Push (Moist song)

"Push"
Single by Moist
from the album Silver
Released 1994
Format CD single
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:50
Label Capitol, EMI
Producer(s) Kevin Hamilton, Moist
Moist singles chronology
"Push"
(1994)		 "Silver"
(1994)

"Push" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock group Moist from the band's first studio album, Silver. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at #32 on Canada's Singles Chart.[1] The song was also nominated for "Single of the Year" at the 1995 Juno Awards.[2] It is considered to be one of the band's signature songs.

The song has been featured on the compilations Oh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music and Big Shiny 90s. In 2000, a re-recorded version of the song was included on the U.S. version of Mercedes 5 and Dime.

Music video

The music video for "Push" was directed by Brenton Spencer and filmed in Black and white. The video reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown for the week of June 10, 1994. The video also won the "Best Video" award at the 1995 Juno Awards.[2] The video was critiqued on the 1995 Beavis and Butt-Head episode "Bad Dog".

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[1] 32
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] 37

References

  1. 1 2 "Top Singles - Volume 59, No. 22, June 20, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  2. 1 2 "Awards". junoawards.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Moist - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

External links

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