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"Jammin'"
"Jammin'"
Single by Bob Marley featuring MC Lyte
from the album Chant Down Babylon
Released	March 2000
Recorded	1999
Studio	Marley Music Studios; Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	R&B; reggae fusion;
Length	4:08
Label	Tuff Gong; Island;
Songwriter(s)	Bob Marley
Producer(s)	Stephen Marley
Bob Marley singles chronology
MC Lyte singles chronology

"Jamming"
"Jamming"
Single by Bob Marley and The Wailers
from the album Exodus
B-side	"Punky Reggae Party"
Released	June 3, 1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Genre	Reggae
Length	3:31
Label	Tuff Gong/Island
Songwriter(s)	Bob Marley
Bob Marley and The Wailers singles chronology
Music video
	"Jamming" on YouTube

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"Jamming" is a song by the reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers from their 1977 album Exodus. The song also appears on the compilation album Legend. The song was re-released 10 years later as a tribute to Bob Marley and was again a hit, as in the Netherlands, where it was classified in the charts for 4 weeks.^[1] In Jamaican patois the word jamming refers to a getting together or celebration.^[2] It is still receiving moderate airplay from adult alternative stations.

Bob Marley's wife Rita Marley has performed the song during the tribute concert "Marley Magic: Live In Central Park At Summerstage". Marley's children Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers have performed the song during their concerts. Their live version of the song appears on the concert CD/DVDs Live Vol. 1 and Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live. Notably, the song contains the line, "No bullet can stop us now". On December 3, 1976, Marley was shot by unknown gunmen who had broken into his home. He recovered shortly afterward.

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version

Chart (1977-78)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	99
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	9
Chart (1987)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	85

with MC Lyte

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	54
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[8]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	59
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[10]	9
UK Dance (OCC)^[11]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	42

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)^[13]	Gold	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture

The song was sung by Chief Wiggum at the end of The Simpsons episode "The Canine Mutiny".
The song was used in the Season 8 episode of The Middle titled "Roadkill."
The song is played in the movie Captain Ron, along with many other Bob Marley songs.
The song is sung during the honeymoon in Along Came Polly.
The song was adapted for a Vodafone commercial called Roaming instead of Jamming, promoting the operator's roaming service.
The song was spoofed as "Diggin'" on an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy centered on archaeology.
The song is played live in a nightclub in the Miami Vice episode titled Cool Runnin' (1984).
Sometimes used by ABC during coverage of NBA games.
The song made an appearance in a Super Bowl commercial featuring the Budweiser Frogs.^[15]

References

^ "Jamming in the Dutch chats in 1987".
^ Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language, page 70, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Around the Way Books, 30 May 2006
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Bob Marley with MC Lyte – Jammin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Bob Marley with MC Lyte – Jammin'" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Bob Marley with MC Lyte – Jammin'". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Portuguese single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^ "British single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ "BUDWEISER FROGS SUPERBOWL Commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

External links

Bob Marley - Jamming on YouTube

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[1] "Jamming in the Dutch chats in 1987".

[2] Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language, page 70, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Around the Way Books, 30 May 2006

[3] "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[sc_UK_-4] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Flanders_Bob_Marley_&_The_Wailers-5] "Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Bob_Marley_&_The_Wailers-6] "Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Bob_Marley_with_MC_Lyte-7] "Bob Marley with MC Lyte – Jammin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[sc_Spain_Bob_Marley_with_MC_Lyte-8] "Bob Marley with MC Lyte – Jammin'" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[sc_Sweden_Bob_Marley_with_MC_Lyte-9] "Bob Marley with MC Lyte – Jammin'". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[sc_UKrandb_-10] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKdance_-11] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[ref1-12] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[PortugalBob_Marley_&_The_WailersJammingsingleCertRef-13] "Portuguese single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[United_KingdomBob_Marley_&_The_WailersJammingsingleCertRef-14] "British single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[15] "BUDWEISER FROGS SUPERBOWL Commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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+| B-side     = [[Punky Reggae Party]]
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+| released   = June 3, 1977
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-| next_title = [[Punky Reggae Party]]
+| title2      = [[Punky Reggae Party]]
-| next_year  = 1977
+| next_title  = [[Is This Love (Bob Marley and the Wailers song)|Is This Love]]
-| misc       = {{Extra track listing
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+| misc          =
+{{External music video|{{YouTube|oqVy6eRXc7Q|"Jamming"}}}}
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+{{Infobox song
+| name       = Jammin'
+| cover      = Bob_Marley_&_MC_Lyte_-_Jammin_(single_cover).jpg
+| alt        =
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[Bob Marley]] featuring [[MC Lyte]]
+| album      = [[Chant Down Babylon]]
+| released   = March 2000
+| recorded   = 1999
+| studio     = Marley Music Studios<br>[[Kingston, Jamaica]]
+| venue      =
+| genre      =
+* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
+* [[reggae fusion]]
+| length     = 4:08
+| label      = {{hlist|[[Tuff Gong]]|[[Island Records|Island]]}}
+| writer     = [[Bob Marley]]
+| producer     = [[Stephen Marley (musician)|Stephen Marley]]
+| chronology = [[Bob Marley]]
+| prev_title     = Rainbow Country
+| prev_year     = 2000
+| next_title     = I Know a Place
+| next_year      = 2001
+| misc = {{Extra chronology
+ | artist         = [[MC Lyte]]
+ | type           = single
+ | prev_title     = Party Going On
+ | prev_year      = 1998
+ | title          = Jammin
+ | year           = 2000
+ | next_title     = Time For A Change
+ | next_year      = 2000
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+}}
+"'''Jamming'''" is a song by the [[reggae]] band [[Bob Marley and the Wailers]] from their 1977 album ''[[Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers album)|Exodus]]''. The song also appears on the compilation album ''[[Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Legend]]''. The song was re-released 10 years later as a tribute to Bob Marley and was again a hit, as in the Netherlands, where it was classified in the charts for 4 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bob+Marley+%26+The+Wailers&titel=Jamming&cat=s |title=Jamming in the Dutch chats in 1987}}</ref> In Jamaican patois the word ''jamming'' refers to a getting together or celebration.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LsNdtFF7b48C&pg=PA70 Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language], page 70, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Around the Way Books, 30 May 2006</ref> It is still receiving moderate airplay from [[Adult album alternative|adult alternative]] stations.
+Bob Marley's wife [[Rita Marley]] has performed the song during the tribute concert "Marley Magic: Live In Central Park At Summerstage". Marley's children [[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]] have performed the song during their concerts. Their live version of the song appears on the concert CD/DVDs ''[[Live Vol. 1 (Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers album)|Live Vol. 1]]'' and ''Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live''.  Notably, the song contains the line, "No bullet can stop us now".  On December 3, 1976, Marley was shot by unknown gunmen who had broken into his home.  He recovered shortly afterward.
+==Charts==
+===Weekly charts===
+====Original version====
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+!Peak<br/>position
+|-
+|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3 |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date= 27 May 2014 |url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=30148&pages=5 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131020123255/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=30148&pages=5 |archive-date= 20 October 2013}}</ref>
+|align="center"|99
+|-
+{{singlechart|UK|9|date=1978-01-29}}
+|-
+!Chart (1987)
+!Peak<br/>position
+|-
+{{singlechart|Flanders|38|artist=Bob Marley & The Wailers|song=Jamming|access-date=2 December 2021}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|85|artist=Bob Marley & The Wailers|song=Jamming|access-date=2 December 2021}}
+|}
+====with MC Lyte====
-"'''Jamming'''" is a song by the [[reggae]] band [[Bob Marley and the Wailers]] from their 1977 album ''[[Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers album)|Exodus]]''. The song also appears on the compilation album ''[[Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Legend]]''. The song was re-released 10 years later as a tribute to Bob Marley and was again a hit, as in the Netherlands, where it was classified in the charts for 4 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bob+Marley+%26+The+Wailers&titel=Jamming&cat=s |title=Jamming in the Dutch chats in 1987}}</ref> In Jamaican patois the word ''jamming'' refers to a getting together or celebration.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LsNdtFF7b48C&pg=PA70#v=onepage&q&f=false Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language], page 70, Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds, Around the Way Books, 30 May 2006</ref> It is still receiving moderate airplay from [[Adult album alternative|adult alternative]] stations.
+{|class="wikitable sortable"
+!Chart (2000)
+!Peak<br/>position
+|-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|54|artist=Bob Marley with MC Lyte|song=Jammin'|access-date=2 December 2021}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Spain|10|artist=Bob Marley with MC Lyte|song=Jammin'|access-date=2 December 2021}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Sweden|59|artist=Bob Marley with MC Lyte|song=Jammin'|access-date=2 December 2021}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|UKrandb|9|date=2000-06-18}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|UKdance|12|date=2000-06-18}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|UK|42|date=2000-06-18|refname=ref1}}
+|}
+==Certifications==
-Bob Marley's wife [[Rita Marley]] has performed the song during the tribute concert "Marley Magic: Live In Central Park At Summerstage". Marley's children [[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]] have performed the song during their concerts. Their live version of the song appears on the concert CD/DVDs ''[[Live Vol. 1 (Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers album)|Live Vol. 1]]'' and ''Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live''.  Notably, the song contains the line, "No bullet can stop us now".  On December 3, 1976, Marley was shot by unknown gunmen who had broken into his home, but recovered shortly afterward.
+{{certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Bob Marley & The Wailers|title=Jamming|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1977|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}
+{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Bob Marley & The Wailers|title=Jamming|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|id=15784-1030-1|access-date=17 September 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
 == In popular culture ==
+{{unreferenced|section|date=October 2022}}
-* The song was sung at the end of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Canine Mutiny]]" sung by [[Chief Wiggum]].
-* The song can be heard in the film ''[[How High]]''.
+* The song was sung by [[Chief Wiggum]] at the end of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Canine Mutiny]]".
+* The song was used in the Season 8 episode of ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'' titled ''"Roadkill."''
 * The song is played in the movie ''[[Captain Ron]]'', along with many other Bob Marley songs.
-* The song can be heard in the ''[[Friends]]'' episode "[[The One Where Rachel Smokes]]".
 * The song is sung during the honeymoon in ''[[Along Came Polly]]''.
-* The song was heard in an episode of ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'' ("Roadkill")
 * The song was adapted for a [[Vodafone]] commercial called ''Roaming'' instead of ''Jamming'', promoting the operator's [[roaming]] service.
-* The song was spoofed as "Diggin'" on an episode of [[Bill Nye the Science Guy]] centered on archaeology.
+* The song was spoofed as "Diggin'" on an episode of ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' centered on archaeology.
+* The song is played live in a nightclub in the ''[[Miami Vice]]'' episode titled ''Cool Runnin''' (1984).
-* The song is heard in the starting scene of the German TV movie ''Jenseits der Mauer'' (2009) as if it was coming from a car radio, even though the scene is set in 1974.
+* Sometimes used by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] during coverage of [[NBA]] games.
-* The song is played live in a nightclub in the ''[[Miami Vice]]'' episode entitled ''Cool Runnin''' (1984).
+* The song made an appearance in a [[Super Bowl]] commercial featuring the [[Budweiser Frogs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BUDWEISER FROGS SUPERBOWL Commercial |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB5HD6zBotQ |website=YouTube |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>
-*Sometimes used by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] during coverage of [[NBA]] games.
-* The song was featured in a [[Super Bowl]] commercial for [[Budweiser]] starring the [[Budweiser Frogs]]. After the frogs ride into a bar on the back of an [[alligator]] and croak their names ("Bud, Weis, Er") to the startled patrons, they leave with a crate of Budweiser beer while the song plays.<ref>{{cite web|title=BUDWEISER FROGS SUPERBOWL Commercial|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB5HD6zBotQ|website=YouTube|accessdate=4 May 2018}}</ref>
 == See also ==
-* [[Master Blaster (Jammin')]], a Stevie Wonder song intended as an ode to Bob Marley (particularly inspired by Jamming).
+* [[Master Blaster (Jammin')]], a [[Stevie Wonder]] song intended as an ode to Bob Marley (particularly inspired by "Jamming").
 ==References==
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-{{refimprove|date=August 2012}}
 ==External links==
+* {{YouTube|CMB4I5HbOl4|Bob Marley - Jamming}}
-* {{MetroLyrics song|bob-marley|jamming}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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+[[Category:1977 songs]]
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+[[Category:2000 singles]]
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v t e Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Other vocalists: Junior Braithwaite Cherry Smith Beverley Kelso Constantine "Vision" Walker Rita Marley Marcia Griffiths Judy Mowatt Musicians: Aston "Family Man" Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Alvin "Seeco" Patterson Al Anderson Earl "Chinna" Smith Donald Kinsey Junior Marvin
Studio albums	The Wailing Wailers (1965) Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution Part II (1971) The Best of the Wailers (1971) Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)
Compilations	African Herbsman (1973) Rasta Revolution (1974) Legend (1984) Rebel Music (1986) Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1995) 21 Winners: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (1997) One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001) Gold (2005)
Live albums	Live! (1975) Babylon by Bus (1978) Talkin' Blues (1991) Live at the Roxy (2003) Live Forever: September 23, 1980 • Stanley Theatre • Pittsburgh, PA (2011) Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (2015)
Remix albums	Chances Are (1981) Chant Down Babylon (1999) B Is for Bob (2009)
Box sets	Songs of Freedom (1992) The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)
Singles	"Judge Not" "Simmer Down" "Guava Jelly" "Stir It Up" "Get Up, Stand Up" "I Shot the Sheriff" "No Woman, No Cry (Live '75)" "Jah Live" "Exodus" "Waiting in Vain" "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" "Is This Love" "Satisfy My Soul" "So Much Trouble in the World" "Could You Be Loved" "Redemption Song" "Three Little Birds" "Forever Loving Jah" "Buffalo Soldier" "One Love/People Get Ready" "Iron Lion Zion" "Sun Is Shining" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Slogans" "Is This Love"
Other songs	"Rude Boy" "Mr Brown" "Small Axe" "No Woman, No Cry" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Sun Is Shining" "One Drop" "War" "Hammer"
Performances	Smile Jamaica Concert (1976) Exodus Tour (1977) One Love Peace Concert (1978) Uprising Tour (1980)
Associated acts	The Skatalites The Upsetters Word, Sound and Power The Wailers Band The Original Wailers
Related people	Chris Blackwell Errol Brown Allan Cole Coxsone Dodd Vincent Ford Neville Garrick Joe Higgs Lee Jaffe Arthur Jenkins King Sporty Leslie Kong Johnny Nash Jimmy Norman Lee "Scratch" Perry Mortimer Planno Karl Pitterson Alex Sadkin
Related articles	Discography Band members Outline of Bob Marley 1976 assassination attempt Marley Natural Upsetter Records Tuff Gong Bob Marley Museum Statue of Bob Marley Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley Marley soundtrack Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley One Love: The Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack
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