"Rush Hour" is a song by American musician
Jane Wiedlin
Jane Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress, best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and backing vocalist of the new wave music, new wave band The Go-Go's. She voices Dusk, the drummer and ba ...
, taken from her second album, ''
Fur
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'' (1988). It was
backed by the album track "End of Love". The UK
12-inch single
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of "Rush Hour" includes an
extended remix by Rusty Garner and an instrumental version.
"Rush Hour" is Wiedlin's most successful single, reaching number nine on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 12 on the
UK Singles Chart, and number eight in Ireland. The
music video
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for the single eschews the traffic metaphor of the song for a lighter concept: a simple "performance" clip interspersed with footage of Wiedlin
swimming with dolphins
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.
Track listings
7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single
:A. "Rush Hour" – 4:03
:B. "The End of Love" – 3:17
Canadian and Australasian 12-inch single
:A1. "Rush Hour" (extended remix) – 7:20
:A2. "Rush Hour" (7-inch version) – 4:02
:B1. "Rush Hour" (The Red mix) – 7:23
:B2. "Rush Hour" (instrumental) – 5:03
:B3. "The End of Love" – 3:17
UK 12-inch single
:A1. "Rush Hour" (extended remix) – 7:20
:A2. "Rush Hour" (7-inch version) – 4:02
:B1. "Rush Hour" (instrumental) – 5:03
:B2. "The End of Love" – 3:17
UK CD single
# "Rush Hour" – 4:03
# "The End of Love" – 3:14
# "Rush Hour" (The Red mix) – 7:26
Charts
Cover versions
* Northern Irish band
Joyrider had a UK No. 22 hit with their version of the song in 1996.
References
1988 songs
1988 singles
Jane Wiedlin songs
EMI Records singles
Manhattan Records singles
Song recordings produced by Stephen Hague
Songs written by Jane Wiedlin
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