"Rush Rush" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and performed by American singer Debbie Harry. It was released as the fourth and final single from the soundtrack to the 1983 film Scarface.
| "Rush Rush" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Debbie Harry | ||||
| from the album Scarface: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | November 1983[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-disco[2] | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Composer(s) | Giorgio Moroder | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Debbie Harry | |||
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder | |||
| Debbie Harry singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
Rush Rush | ||||
Background
edit"Rush Rush" was the first single Harry released after Blondie broke up in 1982, and was one of the several projects she worked on in between her first and second solo albums. It was Harry's second collaboration with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, the first being Blondie's 1980 number-one single "Call Me" (from the 1980 film American Gigolo). The song was a reference to drug use, "llello" being a Spanish colloquialism for cocaine.
Release and reception
edit"Rush Rush" was released both as a 7-inch single and an extended 12-inch, 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 compilation Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry. A music video was produced, but it was primarily a montage of clips from Harry's past videos including ones from Blondie.
In the United States, "Rush Rush" peaked at number 105 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and number 28 on the Dance/Disco Top 80 chart. The single also peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart.
Uses in Media
editThe song was also featured in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III on the fictional in-game radio station "Flashback 95.6" (Flashback FM) alongside four other songs from the Scarface soundtrack. The song also appears in the 1986 Tom Hanks film The Money Pit. It was also used in the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours.[3]
Other versions
editThe song was covered by the British band Happy Mondays for their 2007 album Uncle Dysfunktional. The song was also sampled by the Beatnuts for their 2002 song "Yae Yo". In 2008, Septimus Orion covered the song on its debut studio album, Caged, which also features a remix of "Rush Rush" called the "Trip mix".
Track listing
edit- US 7-inch single
- A. "Rush Rush" – 3:33
- B. "Dance Dance Dance" (performed by Beth Anderson) – 2:41
- UK 7-inch single
- A. "Rush Rush" – 3:33
- B. "Rush Rush" (dub version) – 3:26
- US and UK 12-inch single
- A. "Rush Rush" (extended version) – 4:45
- B. "Rush Rush" (extended dub version) – 4:45
Charts
edit| Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 25 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 42 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 17 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 39 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 87 |
| US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] | 105 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] | 28 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Debbie Harry – Rush, Rush".
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Original Soundtrack – Scarface [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Scarface chops up '80s mix".
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 134. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4423." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Debbie Harry – Rush Rush". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Debbie Harry: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 3. January 21, 1984. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Debbie Harry Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
