"Jam" is a single released by American

People of the United States

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 television personality Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian

Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian is an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. She is known for the E! reality series that she shares with her family—Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York...

. The song is for charity purposes, and Kardashian confirmed that she will not be releasing any albums. The song was first premiered on March 2, 2011 during On Air with Ryan Seacrest

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. The song was also released to iTunes

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 on March 2, 2011, a portion of the proceeds from the sales of the song will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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. The single made its television premiere during the March 6 episode of Kourtney and Kim Take New York

Kourtney and Kim Take New York

Kourtney and Kim Take New York is an American reality television series, produced by Ryan Seacrest, that debuted on E! in the United States and Canada on January 23, 2011...

. It reached #57 on the iTunes Top Songs chart and #2 on the Top Dance Songs.

Music video

The video for "Jam (Turn It Up)" was filmed in January 2011 by director Hype Williams

Hype Williams

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 but never released. The video also featured a special appearance by Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

. Some behind-the-scenes archive footage from the video were shown in ads for Keeping Up with the Kardashians

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, Season 6. According to Kim's sister, Khloé Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian

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 It [the video] was never meant to be played publicly." She continues, "I've seen it. It's to die for. Her body is banging, baby. [...] The song was for charity; it wasn't for her to have a recording deal. [It was] something she just wanted to be for herself and for fun, so the video she made just for herself, so back off guys".

Critical reception

The song received negative reception from critics and the public. Jim Farber, writing for the Daily News, called the song a "dead-brained piece of generic dance music, without a single distinguishing feature," and suggested that the single made Kardashian the "worst singer in the reality TV universe."

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
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