{"id":2322009,"date":"2026-03-10T20:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322009"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:25:59","slug":"steve-vai-recorded-a-ripping-solo-over-a-new-version-of-van-halens-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/steve-vai-recorded-a-ripping-solo-over-a-new-version-of-van-halens-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"STEVE VAI Recorded A Ripping Solo Over A New Version Of VAN HALEN&#8217;s &#8220;Jump&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Steve Vai<\/strong> (and a bunch of other not-<strong>Steve<\/strong>\u2013<strong>Vai<\/strong> people) has teamed up with Coca-Cola to deliver a new take on the <strong>Van Halen<\/strong> classic Jump, reimagined as an official anthem for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The revamped track arrives ahead of this summer&#8217;s massive 48-team tournament, which will be hosted across United States, Canada, and Mexico. For the project, <strong>Vai<\/strong> joins an eclectic lineup including <strong>J Balvin<\/strong>, <strong>Amber Mark<\/strong>, and <strong>Travis Barker<\/strong> of <strong>Blink-182<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vai&#8217;<\/strong>s signature guitar work takes center stage throughout the track, adding bursts of whammy bar screams, melodic harmonies, and a flash of two-handed tapping that nods directly to the song&#8217;s co-writer and original guitarist, <strong>Eddie Van Halen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never know what might come across my desk as an inquiry, but this was a taker,&#8221; <strong>Vai<\/strong> said of the unexpected collaboration. And it&#8217;s\u2026 very modern in its generally lo-fi and half-speed-ness? I mean, it&#8217;s not my thing, but I&#8217;m also not gonna turn down a <strong>Steve Vai<\/strong> solo.<\/p>\n<p>Originally released in December 1983, &#8220;Jump&#8221; became <strong>Van Halen<\/strong>&#8216;s first and only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, cementing its place as one of the most recognizable rock songs ever recorded. The track also earned a nomination at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards, ultimately losing the Best Rock Performance category to Prince for the iconic song Purple Rain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"J Balvin, Amber Mark - JUMP (ft Travis Barker &amp; Steve Vai) | Coca-Cola Anthem for FIFA World Cup 26\u2122\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWOALJ0C0I8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n\t\t<strong style=\"display: block;margin: 0 auto;max-width: 660px;font-size: 1.625rem;\">Want More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard Metal newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source metalinjection.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Vai (and a bunch of other not-Steve\u2013Vai people) has teamed up with Coca-Cola to deliver a new take on the Van Halen classic Jump, reimagined as an official anthem for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. 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