- Rush (BAD song)
Infobox Single
Name=Rush
Artist=Big Audio Dynamite II
from Album=The Globe
Released=June, 1991
Recorded=1990/1991
Genre=Rock/Dance
Length=4:17
Label=Columbia Records
Writer = Mick Jones
Producer=Mick JonesAndre Shapps
Chart position=* #32 US Billboard Hot 100
* #1 US Modern Rock Tracks
* #36 US Hot Dance Music/Club Play
Reviews=
*All Music Guide (2/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ozfqoarabijb link]
Artist=Big Audio Dynamite
Last single="Free"
(1990)
This single="Rush"
Next single="The Globe"
(1991)"Rush" is a song by
Big Audio Dynamite II from their album "The Globe". It was a number 1 hit onModern Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks.In the UK, "Rush" was released as the
B-side to the 1991 re-release of "Should I Stay or Should I Go ". TheA-side was immensely popular due to its inclsuion in aLevi Strauss & Co. advert. The single reached number 1 on theUK Singles Chart . The sleeve art for the 7" single 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'. The release was effectively a 'Double A-side ' release.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 other songs including the keyboard component of
The Who 's song "Baba O'Riley ", the opening samples the opening of theDeep Purple song "Child in Time " and a line from theThe Sugar Hill Gang 's songRapper's Delight whereBig Bank Hank raps 'a time to laugh and a time to cry'.Credits
*Mick Jones - Vocals
*Nick Hawkins - Guitars
*Gary Stonadge - Bass
*Chris Kavanagh - Drums
*Andre Shapps - Techno, Piano, etc.External links
*YouTube|hrJxbe3tKf4
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