Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)
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| Single by Debbie Harry | ||||||||||||||
| from the album Scarface | ||||||||||||||
| Released | 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, Dance | |||||||||||||
| Label | Chrysalis Records | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Deborah Harry, Giorgio Moroder | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Giorgio Moroder | |||||||||||||
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"Rush Rush" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry. Released as a single in 1983, it is taken from the soundtrack album of the film Scarface (1983).
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[edit] Song information
"Rush Rush" was released as a single on Chrysalis Records in the US, UK, Germany and most other parts of the world and was Harry's second collaboration with producer Giorgio Moroder, the first being the charttopping "Call Me" from the 1980 Richard Gere movie American Gigolo. "Rush Rush" was released both as a 7" single and an extended 12", the A-side of which would later be included on the 1988 Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach as well as Harry's 1999 greatest hits compilation Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry. The song was also sampled by The Beatnuts for their 2002 song "Yae Yo". In 2008 Septimus Orion covered the song on its first studio album CAGED. This album also features a remix of "Rush Rush" called "Trip mix".
"Rush Rush" peaked at No. 105 on the US Billboard chart, but became a moderate US dance hit[citation needed]. The single also peaked at No. 87 in UK.
"Rush Rush" was the first single Harry released after Blondie broke up in 1982. It was one of the several side projects Harry worked on in between her solo debut album Koo Koo and her second solo album Rockbird and a music video clip was serviced to video stations, but it was primarily a montage of clips from Harry's past videos including ones from Blondie.
This song was also featured on the Flashback FM radio station in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto III and the 1985 Tom Hanks film The Money Pit.
The song was covered by British 'Madchester' band, Happy Mondays for their 2007 album Uncle Dysfunktional. It appeared as track eight and was not released as a single.
The song was a reference to drug use, 'yeyo' being a Latin-American word for cocaine.
[edit] Track listing
US 7"
- Debbie Harry: "Rush Rush" (Giorgio Moroder/Deborah Harry) - 3:33
- Beth Anderson: "Dance Dance Dance" (Giorgio Moroder, Arthur Barrow) - 2:41
UK 7"
- "Rush Rush" (Giorgio Moroder/Deborah Harry) - 3:33
- "Rush Rush" (Dub Version) (Giorgio Moroder/Deborah Harry) - 3:26
US & UK 12"
- "Rush Rush" (Extended Version) (Giorgio Moroder/Deborah Harry) - 4:45
- "Rush Rush" (Extended Dub Version) (Giorgio Moroder/Deborah Harry) - 4:45
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1983) | Peak Position |
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| US | 105 |
| USA Dance[1] | 28 |
| UK[2] | 87 |
| New Zealand[3] | 39 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Debbie Harry Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4447/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Debbie Harry - Rush Rush". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=11381. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Rush Rush". Australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Debbie+Harry&titel=Rush+Rush&cat=s. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
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