the personal conflicts that matter to Bowie." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic remarked the "paranoid jumble" of the song, naming it one of the "moments" from the album, that "are the first in a long time to feel classically Bowie". Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Peek into Bowie's first solo album in eons is a kinetic pop/funk throwdown. That incomparable voice wafts over a barrage of jangly guitars, wriggling rhythms, and jolting horns. New collaboration with "Let's Dance" co-producer Nile Rodgers has the potential to meet with similar top 40 approval, although innovative batch of remixes is already shaping up to be a club favorite here and abroad. A most welcome return." Alan Jones from Music Week named it Pick of the Week, describing it as "a typical theatrically crooned throwback to his glory days", and adding, "Club-goers will glory in the Brothers In Rhythm/Leftfield mixes which drag it on to the dancefloor." Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel noted that jazz trumpet player Lester Bowie's brief entrance "enlivens the otherwise pastel "Jump They Say", which recurs as a remix toward the end of the album." Reading Evening Post felt the song is "surprisingly good". James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update noted "his droning adenoidal vocal". Chart performance The song, while not Bowie's first release since Tin Machine, was pushed as a comeback single, and reached No. 9 in the UK charts – Bowie's only top 10 single between 1986's "Absolute Beginners" and 2013's "Where Are We Now?". Track listing 7" version "Jump They Say" (Radio edit) – 3:53 "Pallas Athena" (Don't Stop Praying Mix) – 5:36 12", Arista / 74321 139421 (EU) "Jump They Say" (Hardhands Mix) – 5:40 "Jump They Say" (Full album version) – 4:22 "Jump They Say" (Leftfield 12" vocal) – 7:42 "Jump They Say" (Dub Oddity Mix) – 4:44 12", Arista / 74 321 13 69 61 (EU) "Jump They Say" (Club Hart remix) – 5:05 "Jump They Say" (JAE-E Mix) – 5:32 "Jump They Say" (JAE-E Dub) – 4:48 "Jump They Say" (Leftfield remix) – 7:41 "Jump They Say" (Dub Oddity, another Leftfield remix) – 5:36 "Pallas Athena" (Don't Stop Praying Mix) – 5:36 CD, Arista / 74321 13696 2 (EU) "Jump They Say" (Radio edit) – 3:53 "Jump They Say" (JAE-E edit) – 3:58 "Jump They Say" (Club Hart remix) – 5:05 "Jump They Say" (Leftfield 12" vocal) – 7:42 "Pallas Athena" (Album