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It remains the duo's biggest hit to date. 'Jump' was very successful on the charts all over the world. 34 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio, who tells the reader not to blame the kids of Kris Kross, but to look behind the curtain for Treach and Dupri, whom he labeled as 'true villains'. Most recently, the song (mislabeled as 'Jump, Jump') was ranked at No. Blender listed the song as number 373 on its list of 'Greatest Songs Since You Were Born'. It ranked number 75 on 'VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's', and number two on their 'Child Stars' Top 10 list. It's Public Enemy's wailing sax break with Naughty By Nature's b-line.' Bunny Sawyer from Smash Hits gave it five out of five, commenting, 'Their tune's a work of hip-hop genius that comes complete with easy-peasy dance steps to make us all look as cross as them.' Sunday Tribune described it as a 'infectious rallying cry'.

Obviously the tongue matures before the rest of the body.' Hannah Ford from Select wrote that the song 'is a beautiful hip hop track that gets your goose bumps quacking. And cheek the speed at which they spin out their ragamuffin rhymes on 'Jump' and ' Warm It Up'. A reviewer from People Magazine said that 'their best trick is inserting catchily melodic refrains in the middle of their free-stylin' raps.

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James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it a 'jaunty 'jump, jump' prodded jiggly lurcher'. They sound as determined as Michael Jackson at that age.' Alan Jones from Music Week stated that 'against an unusually fresh and eclectic backdrop, the two 13-year-old rappers make a highly infectious noise incorporating some ragga influences'. Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented that 'these 12-year-old boys have formed a real rap posse. Smith (who calls himself Daddy Mack) and Kelly (Mack Daddy) grip their microphones with so much confidence that if they didn’t sound so youthful, you might forget they’re just barely out of grade school.' Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report stated, 'These two twelve year-olds from Atlanta are about to bounce in only one direction-to the top of the chart.' Bruce Britt from Los Angeles Daily News described the song as 'bubble gum rap'. To their credit, the two rappers don’t rely on their production team’s musical prowess. You can be sure to hear more from this group in the near future.' James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly noted, 'Play the group’s hyperactive platinum single ”Jump” at any party and watch the floors quake. Randy Clark and Bryan DeVaney from Cashbox commented, 'For such young guys, they deliver some pretty impressive lyrics and have a slammin' music track on their debut single. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that 'energetic pop/hip-hopper showcases fast-talking, baby-voiced male rappers that may initially draw comparisons to Another Bad Creation.' He also described the song as 'radio-friendly' and 'melodic'. Steve Huey from AllMusic called the song 'irresistible', adding, 'actually, the miggeda-miggeda-mack bit proves they're not bad rappers'. This was soon removed due to copyright infringement. The original song's introduction contained a sample of Another Bad Creation's song ' Playground' which was followed by a scratching sound giving the effect that their record was being taken off to play 'Jump'. At the beginning of their song they dissed another kid group Another Bad Creation when Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly said 'don't try to compare us to another bad little fad'. The song samples ' I Want You Back' by The Jackson 5, ' Funky Worm' by Ohio Players, 'Impeach the President' by The Honey Drippers, 'Midnight Theme' by Manzel, 'Escape-Ism' by James Brown, ' Saturday Night' by Schoolly D, and a replay of ' O.P.P.' by Naughty by Nature. Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly and Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith were only twelve and thirteen years old when they recorded the song. 'Jump', a hip hop song, was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri.

Additionally, it was the third best-selling song in the United States in 1992 with sales of 2,079,000 physical copies that year. It achieved international success, topping charts in Switzerland, Australia, and the United States. It was released on February 6, 1992, as a single from their debut studio album Totally Krossed Out. ' Jump' is the hit debut single by American hip hop duo Kris Kross.