"Jump" () is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released through YG Entertainment on July 11, 2025, as the lead single from the group's third Korean extended play Deadline (2026). The release marked the group's first song to be distributed by the Orchard instead of Interscope Records. The song was written by Teddy, Diplo, 24, Zikai, Claudia Valentina, Jumpa, Malachiii, and Jesse Bluu and produced by Diplo, 24, Boaz van de Beatz, Zecca, Ape Drums. A hardstyle, and dance-pop anthem incorporating club music, techno and EDM, it marked a sharp departure from their previous pop-centric music.
"Jump" was a commercial success and became Blackpink's third number-one song on the Billboard Global 200 and fourth on the Global Excl. US, making them the female act with the most number ones in the latter's history. It topped the charts in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam and entered the top ten in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates. The song was certified diamond in France, platinum in Australia and Canada, and gold in New Zealand and the United States.
"Jump" received positive reviews from critics, who complimented the song as a sonic pivot for the group and a statement of independence. It was named one of the best K-pop songs of the year by multiple publications and was recognized by Forbes as the most acclaimed K-pop group song of 2025. "Jump" was also selected as the Song of the Year in a public survey conducted by Gallup Korea in 2025. An accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers and released on Blackpink's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. To promote the single, Blackpink debuted it on the Deadline World Tour before its release. The song received several accolades, including Song of the Year at the 2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards and Best Digital Song at the 40th Golden Disc Awards.
Background and release On February 19, 2025, Blackpink announced dates for a world tour starting in July, which was later revealed to be titled the Deadline World Tour. YG Entertainment confirmed on June 9 that the group had been filming a new music video since June 6 in Seoul with a "famous overseas director". On June 23, the label announced that Blackpink will debut their comeback single at the tour's first show on July 5. The group launched an interactive website on July 1 featuring a map of Seoul; two locations were marked on the map by an all-caps sign reading "Do Not Jump" with "Not" crossed out in pink spray paint. On July 4, Blackpink released a teaser video captioned "Ready to Jump?" previewing their new song.
During the opening night of the Deadline World Tour at Goyang Stadium on July 5, Blackpink unveiled "Jump" and performed the song on stage. At the concert, Jennie revealed that the song would be released on streaming platforms later in the week. On July 7, Blackpink released a music video teaser confirming the song's release date to be four days later. "Jump" was released digitally on July 11 through YG Entertainment in a new distribution partnership with the Orchard, instead of the group's previous distributor Interscope Records. It marked the group's first release in two years and 10 months since their second studio album, Born Pink (2022), aside from the video game soundtrack song "The Girls" in 2023. In an interview with Vogue Korea, Lisa confirmed that "Jump" is a pre-release single from the group's upcoming album.
Lyrics and composition
"Jump" was written by Teddy, Diplo, 24, Zikai, Claudia Valentina, Jumpa, Malachiii and Jesse Bluu, and was produced by Diplo, 24, Boaz van de Beatz, Zecca, and Ape Drums. The track originated from a January 2024 session at Sony Studios in Miami to write Latin music with Diplo, Ape Drums, and Zecca. During the session, Diplo wanted to make "an 'Emerge' kind of acid song", referring to the song by 2000s electroclash duo Fischerspooner. Though initially intended for Major Lazer, it ended up with Argentine duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, who worked with Diplo on arrangement and recorded it. However, the duo moved in a different direction for their music, making the song no longer work for them. He then presented the demo to Blackpink's creative director and lead producer Teddy, who loved its radicalness. Diplo passed the track to Blackpink in May 2025, and the group recorded the song and sent him the files for finishing touches.
"Jump" is a fast-paced, energetic hardstyle, and dance-pop anthem that hybridizes various dance/electronic subgenres. The song begins with a "striking guitar riff" that evokes a Western film and is characterized by "powerful beats, an unpredictable hook, and expressive vocal lines," delivering an "intense, addictive energy that instantly gets pulses racing." Described as a "club track", it shifts between moments of techno, drill, hardstyle, and trance with a chorus melody evoking Da Hool's 1997 rave anthem "Meet Her at the Love Parade". The song blends elements of club music, synth-pop, techno and EDM, a bold departure from the group's usual pop-focused sound. The track has been described as a marked transformation from the group's previous musical style and features an "addictive chorus".
Lyrically, "Jump" centers around the power of a night out with the girls; it begins with Rosé and Jisoo explaining to a presumed former lover the wild feeling that takes them over at times. In the chorus, Jennie and Lisa urge everyone to run up on the dance floor and jump. The second verse discusses how sisterhood leads to liberation for the girls, before the chorus repeats the theme of women dancing and jumping their feelings out.
Critical reception
"Jump" received generally positive reviews from critics and was recognized by Forbes as the most acclaimed K-pop group song of 2025. Billboard placed "Jump" on their list of the best songs of the year at number 53, with writer James Dinh praising the group's sonic pivot into the rave scene. He added that the pre-release single indicates that Blackpink's "looming album holds plenty of promise". Writing for Rolling Stone India, Debashree Dutta placed "Jump" on their list of the best K-pop songs of the year, noting the change from the group's "usual glossy pop for an edgier, hard-style intensity." She lauded it as a "statement of independence" that bursts with "city‑street energy until the iconic 'Blackpink in your area' sign‑off perfectly rounds out the song." NME also named "Jump" the 11th best K-pop song of the year. Writing for the publication, Tamar Herman commended the club song's "visceral sense of movement" as it heads to the outro, in which the "ever-charismatic" group turn up the bass to "earth-shattering levels to keep you on the dancefloor." On the other hand, IZMs Park Soo-seok criticized the song's familiar structure and flashy beats, in contrast to the members' advancements in their solo music.
+"Jump" on year-end lists Critic/Publication List Rank Billboard The 100 Best Songs of 2025: Staff Picks 53 The 50 Best Dance Tracks of 2025: Staff Picks 10 The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks 16 The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 26 NME The 25 best K-pop songs of 2025 11 Rolling Stone India The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025 Rolling Stone Korea 2025 Ranking: Song of the Year
Accolades On South Korean music programs, "Jump" won ten first-place trophies, including three triple crowns on Inkigayo, M Countdown and Show! Music Core. It also won two weekly Melon Popularity Awards on August 4 and August 11, 2025.
+ Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Result 2025 Asian Pop Music Awards Top 20 Songs of the Year People's Choice Award Song of the Year BreakTudo Awards International Music Video Korea Grand Music Awards Best Dance Performance Best Music Video MAMA Awards Best Dance Performance Female Group Best Music Video Song of the Year 2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards Song of the Year Clio Awards Music Marketing – Visual Effects Golden Disc Awards Best Digital Song (Bonsang) Song of the Year (Daesang) iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Music Video Favorite TikTok Dance K-pop Song of the Year KM Chart Awards Best Popular Song Award MTV Video Music Awards Best K-Pop Music Awards Japan Best K-Pop Song in Japan Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song TMElive International Music Awards The Best Song of the Year
+ Music program awards Program Date Inkigayo M Countdown Show Champion Show! Music Core
Commercial performance Upon release, "Jump" reached number one on Spotify's daily songs chart, making Blackpink the first K-pop group with three chart-toppers after "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" in 2022. It spent six days atop the chart and debuted at number one on Spotify's weekly chart, making them the first K-pop girl group to have topped the list twice following "Shut Down". The song crossed 300 million streams on Spotify in 80 days, the fastest K-pop girl group song to do so. "Jump" debuted at number one on the Billboard Global 200 with 123 million streams and 14,000 sold worldwide in the week ending July 17. It marked the group's third number-one song after "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" and their fifth top-ten song on the chart. It was the first song in four months to cross 100 million streams globally, since Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars's "Die with a Smile" in March. "Jump" simultaneously debuted at number one on the Global Excl. US with 109.9 million streams and 11,000 sold outside the US. It marked their fourth number-one song on the chart after "Lovesick Girls" in 2020 and "Pink Venom" and "Shut Down" in 2022. With this, Blackpink became the female act with the most number ones in the chart's history, breaking out of a tie with Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift and only behind BTS's seven. It marked the eighth number-one song by the group including entries by its members as soloists. Counting number-one entries by members Rosé's "On the Ground" (2021) and "Apt." (2024), Jennie's "You & Me" (2023), and Lisa's "Rockstar" (2024), "Jump" extended the streak of Blackpink and/or one of its members topping the chart each year since its 2020 inception. 89% of the song's streams and 75% of its sales were based outside the United States, marking the biggest non-US streaming count since "Apt." in January. The last group to achieve a higher streaming count with a non-holiday release was Blackpink themselves with "Shut Down" in 2022.
In South Korea, "Jump" debuted at number 41 on the Circle Digital Chart for the week dated July 12 with less than two days of tracking. In its first full tracking week, the song rose to number three, where it remained for another seven consecutive weeks.
In its eleventh week on the chart, "Jump" rose to a new peak at number two. In other Asian countries, "Jump" topped the charts in Malaysia, Singapore. Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, and reached the top ten in Hong Kong. India. Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In North America, the song debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, earning the group their milestone tenth entry on the chart. It became their longest-running song on the Billboard Hot 100 and their first to spend 10 weeks on the chart. With this, Blackpink joined BTS, Fifty Fifty, Huntrix and the Saja Boys as the only K-pop groups to have a song chart for 10 weeks. On January 15, 2026, "Jump" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for surpassing 500,000 units sold in the United States, achieved through streaming alone. It also debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, later receiving a platinum certification from Music Canada.