The idea for "Jump" came from Joe Henry who presented it to Madonna and developed it into a song. During an interview with the singer for the British gay lifestyle magazine "Attitude", journalist Matthew Todd described that "Jump" as an inspiration for "a whole generation of gay kids to pack their bags and head to the big city", to which Madonna agreed. Initially it was to be released as the third single from the album. However, the song "Get Together" was chosen as the third single from the album to coincide with the start of Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour. The decision was also spurred by the fact that "Get Together" was the third best selling digital single from the "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album. Its digital sales at the United States was 20,000 copies at that time, whereas digital sales for "Jump" was at just 9,000 copies. Hence, "Get Together" was finally chosen as the third single. On July 12, 2006, "Billboard" confirmed "Jump" to be the fourth single from the "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album.