Their set at the Hollywood Music Festival helped the song break through, selling roughly 30 million copies and becoming one of the best-selling singles of the time.
The four-piece band performed without a traditional drummer, relying instead on Paul King on guitar, stand-up bass played by Mike Cole and piano from Colin Earl.
“After the decision not to run with ‘Have a Whiff On Me,’ ‘Follow Me Down’ was also considered, Barry decided on ‘Baby Jump’ after I had come up with the new lyric. I had no title and suggested that I call the song ‘Baby Jump’ but I was unsure, Barry said that it was a good idea,” Dorset recalled in Baby Jump Sheet Music.
Barry had attended one of the band’s gigs at the Northcote Arms and was impressed by the dancing in the crowd. Inspired by the energy he saw, Dorset realized it would make the perfect basis for a new song.
“It was also good that it was totally different from anything else that we had recorded so it would surprise the critics who thought that we would most probably follow up ‘In The Summertime’ with something similar. It was a good move.”
The band, which went through several lineup changes, continued releasing songs that made it into the Top 20, though none would ever return to No. 1 in the U.K.
While no live shows are currently scheduled, the band hopes to share a live-streamed performance later this year.
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