Rush (Big Audio Dynamite II song)
| "Rush" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Big Audio Dynamite II | ||||||||||
| from the album The Globe | ||||||||||
| Released | June 1991 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1990/1991 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative dance | |||||||||
| Length | 4:17 | |||||||||
| Label |
Columbia 656667-2 / 657640 2 | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Mick Jones | |||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Mick Jones Andre Shapps | |||||||||
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"Rush" is a song by Big Audio Dynamite II from their album The Globe. It was a number-one hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in 1991, as well as topping the Australian and New Zealand singles charts.
In the UK, "Rush" was originally released as the B-side to the 1991 re-release of The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go". The A-side was immensely popular due to its inclusion in a Levi Strauss & Co. advert. This single reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. The sleeve art for the 7" and CD singles displayed the Clash on the front, and BAD II on the rear. The record label displays "Should I Stay or Should I Go" as side 'A', and "Rush" as side 'AA' making it effectively a 'Double A-side' release.
A longer version of Rush, entitled Change of Atmosphere, had previously appeared on the group's 1990 album Kool-Aid, to little notice.
"Rush" was subsequently released as a standalone Big Audio Dynamite II single (as illustrated).[1]
The "New York City Club Version" remix of "Rush" was featured in the 1993 Mike Myers' film So I Married an Axe Murderer.
The song samples several songs including the keyboard component of The Who's song "Baba O'Riley," the organ from the introduction to the Deep Purple song "Child in Time", a drum break from Tommy Roe's "Sweet Pea", drums and guitars from a break in Pigmeat Markham's "Here Comes the Judge", a line from The Sugarhill Gang's song "Rapper's Delight" where Big Bank Hank raps "a time to laugh, a time to cry", and a vocal sample from Peter Sellers in Fred Flange's song "You Keep Me Swingin'", where Sellers talks about "rhythm and melody".
Track listing
Should I Stay or Should I Go / Rush - CD single
- "Should I Stay or Should I Go" - 3:06
- "Rush" - 3:58
- "Protex Blue" - 1:45
- "Rush" (Dance Mix) - 8:00
Rush - 7" vinyl
- "Rush" (7" Original Version) - 3:11
- "Rush" (New York Remix) - 3:55
Rush - 12" vinyl
- "Rush" (New York Club Mix) - 5:50
- "Rush" (New York Instrumental Mix) - 5:51
- "Rush" (New York 12" Mix) - 7:57
- "Rush" (7" Original Version) - 3:11
Rush - CD single
- "Rush" (7" Original Version) - 3:11
- "Rush" (New York Club Mix) - 5:50
- "Rush" (New York 12" Mix) - 7:57
- "City Lights" (Full Length) - 7:47
Official Versions
- "Rush" - 3:58
- "Rush" (Album Version) - 4:17
- "Rush" (7" Original Version) - 3:11
- "Rush" (Dance Mix) - 8:00
- "Rush" (New York Remix) - 3:55
- "Rush" (New York Club Mix) - 5:50
- "Rush" (New York Instrumental Mix) - 5:51
- "Rush" (New York 12" Mix) - 7:57
Personnel
- Mick Jones - Vocals
- Nick Hawkins - Guitars
- Gary Stonadge - Bass
- Chris Kavanagh - Drums
- Andre Shapps - Techno, Piano, etc.
Chart positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ARIA Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 36 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 40 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s
- Number one modern rock hits of 1991
- List of number-one singles in 1992 (New Zealand)
References
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Big-Audio-Dynamite-II-Rush/master/34252
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, NSW, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 34. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
