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and American rapper

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from their collaborative mixtape ''

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'' (2015). The track was released as a single on November 10, 2015. It draws its name from the Nike Jumpman mascot inspired by a 1984 photograph of

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Critical reception

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''s Matthew Ramirez wrote, "'Jumpman' is the

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song, complete with a percussive, non-sequitur refrain and Drake attempting to mimic Young Thug’s idiosyncrasies—the result isn’t embarrassing so much as labored, and makes you wish for the real thing." The song hit the top 20 of the ''

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, which was a first for Future''.''

In the media

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released a promotional single titled "

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" on December 31, 2015, in which he uses the same flow that Drake does in "Jumpman". On the March 5, 2016 episode of ''

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'', on which Future was the musical guest, he performed the song during the show's opening monologue, with host

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performing Drake's part. In April 2016, "Jumpman" was played during a medley at the

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. Also in April, Apple released a commercial for

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featuring

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rapping along to the song and accidentally falling down on the treadmill, which ultimately became popular and was dubbed as "Taylor vs Treadmill". Following the premiere of the commercial, downloads of the song increased by 431%. The song was also used in the opening credits of the 2016 film ''

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''.

Commercial performance

''Jumpman'' peaked at number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the week of November 7, 2015, prior to being released as a single. The song was eventually certified

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by the

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for combined sales and streaming units of over four millions units. By March 2016, the song had sold 824,000 copies in the United States. In the UK, the song peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the

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(BPI) for sales of over 400,000 units.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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