Rush Hour (song)

This article is about the Jane Wiedlin song. For the Christopher Lawrence song, see Rush Hour (instrumental).
"Rush Hour"
Single by Jane Wiedlin
from the album Fur
B-side "End of Love"
Released May 1988
Format 7", 12", CD, cassette
Genre Pop
Label EMI-Manhattan Records
Writer(s) Jane Wiedlin, Peter Rafelson
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
Jane Wiedlin singles chronology
"Blue Kiss"
(1985)
"Rush Hour"
(1988)
"Inside a Dream"
(1988)
Music sample
Rush Hour

"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-inch single featured an extended remix by Rusty Garner and an instrumental version.

"Rush Hour" was Wiedlin's most successful single, reaching No. 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is upbeat and features a mainly programmed backing, with an electric guitar solo. Its central hook is "Ooh 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. The song was featured in the 1988 comedy film License to Drive.

Remixes/sampling

The original was 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.

Cover versions

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
UK Singles Chart 12
Irish Singles Chart 8
New Zealand Singles Chart 31
German Singles Chart 57
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