As the Rush Comes

"As The Rush Comes"
Single by Motorcycle
Released January 2004
Format CD single
12" vinyl
Digital download
Recorded 2004
Genre Progressive house, progressive trance
Label Armada Music (Netherlands)
Positiva (UK)
Ultra Records (USA)
Writer(s) Josh Gabriel, Dave Dresden, Jes Brieden
Producer(s) Gabriel & Dresden

"As the Rush Comes" is a song by the American progressive group Motorcycle. Motorcycle was a collaboration between San Francisco-based trance duo Gabriel & Dresden with vocalist JES. The rock-inspired song was a number one single on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2004, where it would also become the first year-end number one Dance Airplay track that same year, and became a trans-Atlantic hit, peaking at number eleven in the United Kingdom and the top 10 of several other European countries.

History

There were several remixes of "As the Rush Comes" which were recorded, such as the "Chillout Mix" made by Gabriel & Dresden, featured on the 3rd season episode of Nip/Tuck,.[1] used on CSI Episode 214 Stalkerazzi. The television series Entourage featured the "Sweeping Strings Radio Edit" by Gabriel & Dresden as it was the first release.[2] The "Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Radio Edit" was featured in Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme 2 for the PlayStation 2.[3] Other versions includes remixes by the British trance group Above & Beyond, and Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren.

“ Jes, Josh and I spent a weekend together laying down the tracks. [It] was written and recorded in one day. ”

— Dave Dresden. [4]

Formats and track listings

Positiva Maxi-single[5]
  1. As the Rush Comes (Radio Edit) - 3:30
  2. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix) - 10:46
  3. As the Rush Comes (Armin van Buuren's Universal Religion Remix) - 9:54
  4. As the Rush Comes (Above & Beyond's Dynaglide Mix) - 8:40
  5. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Chillout Remix) - 6:24
Armada Music Maxi-single[6]
  1. As the Rush Comes (Original Radio Edit) - 3:32
  2. As the Rush Comes (Armin van Buuren's Universal Radio Mix) - 3:42
  3. As the Rush Comes (Markus Schulz Coldharbour Remix) - 11:47
  4. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix) - 10:41
  5. As the Rush Comes (Armin van Buuren's Universal Religion Remix) - 9:56
  6. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Chillout Remix) - 6:21
Ultra Records Maxi-single[7]
  1. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Radio Edit) - 3:34
  2. As the Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix) - 10:42
  3. As the Rush Comes (Armin van Buuren's Universal Religion Remix) - 9:53

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 9
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 37
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 9
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 41

References

  1. ↑ Nip/Tuck
  2. ↑ First Remix
  3. ↑ DDR: Extreme 2
  4. ↑ Ornadel Management
  5. ↑ Positiva Maxi-Single
  6. ↑ Armada Maxi-Single
  7. ↑ Ultra Records Maxi-Single
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Motorcycle – As the Rush Comes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Motorcycle – As the Rush Comes" (in French). Ultratip.
  10. ↑ "Motorcycle: As the Rush Comes" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Motorcycle search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.