Hush (song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Hush" | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Song by Deep Purple | ||
| from the album Shades of Deep Purple | ||
| Released | July 1968 | |
| Recorded | May 11-13, 1968 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:24 | |
| Label | Parlophone (UK) Tetragrammaton (US) |
|
| Writer(s) | Joe South | |
| Producer(s) | Derek Lawrence | |
| Shades of Deep Purple track listing | ||
| "And the Address" (1) |
"Hush" (2) |
"One More Rainy Day" (3) |
"Hush" is a song that was written and recorded by Joe South. Deep Purple recorded a version which appeared on the Shades of Deep Purple album and was their first hit around 1968. It was also recorded by Billy Joe Royal in 1967 and later by Blue Swede as a medley in 1975. It was a #2 British Chart hit for Kula Shaker and also a hit in Australia in the early 80's by Russell Morris.
A newer Deep Purple version of this song can be found on the Nobody's Perfect live album (1988) released for the 20th anniversary of the band.
Particularly notable about this track is the wordless vocal chorus sung between the instrumental passages, which takes its melody from a small part of The Beatles' epic track "A Day in the Life", released the year before on their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
The Kula Shaker version was prominent in the ad campaign for the film I Know What You Did Last Summer. The Deep Purple version was featured in the 2006 film Children of Men. The song was also played in the second season of the television series Prison Break during the episode "Scan". The game Battlefield: Vietnam included "Hush" as part of the in-game soundtrack. The 1968 version is also included on the XBOX 360 version of Guitar Hero 2.
 |
This rock song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
