Simple Minds - First You Jump (official Video) -

: Kerr was specifically inspired by a friend’s daughter who was struggling with depression and anxiety.

First You Jump is a core track on an album that Kerr described as an attempt to make a "feel-good electro-rock record" during the "worst of times" (the global pandemic). Simple Minds - First You Jump (Official Video)

: While much of the album was demoed in Sicily, the final tracks were recorded at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg due to travel restrictions at the time. : Kerr was specifically inspired by a friend’s

: The song emphasizes forgetting the voices of doubt and "becoming all you're meant to". Music Video: A Sicilian Backdrop Simple Minds - First You Jump (Official Video)

Frontman Jim Kerr wrote the lyrics as a metaphor for "keeping the faith" and not letting fear paralyze you.