Hush

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"Hush" is a 1967 rock song written by Joe South, best known for becoming a hit through Deep Purple’s 1968 cover version.

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Hush canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock song
song
chartSuccess Australian charts top 10 (Deep Purple version)
Canadian charts top 10 (Deep Purple version)
US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 (Deep Purple version)
composer Joe South
countryOfOrigin United States
coverReleaseYear 1968
DeepPurpleSingleChronologyNext Kentucky Woman
DeepPurpleSingleChronologyPrevious none
featuresInstrument electric guitar
organ
genre rock
hasCallAndResponseVocals yes
hasChorusLine "Hush, hush, I thought I heard her calling my name"
hasLength about 2 minutes 30 seconds (Billy Joe Royal single)
about 4 minutes (Deep Purple album version)
hasLiveStapleStatusFor Deep Purple
hasMusicalStyle hard rock (Deep Purple version)
psychedelic rock (Deep Purple version)
hasNotableCoverVersion Gotthard version
Kula Shaker 1997 version
hasNotableRiff organ riff by Jon Lord (Deep Purple version)
hasPublicationDecade 1960s
hasSongwriterCredit Joe South
hasTitle Hush
isInCatalogOf Billy Joe Royal
Deep Purple
Joe South (as songwriter)
linked to: Joe South
label Columbia Records
Parrot Records
language English
lyricTheme obsessive love
madeFamousBy Deep Purple
notableCoverVersionBy Deep Purple
originalArtist Billy Joe Royal
originalReleaseYear 1967
partOfAlbum Shades of Deep Purple
performer Billy Joe Royal
Deep Purple
recordedBy Billy Joe Royal
Deep Purple
Gotthard
Kula Shaker
usedAsPromotionalSingleFor Shades of Deep Purple
writer Joe South

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Referenced by (9)

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

Joe South notableWork Hush
Joe South wroteSong Hush
Deep Purple notableWork Hush
Opiate hasTrack Hush
Opiate notableSong Hush
Gotthard notableSong Hush
Kula Shaker hitSingle Hush