Push (song)

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"Push"
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Single by Matchbox Twenty
from the album Yourself or Someone Like You
Released 1997 (US)
Format CD Single / Audio Cassette
Recorded 1996
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 3:58
Label Atlantic
Producer(s) Matt Serletic
Chart positions
  • #38 (UK)
Matchbox Twenty singles chronology
"Long Day"
(1996)
"Push"
(1997)
"3 A.M."
(1998)

"Push" was Matchbox Twenty's breakthrough single. After landing "Long Day" on several radio stations paving the way, "Push" hit the top. The song, while seeming to be about physical abuse, has been stated by Rob Thomas to be about emotional abuse.

[edit] Video

The video for "Push" 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. The band is also seen standing while Thomas is standing over a wire fence, with his hands on the wires in front of him. Thomas is also seen in a room containing a clock and a bed, though no windows are shown.