"
Pump Up the Volume" is a song and the only
single by
British recording act . Recorded and released in 1987, it was a number-one hit in many countries and is sometimes regarded as a significant milestone in the development of British
house music and
music sampling. The song derives its title directly from a lyrical sample from "
I Know You Got Soul", a hit single by
4th & B'way/
Island labelmates,
Eric B. & Rakim, released only months prior in that same year.