the jam/ JOCK JAMS! “
99. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON, “CAN’T HOLD US” (2011)
What It Is : A no-ceilings anthem of achievement and perseverance, with a pounding piano hook and hands-up sing-along chorus.
When You’ll Hear It : The final minutes before kick off.
The Part You Definitely Know : “Here we go back, this is our moment/ Tonight is the night, we’ll fight till it’s over…”
The Experts Say : “The beat is simple and easy to clap along to, the lyrics are uplifting and victorious and there’s plenty of ‘Na Na Na Na Na’s to make it fun. On Saturday games, I beat mix it with the Bay City Rollers ‘Saturday Night’ for the older fans.” — Roger Orton, Utah Jazz “Music Guy”
98. CAJMERE, “COFFEE POT (IT’S TIME FOR THE PERCOLATOR)” (1992)
What It Is : A gnawingly repetitive Chicago house classic, best known for its bubbling synths and overcaffeinated, mantra-like refrain.
When You’ll Hear It : Fan-cam breaks in the action.
The Part You Definitely Know : “ It’s time for the percolator .”
The Experts Say : “’Percolator’ is the perfect song to get the fans (and my hips) moving after I sink a backwards half court shot.” — Benny the Bull, Chicago Bulls mascot
97. DAFT PUNK, “ONE MORE TIME” (2000)
What It Is : A celebration-for-all-occasions dance-pop squee, as futuristic as it is essentially timeless.
When You’ll Hear It : In between the end of regulation and overtime.
The Part You Definitely Know : “One more time/ We’re gonna celebrate/ Oh yeah, all right/ Don’t stop the dancin’…”
The Experts Say : “Why do we not have any Daft Punk in the national sports lexicon yet? ‘One More Time’ should be a standard by now.” — Justin Baker, Memphis Grizzlies Click Effects Operator
96. THE BUCKETHEADS, “THE BOMB (THESE SOUNDS FALL INTO MY MIND)” (1995)
What It Is : A horn-driven disco-house barnburner — the oft-sampled trumpet hook is originally taken from Chicago’s “Street Player,” though you might recognize it best from Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me” at this point.
When You’ll Hear It : In a moment of early-game momentum.
The Part You Definitely Know : “ These sounds fall into my mi-i-i-i-nd…. “
95. WOLFMOTHER, “JOKER AND THE THIEF” (2006)
What It Is : A ’70s hard-rock throwback epic, with at least two electrifying and instantly recognizable guitar riffs.
When You’ll Hear It : During late-game pitching changes, or particularly high-stakes face-offs.
The Part You Definitely Know : That arpeggiated opening riff.
The Experts Say : “We started using this song about four years ago, and it has become one of the biggest response-getters from our crowd during crucial moments… the clapping part gets everyone involved.” — A.J. Dolan, Chicago Blackhawks Director of Production & Content Marketing
94. REPUBLICA, “READY TO GO” (1996)
What It Is : A zooming dance-rock hybrid whose megaphoned hook made it absolutely unignorable in the mid-’90s.
When You’ll Hear It : The final minutes before tip-off.
The Part You Definitely Know : “From the rooftops, shout it out/ BABY, I’M READY TO GO!”
93. THE SCRIPT FEAT. WILL.I.AM, “HALL OF FAME” (2012)
What It Is : A motivational paean to the highest level of achievement, athletic or otherwise.
When You’ll Hear It : Soundtracking pre-game video montages, or enshrining franchise legends.
The Part You Definitely Know : “ Standing in the hall of fame! “
The Experts Say : “You know what song is going to live forever? ‘Hall of Fame’ by The Script. We just inducted our legendary play-by-play voice, Al McCoy into our ring of honor, so we used that for him. We used that when we put up Penny Taylor’s WNBA jersey into the rafters.” — Cassidy Lien, Phoenix Suns Sr. Director of Game Presentation
92. REEL 2 REAL, “I LIKE TO MOVE IT” (1993)
What It Is : A rather forceful Eurodance song about the appreciation of moving it, moving it.
When You’ll Hear It : Cheerleader routines at timeouts.
The Part You Definitely Know : “I LIKE TA MOVE IT MOVE IT/ I LIKE TA MOVE IT MOVE IT/ YA LIKE TO… MOVE IT! “
9 1. BOB SINCLAR & CUTEE B. FEAT. DOLLARMAN, BIG ALI & MAKEDAH, “ROCK THIS PARTY (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW)” (2006)
What It Is: A storming 21st-century update of one of the ultimate Jock Jams of the ’90s. (Shout out to Sinclar’s breezier “World, Hold On,” also a stadium anthem of choice in certain pockets of the U.S.)
When You’ll Hear It : Coming out of timeouts.
The Part You Definitely Know : “ROCK… THIS PARTY… DANCE EVERYBODY!”
The Experts Say : “A classic banger at the Madhouse [United Center] because of its big beat and sample from C+C Music Factory’s hit, calling out to fans to get out of their seats and ‘Everybody Dance Now.'” — Michelle Harris, Chicago Bulls Director of Entertainment
90. KEVIN RUDOLF FEAT. LIL WAYNE, “LET IT ROCK” (2008)
What It Is: A guitar-driven club banger that soundtracked every ESPN commercial of the late ’00s.
When You’ll Hear It : T-shirt tosses and flight squad demonstrations.
The Part You Definitely Know : “Because when I/ arrive/ I, I’ll bring the fire/ Make you come/ Alive…”
89. STEVE AOKI, CHRIS LAKE & TUJAMO, “BONELESS” (2013)
What It Is : A predominantly instrumental electro-house scorcher, with bleating faux-horns and just the right amount of “ Woo! “s and “ GO! “s.
When You’ll Hear It : Bummer timeouts where house DJs need to put a battery in the back of a discouraged fanbase.
The Part You Definitely Know : That zombie synth hook, hammering a rusty nail into your brain’s pleasure center.
88. THE ROMANTICS, “WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU” (1980)
What It Is : A power-pop standard with more unforgettable mini-hooks than should be legal to host in one sub-three-minute single.
When You’ll Hear It : As time-filler in between innings.
The Part You Definitely Know : The opening riff, four claps and one big “ HEY! “
87. IMAGINE DRAGONS, “RADIOACTIVE” (2012)
What It Is : One of the few obvious stadium-rock classics of this decade, with a dystopian lyric, booming beat and shout-along refrain.
When You’ll Hear It : Breaks in the hockey action.
The Part You Definitely Know : “Woah-oh-oh-oh-ohhh, woah-oh-oh-oh-ohh/ I’m radioactive, radioactive…”
The Experts Say : “[Imagine Dragons] seem to be writing music just for arenas. Anything by them… I would consider them right now, the most arena-rock. They just seem to be writing songs that make the most sense [for us].” — Brian Campbell, Nashville Predators Event Presentation Director
86. JAMES BROWN, “GET UP OFFA THAT THING” (1976)
What It Is : One of James Brown’s countless ’70s funk classics, many of which were similarly related to “getting up” and/or “that thing.”
When You’ll Hear It : Third-quarter dips in crowd momentum.
The Part You Definitely Know : “GET UP OFFA THAT THING!/ And dance ’till you feel better!”
85. EMINEM FEAT. NATE DOGG, “‘TILL I COLLAPSE” (2002)
What It Is : Eminem’s most Rocky -like anthem of fortitude and commitment — until, y’know, that other one.
When You’ll Hear It : The two-minute warning timeout.
The Part You Definitely Know : “Till the roof comes off, till the lights go out/ Till my legs give out, can’t shut my mouth…”
The Experts Say : “Granted, Eminem has more than a few classic stadium rockers under his belt, but this one stands out… I specifically use this song to amplify anticipation or moments where I’m trying to highlight grit.” — Poizon Ivy the DJ, Dallas Mavericks.
84. FLUX PAVILION, “I CAN’T STOP” (2010)
What It Is : A dubstep perennial with one of the genre’s biggest drops, later borrowed by Kanye West and JAY-Z for Watch the Throne ‘s “Who Gon Stop Me?”
When You’ll Hear It : During NBA team-montage videos on the big screen.
The Part You Definitely Know : “I CAN’T STOP-OP-OP-OP-OP-OP-OP-OP…..”
What It Is : A screaming alt-rock riffer from the U.K.’s most successful grunge acolytes.
When You’ll Hear It : Before the puck drops on the third period.
The Part You Definitely Know : If you remembering anything past the opening riff to this song, you are definitely over the age of 25.
The Experts Say : “If we only have 30 seconds to play something, we put LEDs on the board and then I play ‘Machinehead’ by Bush. It’s a driving song that says ‘Everybody make some noise,’ and everybody freaks out for 15 seconds, and then the batter walks into the box. We try to time it out where we can get enough people engaged, so a song like that is a classic.” — Tim Miller, Minnesota Twins/Timberwolves VP of Marketing & Events
82. GARTH BROOKS, “FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES” (1990)
What It Is : One of the greatest sing-alongs in the history of country music and general drunkenness.
When You’ll Hear It : Out in the parking lot before, during and after the big game on Sunday.
The Part You Definitely Know : “…’Coz I got friends in lowww places/ Where the whiskey drowns, and the bee-eer chases/ My blues away…”
81. ELVIS PRESLEY VS. JUNKIE XL, “A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION” (2002)
What It Is : A big beat remix of a previously minor Elvis single, making it one of the King’s biggest posthumous hits.
When You’ll Hear It : During timeouts when teams aren’t quite ready to pull out the big guns.
The Part You Definitely Know : Some combination of the Vegas-ready opening lick and the “A little less conversation, a little more action” chorus.
The Experts Say : “That was actually one of the few songs that got a request from a coach in-game. It was a visiting coach, George Karl. He wanted ‘A Little Less Conversation.’ ‘ What is that? Can you play it again? ‘ Usually we get complaints from visitors, so it was nice to get a compliment.” — Paul Kamras, Brooklyn Nets VP of Game Presentation
80. THE FRATELLIS, “CHELSEA DAGGER” (2007)
What It Is : An indie soccer anthem that was translated to North American sports — particularly hockey — via an overplayed Amstel Light commercial and the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup run.
When You’ll Hear It : After the goal siren.
The Part You Definitely know : “DA-DA-DUM, DA-DA- DUM , DA-DA-DUH-DA-DUH-DA- DUM ! “
The Experts Say : “How could we not include this one? Chelsea Dagger, our goal song, has almost become synonymous with the Blackhawks in the city of Chicago and beyond. Every time we score, it gets fans immediately on their feet and has really turned into our anthem going forward.” — A.J. Dolan, Chicago Blackhawks Director of Production & Content Marketing
79. YING YANG TWINS FEAT. HOMEBWOI, “HALFTIME (STAND UP & GET CRUNK!)” (2004)
What It Is : A guttural call-to-crunk, delivered by at least two of the lifestyle’s most devoted practitioners.
When You’ll Hear It : Despite the title, usually before tip-off.
The Part You Definitely Know : “STAAAAAND UPPPPPPP AND GET CRUUUUUUUUNK!!!”
The Experts Say : “Right before we tip the ball off in the beginning, I like using ‘Halftime’ by Ying Yang Twins. Just kind of a good anthem to get the crowd going right in the beginning.” — Cassidy Lien, Phoenix Suns Sr. Director of Game Presentation
78. KISS, “ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE” (1975)
What It Is : The ultimate example of classic rock serving as its own boo
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