Jump Up, Super Star!

Jump Up, Super Star! Is a song sung by Kate Higgins. The song uses an upbeat, big-band jazz style, and is most notable for being the first song from the feature lyrics, something almost never heard in songs from Mario games. The song has Pauline detailing an adventure across the worlds of Super Mario Odyssey, referring to herself as Mario's "1-UP Girl".
The lyrics are also printed on the inside of the game case for all regions. A Japanese version of the song has its own lyrics, unique to the international version.[ It can be played from a boombox in the Metro Kingdom and the Mushroom Kingdom.
This song was performed by The Super Mario Players and was sung by Kate Higgins (credited as Kate Davis) in English and songwriter Aimi Mukohara in Japanese.
The song also plays in Mario's debut trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In addition, passing by her or other members of the Super Mario Players band will recruit them to perform the song in the New Donk City Hall stage.
== Lyrics ==
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English (E3 version)=
Here we go, off the rails
Don't you know it's time to raise our sails
It's freedom like you never knew
Don't need bags or a pass
Say the word I'll be there in a flash
You could say my hat is off to you
Oh we can zoom
All the way to the moon
From this great wide wacky world
Jump with me, grab coins with me
Oh yeah!
It's time to jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)
Jump up, don't be scared (Jump up, don't be scared)
Jump up and your cares will soar away
And if the dark clouds start to swirl (Dark clouds start to swirl)
Don't fear, don't shed a tear, 'cause
I'll be your 1-UP Girl
So let's all jump up super high (Jump up super high)
High up in the sky (High up in the sky)
There's no power-up like dancing
You know that you're my superstar (You're my superstar)
No one else can take me this far
I'm flipping the switch
Get ready for this
Oh, let's do the odyssey
Odyssey, ya see! (x7)
Odyssey, odyssey!
Spin the wheel, take a chance
Every journey starts a new romance
A new world's calling out to you
Take a turn, off the path
Find a new addition to the cast
You know that any captain needs a crew
Take it in stride
As you move side to side
They're just different points of view
Jump with me, grab coins with me
Oh yeah!
Come on and jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)
Jump without a care (Jump without a care)
Jump up 'cause you know that I'll be there
And if you find you're short on joy (Find you're short on joy)
Don't fret, just don't forget that
You're still our 1UP boy
So go on straighten up your cap (Straighten up your cap)
Let your toes begin to tap (Toes begin to tap)
This rhythm is a power 'shroom
Don't forget you're the superstar (You're the superstar)
No one else can make it this far
Put a comb through that 'stache
Now you've got panache
Oh, let's do the odyssey
It's time to jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)
Jump up, don't be scared (Jump up, don't be scared)
Jump up and your cares will soar away
And if the dark clouds start to swirl (Dark clouds start to swirl)
Don't fear, don't shed a tear, 'cause
I'll be your 1UP girl
Now listen all you boys and girls (All you boys and girls)
All around the world (All around the world)
Don't be afraid to get up and move
You know that we're all superstars (We're all superstars)
We're the ones who made it this far
Put a smile on that face
There's no time to waste
So, let's do the odyssey''
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English (NDC Festival version)=
''
Ba da da da, di da da, ba da ta!
Bum, ba da Ta!
Here we go, off the rails
Don't you know it's time to raise our sails
It's freedom like you never knew
Don't need bags or a pass
Say the word I'll be there in a flash
You could say my hat is off to you
Oh we can zoom
All the way to the moon
From this great wide wacky world
Jump with me, grab coins with me
Oh yeah!
It's time to jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)
Jump up, don't be scared (Jump up, don't be scared)
Jump up and your cares will soar away
And if the dark clouds start to swirl (Dark clouds start to swirl)
Don't fear, don't shed a tear, 'cause
I'll be your 1-UP Girl
So let's all jump up super high (Jump up super high)
High up in the sky (High up in the sky)
There's no power-up like dancing
You know that you're my superstar (You're my superstar)
No one else can take me this far
I'm flipping the switch
Get ready for this
Oh, let's do the odyssey
Odyssey, ya see! (x7)
Odyssey, odyssey!
Spin the wheel, take a chance
Every journey starts a new romance
A new world's calling out to you
Take a turn, off the path
Find a new addition to the cast
You know that any captain needs a crew
Take it in stride
As you move side to side
They're just different points of view
Jump with me, grab coins with me
Oh yeah!
Come on and jump up in the air (Jump up in the air)
Jump without a care (Jump without a care)
Jump up 'cause you know that I'll be there
And if you find you're short on joy (Find you're short on joy)
Don't fret, just don't forget that
You're still our 1UP boy
So go on straighten up your cap (Straighten up your cap)
Let your toes begin to tap (Toes begin to tap)
This rhythm is a power 'shroom
Don't forget you're the superstar (You're the superstar)
No one else can make it this far
Put a comb through that 'stache
Now you've got panache
Oh, let's do the odyssey
Odyssey, ya see! (x7)
Odyssey, odyssey!
Dada! It's the din,
we're playing above my mind...
YEAH!''
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Japanese=
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== Development ==
Naoto Kubo composed the song. Nobuyoshi Suzuki wrote the lyrics of the song.
Rob Tunstall titled the song, "Jump Up, Super Star!" and translated the Japanese lyrics to English. Knowing Suzuki and his team wanted "something big and romantic", he listened to the song plenty of times as he made his first draft of the English lyrics. Then he fleshed out the lyrics as he took ideas from the translated lyrics to match the rhythm and the melody of the song. After doing his first draft of the song, he and Rob Heiret passed back and forth a few times. They shared their song translation to the studios in Japan through a localisation demo. Japan gave feedback to Tunstall that they liked a lot of what they have done but also "wanted a lot of it to change." This time, Tunstall and Heiret leant more to the Mario references. Through conversations with Kubo, Tunstall learnt about Kubo's vision on the song to be "fun, bombastic jazz number you could enjoy". The development team also wanted the chorus to be as "catchy as possible, simple and repetitive" so non-English speakers can pick up the lyrics and sing along.
More than a few times, Tunstall's team had a lot of video conferences with Gohara, Kubo and Suzuki at the NCL headquarters.
== In Super Mario Odyssey ==
In Super Mario Odyssey, Pauline sang "Jump Up, Super Star!" at the festival in New Donk City.
== In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ==
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, "Jump Up, Super Star!" appears in the Mario playlist. In New Donk City, there is a greater chance that the song will be played randomly.
The song plays in Pauline's spirit battle.
== Video ==
Jump Up, Super Star! ~ The Super Mario Players feat. Kate Davis (Official Release)-2
Jump Up, Super Star! (NDC Festival, full version) - Super Mario Odyssey-2
== Trivia ==
*Despite Pauline referencing 1-Ups in the song, 1-Ups are nowhere in the game.
*Some lyrics are showing a connection to Odyssey:
**Here we go, off the rails- beginning of the adventure.
** It's freedom like you never knew- implification of gameplay of Super Mario Odyssey being a 3D platform game with open stages.
** Don't need bags, or a pass, say a word, I'll be there in a flash- a reference to the fast mean of transportation- an airship Odyssey.
** You can say my hat is off to you- Cappy is Mario's sidekick who looks like a cap and his main ability is "capturing" enemies when Mario enters an enemy's body or inanimate object.
** Jump with me, grab coins with me ; It's time to jump up in the air- Jump is Mario's main ability. Mario is also collecting coins.
** I'll be your 1-UP girl- Pauline referring herself as the damsel in distress in Donkey Kong (video game).
** Find a new addition to the cast- Cappy is Mario's new sidekick.
** Put a comb through that stache- Mario's mustache is his attribute ever since his inception.
**You know that we're all superstars We're the ones who made this far- Pauline is referring to players, who completed the game.
* The third chorus is not sung during the New Donk City festival.
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