| Push Push | |
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Cover of the 1992 album A Trillion Shades of Happy |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock, Glam metal |
| Labels | Tall Poppy Records Festival Records |
| Past members | |
| Mikey Havoc Steve Abplanalp Scott Cortese Andy Kane Shayne Silver Ken Green |
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Push Push was a glam metal rock band of the 1990s from Auckland, New Zealand. They were best known for their single "Trippin'".
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From the album A Trillion Shades of Happy
Vocals - Mikey Havoc
Guitar (lead) - Andy Kane (aka Andy Wilson)
Guitar - Shayne Silver (known simply as Silver)
Bass - Steve Abplanalp
Drums - Scott Cortese
Backing vocals on the track 'Dig My World' were provided by Jan Hellriegel
Former students of Rangitoto College in Auckland NZ formed the band around 1985/86.
Original Members: Mikey Havoc, Kenny (Ken Green - drummer), Andy Wilson, Steve Abplanalp. (Shayne) Silver then joined and Scott Cortese replaced Green on drums. Scott was drumming for a band called Whiskey and Lace previously.
The band released an album A Trillion Shades of Happy in 1992. "Trippin'" was the first single released and went to #1 in New Zealand. It was recorded at Airforce Studios (Auckland). The drum track for Trippin was done in one take. The band opened for AC/DC at Mount Smart Stadium in 1992. Apparently the band drew straws to see who was going to walk onstage first as there were around 50,000 people in the crowd so they were all pretty nervous (Scott Cortese the drummer drew the short straw). Their set ended prematurely however because a fire started under the stage and Mikey Havoc announced this to the crowd which the promoters didnt like. They also blew up the speaker system so AC/DC werent able to play as loudly as they normally did. The bonus track "I Love My Leather Jacket" was recorded at The Lab.
The band performed this on the first Hey Hey It's Saturday (Australian entertainment) show broadcast in New Zealand. "Song 27" and "What My Baby Likes" were further New Zealand Top 10 hits for the band, although neither charted in Australia.
Their singer, Mikey Havoc, later went on to host a television show called Havoc with Jeremy 'Newsboy' Wells.
| Date | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
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| 1991 | A Trillion Shades of Happy | Tall Poppy Records | 3 | NZ | C30749 |
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| NZ | Aus | |||
| 1991 | "Trippin'" | 1 | 25 | A Trillion Shades Of Happy |
| "Song 27" | 7 | - | ||
| 1992 | "What My Baby Likes" | 4 | - | |
RIANZ Awards 1991
Top Group Of The Year (1991)
Best Music Video Of The Year - "Trippin'" (1991)