According to Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates, "Eddie Van Halen told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in 'Jump.' I don't have a problem with that at all."
The song was released in December 1983 as the lead single from their album 1984.
It is Van Halen's most successful single, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The synth line was written around 1981 by Eddie Van Halen but it was refused by the other members of the band.
The song was listed by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll."