Push

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"Push" is a 1996 alternative rock song by Matchbox Twenty that became one of the band's breakthrough hits and a staple of late-1990s rock radio.

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Push canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Yourself or Someone Like You
artist Matchbox Twenty
bassist Brian Yale
chartPositionAustraliaARIA 8
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 6
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 38
chartPositionUSAdultTop40 1
chartPositionUSAlternativeAirplay 5
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 35
clarificationContent song is about emotional manipulation, not physical abuse
clarifiedBy Rob Thomas
controversy misinterpretation as condoning abuse
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1990s
drummer Paul Doucette
followedBySingle 3 A.M.
format CD single
cassette single
genre alternative rock
post-grunge
guitarist Kyle Cook
hasBside 3 A.M. (acoustic)
Busted (live)
Tired
hasMusicVideo true
includedInTourSetlistsOf Matchbox Twenty
isBreakthroughHitFor Matchbox Twenty
isSignatureSongOf Matchbox Twenty
language English
length 3:59
musicVideoDirector Nigel Dick
notableFor establishing Matchbox Twenty in mainstream rock
heavy rotation on rock and pop radio
partOfAlbum Yourself or Someone Like You
performer Matchbox Twenty
precededBySingle Long Day
producer Matt Serletic
radioFormatSuccess late-1990s rock radio
recordingPeriod 1996
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Lava Records
releaseYear 1997
theme troubled relationship
vocalist Rob Thomas
writer Matt Serletic
Rob Thomas

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afterglow hasTrack Push
Insomniac hasSingle Push
subject linked to: album "Insomniac"
Matchbox Twenty notableWork Push
subject linked to: Matchbox 20
Matchbox Twenty notableWork Push
subject linked to: MB20
Goodbye Lullaby hasPart Push
Yourself or Someone Like You featuresSingle Push
Better Than Raw hasPart Push