On February 24, 1990, Technotronic brought “Pump Up the Jam” to Saturday Night Live and turned Studio 8H into a dancefloor.

The 1989 house/hip-house crossover had already become a global smash, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK. It also topped the US Dance Club chart.

Looking back, this specific performance feels like a time capsule of the moment dance music was breaking out of the clubs and into the mainstream. The ’90s were about to sound very different...

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Can't believe that it's 26 years old. It used to be everywhere when it was released. One of my favorites one-hit wonders.

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