Kick, Push

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"Kick, Push"
Single by Lupe Fiasco
from the album Food & Liquor
Released	2006
Format	CD Single
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	4:15
Label	1st & 15th / Atlantic
Writer(s)	Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Producer(s)	Soundtrakk
Chart positions
#27 (UK) #66 (AUS) #79 (US)
Lupe Fiasco singles chronology
"Didn't You Know" (2003)	"Kick, Push" (2006)	"Daydreamin'" (2006)

Kick, Push is the first single from Lupe Fiasco's debut album, Food & Liquor. It has been referred to as "a needle in hip hop's haystack of complacent songs." ^[1]

The song's content deals with the skateboarding culture, specifically the story of a young boy who spends all of his time working on his different tricks. As he grows and develops, he forms together his "crew" of friends who "kick and push and coast."

Lupe has clarified, "...I'm not a skater and I don't want to keep putting on the faces of people who've been skating for 20 years and actually lived out Kick/Push."^[2]

This track is included in EA Sports' NBA Live 07 and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.

The song features a sample of "Bolero Medley" By Celeste Legaspi

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Single covers 2 Charts 3 Notes

[edit] Track listing

• CD: 1

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Titled" (non-album track)

• CD: 2

1. "Kick, Push"
2. "Spazz Out" (non-album track)
3. "Kick, Push" (MyTone ringtone)
4. "Kick, Push" (Video)

• 12" Vinyl

1. "Kick, Push" (album version)
2. "Kick, Push" (instrumental)
3. "Kick, Push" (acappella)
4. "Titled" (non-album track)

[edit] Single covers

CD: 1

CD: 2

[edit] Charts

Country	Peak position
UK	27
US	79

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Adaso, Henry. Lupe Fiasco - "Kick, Push" (English). About.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-13.
2. ^ Lupe Fiasco on Zombies. Zen and the Art Of. Skateboarding, By Quanah Humphries, Intersection Magazine (USA Version), Volume 5, Fall 2006