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| album = [[The Globe (album)|The Globe]]
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| released = June 1991
| released = June 1991
| recorded = 1990–1991
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* [[Alternative rock]]
* 4:17 (album version)
* [[alternative dance]]
* 3:11 (7-inch version)
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| length = 4:17
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] (656667-2 / 657640 2)
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
| writer = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
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"'''Rush'''" is a song by English band [[Big Audio Dynamite II]] from their fifth album, ''[[The Globe (album)|The Globe]]'' (1991). A longer version of "Rush", entitled "Change of Atmosphere", had previously appeared on the group's 1990 album ''[[Kool-Aid (album)|Kool-Aid]]''.


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The song samples several musical recordings, including the [[keyboard instrument|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 (song)|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 cry, a time to laugh", and a vocal sample from "You Keep Me Swingin'", from [[Peter Sellers]]' ''[[Songs for Swingin' Sellers]]''. The shorter 7-inch version omits all the samples except for the "Baba O'Riley" keyboard and the "Sweet Pea" drums.
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"'''Rush'''" is a song by English band [[Big Audio Dynamite II]] from their album ''[[The Globe (album)|The Globe]]''. A longer version of "Rush", entitled "Change of Atmosphere", had previously appeared on the group's 1990 album [[Kool-Aid (album)|''Kool-Aid'']], to little notice.


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"Rush" was a number-one hit on the US ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart for four weeks in 1991, becoming the chart's most successful hit of 1991, and it also topped the [[ARIA Charts|Australian]] and [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand]] singles charts. In the United Kingdom, "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, causing it to climb to number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The sleeve art for the 7-inch 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.
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The song samples several musical recordings, including the [[keyboard instrument|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 (song)|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 [[Fred Flange]]'s song "You Keep Me Swingin'", where [[Peter Sellers]] talks about "rhythm and melody". The shorter 7-inch version omits all the samples except for the "Baba O'Riley" keyboard and the "Sweat Pea" drums.

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"Rush" was a number-one hit on the US ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart for four weeks in 1991, becoming the chart's most successful hit of 1991, and it also topped the [[ARIA Charts|Australian]] and [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand]] singles charts. In the United Kingdom, "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, causing it to climb to number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The sleeve art for the 7-inch 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.


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
{{col-begin}}
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'''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=[[Big Audio Dynamite II]]|year=1991|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]|id=657640 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=656978 4}}</ref>
'''"Should I Stay or Should I Go / Rush" – CD single'''
# "[[Should I Stay or Should I Go]]" – 3:06
# "Rush" (7-inch original version) – 3:11
# "Rush" – 3:58
# "Rush" (New York remix) – 3:55

# "Protex Blue" – 1:45
'''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=657640 6}}</ref>
# "Rush" (Dance Mix) – 8:00
# "Rush" (New York club mix) – 5:50
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# "Rush" (New York instrumental mix) – 5:51
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# "Rush" (New York 12-inch mix) – 7:57
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# "Rush" (7-inch original version) – 3:11


'''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=657640 2}}</ref>
'''"Rush" – 7-inch vinyl'''
# "Rush" (7-inch Original Version) – 3:11
# "Rush" (7-inch original version) – 3:11
# "Rush" (New York Remix) – 3:55
# "Rush" (New York club mix) – 5:50
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# "Rush" (New York 12-inch mix) – 7:57
# "City Lights" (full length) – 7:47


'''US cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=38T 73987}}</ref>
'''"Rush" – 12-inch vinyl'''
# "Rush" (New York Club Mix) – 5:50
# "Rush" (edit)
# "Kool-Aid"
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# "Rush" (New York Instrumental Mix) – 5:51
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# "Rush" (New York 12-inch Mix) – 7:57
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# "Rush" (7-inch Original Version) – 3:11
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'''US 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Columbia Records|id=44 74134}}</ref>
'''"Rush" – UK CD single'''
:A1. "Rushdance" – 8:04
# "Rush" (7-inch Original Version) – 3:11
# "Rush" (New York Club Mix) – 5:50
:A2. "Rush" (club instrumental) – 9:08
# "Rush" (New York 12-inch Mix) – 7:57
:B1. "Rush" (album version) – 4:17
# "City Lights" (Full Length) – 7:47
:B2. "City Lights" – 7:18


'''US CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=44K 73844}}</ref>
'''"Rush" – US CD single'''
# "Rush" (Album Version) – 4:17
# "Rush" (album version) – 4:17
# "Rushdance" – 8:04
# "Rushdance" – 8:04
# "City Lights" – 7:44
# "City Lights" – 7:18
# "Rush" (Live) – 5:45
# "Rush" (live) – 5:45
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{{col-end}}


'''Australian 12-inch, CD, and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=Australian 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Columbia Records|id=656978 6}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=656978 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rush|others=Big Audio Dynamite II|year=1991|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=656978-4}}</ref>
==Official versions==
* "Rush" – 3:58
# "Rush"
# "E=MC2"
* "Rush" (Album Version) – 4:17
# "Medicine Show"
* "Rush" (7-inch Original Version) – 3:11
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{{col-end}}
* "Rush" (Dance Mix) – 8:00
* "Rush" (New York City Club Version) – 3:55
* "Rush" (New York Club Mix) – 5:50
* "Rush" (New York Instrumental Mix) – 5:51
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* "Rush" (New York 12-inch Mix) – 7:57


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] – vocals
* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] – vocals, guitar
* [[Nick Hawkins (musician)|Nick Hawkins]] – guitars
* [[Nick Hawkins (musician)|Nick Hawkins]] – guitar
* [[Gary Stonadge]] – bass
* [[Gary Stonadge]] – bass
* [[Chris Kavanagh (musician)|Chris Kavanagh]] – drums
* [[Chris Kavanagh (musician)|Chris Kavanagh]] – drums
* Andre Shapps – techno, piano, etc.
* Andre Shapps – keyboards, sampling


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Rush"
!Chart (1991)
!Chart (1991–92)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1991 year-end chart performance for "Rush"
!Chart (1991)
!Chart (1991)
!Position
!Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1991/singles-chart|title=1991 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1991/singles-chart|title=1991 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
|16
|16
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-983304.html|title=1991's Chart-Toppers: Garth, Mariah & C C|last=Harrington|first=Richard|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=1 January 1992|url-access=subscription|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105195120/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-983304.html|archive-date=5 November 2013|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-12-21.pdf#page=95|title=The Year in Music 1991: Top Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|date=21 December 1991|page=YE-41|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
|1
|1
|}
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1992 year-end chart performance for "Rush"
!Chart (1992)
!Chart (1992)
!Position
!Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=3881|title=End of Year Charts 1992|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1992-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1992|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
|16
|16
|}
|}
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Rush"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|certref=<ref name="ausye"/>|access-date=30 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|certref=<ref name="ausye"/>|access-date=30 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Big Audio Dynamite|title=Rush|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1992|id=3497|recent=website|access-date=30 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Big Audio Dynamite|title=Rush|award=Gold|relyear=1991|id=1992-03-06|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1992}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==In popular culture==
The "New York City Club Version" remix of "Rush" was featured in the 1993 [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]]' film ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]'', and released on its soundtrack album.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s#1991|List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s]]
* [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s#1991|List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s]]
*[[List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s#1991|List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s]]
* [[List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s#1991|List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s]]
*[[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)#1992|List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)]]
* [[List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)#1992|List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==


{{Big Audio Dynamite}}
{{Big Audio Dynamite}}
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 20 November 2024

"Rush"
Single by Big Audio Dynamite II
from the album The Globe
ReleasedJune 1991
Length
  • 4:17 (album version)
  • 3:11 (7-inch version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Mick Jones
Producer(s)
  • Mick Jones
  • Andre Shapps
Big Audio Dynamite II singles chronology
"Free"
(1990) 		"Rush"
(1991) 		"The Globe"
(1991)
Music video
"Rush" on YouTube

"Rush" is a song by English band Big Audio Dynamite II from their fifth album, The Globe (1991). A longer version of "Rush", entitled "Change of Atmosphere", had previously appeared on the group's 1990 album Kool-Aid.

The song samples several musical recordings, 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 cry, a time to laugh", and a vocal sample from "You Keep Me Swingin'", from Peter Sellers' Songs for Swingin' Sellers. The shorter 7-inch version omits all the samples except for the "Baba O'Riley" keyboard and the "Sweet Pea" drums.

"Rush" was a number-one hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in 1991, becoming the chart's most successful hit of 1991, and it also topped the Australian and New Zealand singles charts. In the United Kingdom, "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, causing it to climb to number one on the UK Singles Chart. The sleeve art for the 7-inch 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.

Track listings

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Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Rush"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rush (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 657640 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Rush (UK cassette single sleeve). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 656978 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Rush (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 657640 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Rush (UK CD single liner notes). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 657640 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Rush (US cassette single sleeve). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 38T 73987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Rush (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 44 74134.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Rush (US CD single liner notes). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 44K 73844.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Rush (Australian 12-inch single vinyl disc). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 656978 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Rush (Australian CD single liner notes). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 656978 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Rush (Australian cassette single sleeve). Big Audio Dynamite II. Columbia Records. 1991. 656978-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Big Audio Dynamite II – Rush". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1666." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Big Audio Dynamite II – Rush". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Big Audio Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Big Audio Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Big Audio Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Big Audio Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b "1991 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  19. ^ "The Year in Music 1991: Top Modern Rock Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. 21 December 1991. p. YE-41. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  20. ^ "End of Year Charts 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  21. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Big Audio Dynamite – Rush". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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