Jumper (Third Eye Blind song)
| "Jumper" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Jumper (radio edit)" |
| B-side | "Graduate (remix)" |
"Jumper" is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on their 1997 self titled album, and written by vocalist Stephan Jenkins. Released as a single, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
This song is most likely thought to be about a friend of Jenkins' who committed suicide, as it sounds as if the singer is saying all the things he should have said sooner, because his friend had already died. ("He's on the table and he's gone to code") meaning, the hospital bed and his lifeline has disappeared. In an interview it was revealed that the song is about a friend of his who was gay, and was criticized after coming out of the closet, and this song was a sort of "talk-down" to prevent his friend from killing himself.
A cover of the song has been record by BEDlight for BlueEYES featuring Sebastian Davin of Dropping Daylight for the album Punk Goes '90s.
ADDENDUM: The term "gone to code" is a widely used Medical/Hospital phrase to identify that a patient is under respiratory or cardiac arrest.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th ed, Billboard Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6