Jack Ü is an American DJ duo, side group and collaborative project, consist… Read Full Bio ↴Jack Ü is an American DJ duo, side group and collaborative project, consisting of Mad Decent founder Diplo and OWSLA founder Skrillex, formed in 2013.They are an EDM act with no specific genre, releasing a variety of genres from trap to house to dubstep.

Jack Ü performed at Ultra Music Festival Miami in 2014. They released their first official single "Take Ü There featuring vocals from Kiesza on September 17, 2014. Skrillex commented of Jack Ü that he and Diplo will "feature on each other’s tracks, and put out some singles together, but mostly we [Diplo and Skrillex] just like to DJ together [as Jack Ü]." On February 3, 2015, the pair announced that they would be working with Missy Elliott on a remix to "Take Ü There".

Jack Ü’s debut performance took place at the Mad Decent Block Party in San Diego on September 15, 2013, which is a nationwide tour that record label Mad Decent puts together in order to showcase different artists signed to the label. Diplo announced the project by releasing the Mad Decent Block Party lineup with Jack Ü playing at multiple stops on the tour. After some guessing by many of who “Jack Ü” was, Diplo finally came out to reveal that “Jack Ü … means Skrillex and Diplo together”.

The two have worked with each other on assorted projects over the past five years starting with Skrillex singing and playing guitar on a record for Major Lazer, one of Diplo’s other projects. In 2011, Diplo also worked on a song with Skrillex titled “Amplifire” (though it was never completed or released) for Bangarang. They collaborated on a song that combines trap and dubstep elements and features vocals from Korean pop artists CL and G-Dragon titled Dirty Vibe for Skrillex’s album Recess. When asked about how the two ended up forming Jack Ü, Diplo stated that Skrillex "was one of the first producers I met when I moved to LA…we just [have] always been really close musically with our ideas.” The two get together in Downtown L.A or in hotel rooms when on tour to make their songs.

On March 30, 2014 Jack Ü was given an hour-long slot to play at the Ultra Music Festival. The set included a wide variety of genres featuring songs from Skrillex’s then newly released first studio album, Recess, and including some old school hip-hop with DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat”.

On December 31st, 2014 Jack Ü headlined a concert at Madison Square Garden. Besides their (Diplo and Skrillex) performance, other performers included A$AP Ferg, Diplo, Skrillex, Rudimental and Yellow Claw. The concert was broadcast live on Yahoo.

Don't Do Drugs Just Take Some Jack Ü
Jack Ü Lyrics

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And now we have a prescription, a new prescription for you
It is called Jack Ü

It'll get rid of the flu
No more flu shots, no more drugs
No more prescription drugs, just have a little
Shoot up a little bit of Jack Ü in your butt
Right now and you'll feel right good

Yeah, anyway
Don't use that part

You know that was great actually
I'm just gonna cut something together
I'm gonna like slow it down, it's gonna just be really cool
Unless you can email some before we get to the music
Before they get started I wanna let 'em know
There's two million gillion hundred watts of electrical vibes,
Electric voltage coming through these speakers

Right into your ears, holes
Into your ears, holes, holes

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Don't Do Drugs Just Take Some Jack Ü" by Jack Ü are satirical and ironic, as they suggest that taking the DJ duo's music is a substitute for drugs. The phrase "Jack Ü" is, in fact, a play on words that refers to "Jack Daniels" and the "Ü" symbol that represents the combination of Skrillex and Diplo; hence, the use of the term as a prescription. The song adopts a humorous tone throughout the lyrics, as seen in the lines "No more flu shots, no more drugs/ No more prescription drugs, just have a little/ Shoot up a little bit of Jack Ü in your butt/ Right now and you'll feel right good." These words shed light on the issue of drug abuse and addiction, while at the same time, they aim to discourage people from using such substances by proposing alternative methods of entertainment.

Moreover, the lyrics highlight the power of music as a form of energy, as seen in the line "There's two million gillion hundred watts of electrical vibes, electric voltage coming through these speakers/ Right into your ears, holes/ Into your ears, holes, holes." This metaphor implies that music has the ability to stimulate and awaken the senses, both physically and emotionally. The use of hyperbole ("two million gillion hundred watts") and the repetition of the word "holes" emphasize the intensity of the experience, making it seem as if the music is invading the listener's body.

In conclusion, "Don't Do Drugs Just Take Some Jack Ü" is a humorous yet thought-provoking song that pokes fun at drug culture while simultaneously acknowledging the power of music as a form of escape.

Line by Line Meaning

And now we have a prescription, a new prescription for you
We have a new solution for you

It is called Jack Ü
It is called Jack Ü

It'll get rid of the flu
It will cure you of ailments, such as the flu

No more flu shots, no more drugs
You won't need to take any more medications, including flu shots

No more prescription drugs, just have a little
You won't need any prescription drugs, just a little of Jack Ü

Shoot up a little bit of Jack Ü in your butt
Consume a small amount of Jack Ü in your body

Right now and you'll feel right good
You will feel good immediately

Yeah, anyway
Despite that

Don't use that part
Please disregard what was just said

You know that was great actually
What was said before was actually great

I'm just gonna cut something together
I am going to put something together