Rush Hour (song)
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| Single by Jane Wiedlin from the album Fur |
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| B-side | "End of Love" | ||||
| Released | July 1988 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12", CD, cassette | ||||
| Label | EMI-Manhattan Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jane Wiedlin, Peter Rafelson | ||||
| Producer | Stephen Hague | ||||
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"Rush Hour" is a pop song by Go Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin, taken from her second album Fur. It was backed by a fellow album track, the percussive, melancholy "End of Love". The 12" single featured an extended remix by Rusty Garner and an instrumental version.
"Rush Hour" was Wiedlin's most successful single, reaching #9 in the USA and #12 in Britain. The song is upbeat and features a mainly programmed backing, with an electric guitar solo. Its central hook is "Oooh you send me".
The music video which accompanied the single eschewed the traffic metaphor of the song for a lighter concept; a simple "performance" clip interspersed with footage of Wiedlin swimming with dolphins.
A cover version by Joyrider was heard in the closing seconds of the last episode in the second series of This Life, in 1997. The original was recently remixed by a team of producers including James Hockley and Ed Lucas, as well as two unnamed but "well known" music industry figures, under the moniker "SJB". This mix was featured on the Ministry of Sound 2007 Annual.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart | 12 |
