Was the synth line to Jump a tribute to the Danish club Brondby IF?

**AlanCBerry** · 11.24.22, 06:02 AM

Doing research for a 1984 documentary and saw on the wikki for Jump that states, "The synth line was written circa 1981 by Eddie Van Halen as a tribute to the Danish club Brondby IF,". I can't find and other info that backs this up.

Have anyone of you ever heard this outside of the Wikki post?

Thanks!

**SunStar** · 11.24.22, 12:19 PM

Brøndby IF is a football (soccer) team. I don’t know much about football but I am from Denmark. Brøndby uses Jump as their anthem when they walk in on the pitch. I’d be really surprised if Ed even knew about this team. Most likely a fan of the team has taken some liberties with historical facts.

**AlanCBerry** · 11.25.22, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by SunStar

Brøndby IF is a football (soccer) team. I don’t know much about football but I am from Denmark. Brøndby uses Jump as their anthem when they walk in on the pitch. I’d be really surprised if Ed even knew about this team. Most likely a fan of the team has taken some liberties with historical facts.

Sounds good to me. Thank you for the information.