View source for Rush (Big Audio Dynamite II song)

{{Short description|1991 single by Big Audio Dynamite II}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Rush
| cover      = Big Audio Dynamite II - Rush.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Big Audio Dynamite II]]
| album      = [[The Globe (album)|The Globe]]
| released   = June 1991
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     =
* 4:17 (album version)
* 3:11 (7-inch version)
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer     = [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
| producer   =
* Mick Jones
* Andre Shapps
| prev_title = Free
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[The Globe (song)|The Globe]]
| next_year  = 1991
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|-h8zs898lr4|"Rush"}}}}
}}
"'''Rush'''" is a song by the 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]]''.

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.

"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==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* '''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>
# "Rush" (7-inch original version) – 3:11
# "Rush" (New York remix) – 3:55

* '''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" (New York club mix) – 5:50
# "Rush" (New York instrumental mix) – 5:51
# "Rush" (New York 12-inch mix) – 7:57
# "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 original version) – 3:11
# "Rush" (New York club mix) – 5:50
# "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" (edit)
# "Kool-Aid"
{{col-2}}
* '''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>
:A1. "Rushdance" – 8:04
:A2. "Rush" (club instrumental) – 9:08
:B1. "Rush" (album version) – 4:17
: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" (album version) – 4:17
# "Rushdance" – 8:04
# "City Lights" – 7:18
# "Rush" (live) – 5:45

* '''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>
# "Rush"
# "E=MC2"
# "Medicine Show"
{{col-end}}

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

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Rush"
!Chart (1991–92)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Big Audio Dynamite II|song=Rush|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|73|chartid=1666|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Big Audio Dynamite II|song=Rush|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-01-18.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=18 January 1992|page=14|access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>
| 50
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|32|artist=Big Audio|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Big Audio|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|36|artist=Big Audio|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|40|artist=Big Audio|rowheader=true|access-date=30 July 2019}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1991 year-end chart performance for "Rush"
!Chart (1991)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1991/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
| 16
|-
!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
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1992 year-end chart performance for "Rush"
!Chart (1992)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<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
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{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=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}}

==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 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)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Big Audio Dynamite}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rush (Bad song)}}
[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
[[Category:Big Audio Dynamite songs]]
[[Category:Capitol Records singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mick Jones (The Clash)]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mick Jones (The Clash)]]
[[Category:UK singles chart number-one singles]]