Glee featured multiple major and secondary roles who have contributed vocals to the show: Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Jayma Mays, Jane Lynch, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Harry Shum, Jr., Damian McGinty, Vanessa Lengies, Samuel Larsen, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell, Melissa Benoist, Jacob Artist, and Dean Geyer. Numerous special guests have also featured on tracks, including Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Grant Gustin, Olivia Newton-John, John Stamos, Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Charice, Gwyneth Paltrow, k.d. lang, Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer, Kate Hudson, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The pilot episode of the show was broadcast on May 19, 2009 and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy selects all music featured within the series himself, with the intent of maintaining a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.
Their debut single, "Don't Stop Believin'", a cover of the 1981 Journey song, was a top ten hit, and was certified platinum in Australia and gold in the US. The group's cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" reached number one in Ireland, giving them their first number one single.
There has been Nineteen soundtracks released through Columbia Records: Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, Glee: The Music, Volume 6, Glee: The Music, Volume 7 and Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2,Glee: The Music, Volume 7,Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album,Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3,Glee Sings the Beatles and Glee: The Music - Celebrating 100 Episodes.
Nineteen EPs have also been released: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show.Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, Dance Party,Britney 2.0,Glee: The Music Presents Glease,The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series),A Katy or a Gaga (Music from the Episode),Movin' Out,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4,City of Angels,New New York,Glee: The Music, Bash,Glee: The Music, Tested,Glee: The Music, Opening Night,Glee: The Music, the Back Up Plan,Glee: The Music, Old Dog, New Tricks,Glee: The Music – The Untitled Rachel Berry Project,Glee: The Music – Loser Like Me and Glee: The Music – Homecoming.
The cast is second behind The Beatles for most chart appearances by a group act in the Billboard Hot 100's history, and holds the record of sixth overall among all artists, with sixty-nine appearances. The cast has sold over thirty six million and over eleven million albums worldwide. The series' cover versions have also had a positive effect on the original recording artists, with sales of Rihanna's "Take a Bow" increasing by 189 percent after the song was covered in the Glee episode "Showmance".
The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important — the balancing of that." Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."
Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee, and features five to eight production numbers per episode. Once music rights are cleared, songs are arranged and pre-recorded by the cast. Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Numbers can take several weeks to prepare, depending on complexity. Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce, and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.
JUMP
Glee Cast Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Jump jump jump
I get up,
You got it tough,
I've seen the toughest around
And I know
Baby just how you feel
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
Oh can't you see me standing here I got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen (ain't the worst that you've seen)
Oh can't you see what I mean (can't you see what I mean)
(Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba)
Ah, might as well jump (jump!)
Might as well jump
Go ahead and jump (jump!)
Go ahead and jump
A-oh, hey you, (who said that?)
Baby how you been?
You say you don't you don't know
You won't know until you begin
Oh can't you see me standing here I got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen (ain't the worst that you've seen)
Oh can't you see what I mean (can't you see what I mean) (yeah)
Might as well jump (jump!)
Go ahead and jump
Might as well jump (jump!)
Go ahead and jump
Yeah oh yeah yeah
Jump
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Jump yeah!
Might as well jump (jump!)
Might as well jump
Go ahead and jump
Go ahead and jump
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Whoa, jump jump jump jump
Jump
The song "Jump" by the Glee Cast is a cover of the original song by Van Halen released in 1984. The lyrics are about taking risks and living in the moment. The first verse establishes the idea that life can be tough, but you have to keep going and embrace the challenges to get to what is truly important. The repeated line "jump jump jump" is a call to action, encouraging the listener to take a chance and go for it.
The second verse is about being confident in oneself and standing up to challenges. The singer is not the worst that the other person has seen and encourages them to see what they mean. The chorus again encourages the listener to take the leap and jump into the unknown.
The last part of the song includes a back and forth between the singer and an unknown person who says "who said that?" but ultimately ends with both parties agreeing that they might as well jump and take the risk.
Overall, the song is a classic anthem about seizing opportunities and not being held back by fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Instrumental intro
Jump jump jump
Chorus encouraging jumping
I get up,
I rise from my failures
And nothin' gets me down
I don't let my setbacks bring me down
You got it tough,
You face difficulties
I've seen the toughest around
I have seen people with even tougher situations
And I know Baby just how you feel
I understand your struggles
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real
You need to face the hardships to find true success
Oh can't you see me standing here I got my back against the record machine
I am confident and ready to face challenges
I ain't the worst that you've seen (ain't the worst that you've seen)
I am not the weakest person around
Oh can't you see what I mean (can't you see what I mean)
Do you understand my point of view?
Ah, might as well jump (jump!)
Let's take a leap of faith
Might as well jump
Why not take a chance?
Go ahead and jump (jump!)
Take the plunge!
A-oh, hey you, (who said that?)
Hey there, who just spoke?
Baby how you been?
How have you been doing?
You say you don't you don't know
You express uncertainty
You won't know until you begin
You won't know until you try
Might as well jump (jump!)
Let's take a risk together
Go ahead and jump
Let go and try something new
Yeah oh yeah yeah
Expressing excitement towards this idea
Ba ba ba ba ba ba da ba ba da ba
Instrumental break
Jump yeah!
Encouraging jumping
Whoa, jump jump jump jump
Encouraging more jumping
Jump
Final call to jump
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, David Roth
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Julianna Lago
This is, unquestionably, the most fun, non-competition group performance of Glee. Oh, Glee season 1. You are so missed.
Brittany
I agree! Its a shame that the light heartedness of the show became nonexistent
Deniz
all the glee glee season 1 songs will hold special place in my heartt
Seirra Sky
Yasss
Melissa Bolt
I know the cast had the fun doing this. I would've loved to jump around on those mattresses.
Kandra Graham
they were really trampolines
summer skye
yesss😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
DreamBelief
They are definitely trampolines. You can glimpse them a few times, and mattresses don't bounce you that well (besides the fact that the size is wrong)
DreamBelief
aver8730 aver8730 depends actually. You can get super thin mattresses (unfortunately I know from experience of sleeping on them, or attempting to)
But yeah, the cover reveals it multiple times as you said
Remy
@DreamBelief not to mention the stitched together “mattresses”