Jump in My Car

"Jump in My Car" is a song originally recorded by Australian rock band Ted Mulry Gang in 1975. The song was written by Australian singer Ted Mulry and guitarist Les Hall, and was the first hit for the band in Australia. "Jump in My Car" was number one in Australia in 1976 for six weeks.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 76
Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4][5] 6

David Hasselhoff version

"Jump in My Car"
Single by David Hasselhoff
Released26 June 2006 (2006-06-26)[6]
Length3:01
LabelSkintight
Songwriter(s)Ted Mulry, Les Hall
Producer(s)Harry Vanda
David Hasselhoff singles chronology
"Do the Limbo Dance"
(2005) 		"Jump in My Car"
(2006) 		"It's a Real Good Feeling"
(2011)

American actor David Hasselhoff recorded a cover of "Jump in My Car" that was released in Australia on 26 June 2006 ahead of his first tour there. The song was later released in the UK and debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart in October 2006. It received publicity from the "Get Hasselhoff to Number 1" campaign, which originally campaigned to get "Looking for Freedom" released but later switched its attentions to "Jump in My Car". The song also received backing from BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills and The Sun newspaper.

The music video for the song was filmed in Glebe in Sydney, Australia and was ranked number 2 in MAX music's World's Worst Ever Video countdown in 2008. According to Hasselhoff, the video was intended as a joke, a parody of himself. The 1983 Pontiac Trans Am in the video has been modified to look like KITT from Knight Rider. Most notably, due to the video being filmed in Australia, the car was right hand drive.

Hasselhoff sang this song on an episode of the TV show America's Got Talent. His cover of the song was a running gag on Quizmania.

In 2019, Hasselhoff re-record the song for his fourteenth studio album Open Your Eyes (2019), with American rock musician Todd Rundgren being a featured artist in the song.

Track listing

  1. "Jump in My Car" (Ted Mulry) 2:58
  2. "Jump in My Car" (EMC Remix) (Ted Mulry) 3:17
  3. "Jump in My Car" (Hoff's Housed up Mix) (Ted Mulry) 5:02
  4. "Jump in My Car" (Video) 3:01

Charts

Other cover versions

Guitarist Chris Spedding released the song as a 45 (RAK 228) in January 1976. The song was also included on his self-titled album released the following April.

References

  1. ^ "Australia's (David Kent) Weekly Single Charts from 1976". 26 December 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  6. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 26th June 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 26 June 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ "David Hasselhoff – Jump in My Car". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ "David Hasselhoff – Jump in My Car" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 16th October 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 16 October 2006. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Jump in My Car". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  13. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2006" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 12 October 2018.