Push (Matchbox Twenty song)
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| Single by Matchbox Twenty | ||||
| from the album Yourself or Someone Like You | ||||
| Released | May 27, 1997 (US) | |||
| Format | CD single / Audio cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Rob Thomas, Matt Serletic | |||
| Producer | Matt Serletic | |||
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"Push" is a song by the group Matchbox Twenty. It was their breakthrough single. After landing "Long Day" on several rock radio stations paving the way, "Push" hit the top of the Modern Rock Tracks.
When the song came out initially, some feminist groups were outraged and claimed the song was about abusing women, until Thomas explained that the man in the song (either himself or fictional) was the one being abused, either emotionally or physically, by a woman.[1]
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[edit] Music video
The video for "Push", directed by Nigel Dick, starts and ends with Rob Thomas playing with a puppet. Throughout the song, the band is seen playing in an alley. A couple of scenes feature Thomas chained to a wall. Another scene is of Thomas holding onto a barbed wire fence while the band stands in the background. He gets stuck by the fence but keeps putting his hands back on it. Thomas is also seen in a room containing a clock and a bed, though no windows are shown.
[edit] Track listing
- Australia/Germany Maxi-CD
- "Push" - 3:59*
- "Busted" (Acoustic) - 4:24+
- "Tired" (Non-LP Bonus Track) - 3:44#
Germany Single
- Push 3:59
- Tired (Non-LP Bonus Track) 3:44
[edit] In popular culture
An extract of the song was used in "Weird Al" Yankovic's song, "Polka Power!", off the album Running with Scissors.
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Singles Chart | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Alternative 30 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 5[2] |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 38 |
| MusicMaximum Hot 100 | 92 |
| MusicMaximum Rockin' 40 | 5 |
| Preceded by "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single July 26, 1997 |
Succeeded by "Fly" by Sugar Ray |
[edit] References
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