Rush Rush

## Music Video

"**Rush Rush**" (alternatively titled "**Rush, Rush**") is a song recorded by American singer Paula Abdul for her sophomore album *Spellbound*. The song was released as the lead single from the album on April 24, 1991, by Virgin to commercial success.

## Background

"Rush Rush" was a departure for Abdul stylistically, as it was her first ballad released as a single, following the six uptempo singles from her debut LP; it was viewed as a rather risky strategy in kicking off her second album of new material *Spellbound*, but the decision was vindicated, as it was warmly received at retail.

First presented to Abdul as a demo by the Family Stand in 1990, she became intent on it becoming the first single. In late 1990 at Studio Masters, Abdul laid down a scratch vocal for the track, which was never intended to make it to the song's final mix, but the producers felt that its unpolished sound was needed to give the song its ingenuous tone, to match its subject matter and accompanying promotional video clip; it ended up on the final cut in March 1991. Lyrically, "Rush Rush" is about the desire for a lover who will give their all in a relationship.

## Music video

The video reimagines the 1955 James Dean/Natalie Wood film *Rebel Without a Cause*, including iconic location shots at Griffith Observatory, a black 1949 Mercury, and a climactic street race. With Keanu Reeves filling James Dean's role of Jim, opposite Abdul as Judy, several scenes from the movie are duplicated shot-for-shot. The video was directed by Stefan Würnitzer in April 1991 and produced by Karen Rohrbacher for Lucasfilm Commercial Productions. The British *Top of the Pops* aired an alternate version of the video, re-edited to contain more "performance shots" and less story. Many more shots of Paula dancing in the orange dress were present.

## Cover versions

* Eliana recorded the song for her album *Primavera* with the title "Como um Beijo em Noite de Luar" ("Like a Kiss on a Moonlight Night"). It was released as a single.
* Hong Kong singer Cass Phang (彭羚) recorded a Cantonese version "彷彿是初戀" (As If It's My First Love) released in 1992.
* MYMP covered the song on their 2008 album *Now*.
* Nicki Minaj used the strings piece from "Rush Rush" in her song "Grand Piano".
* Tyra B interpolates the hook of the song in her 2007 song "Givin' Me a Rush".

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

You're the whisper of a summer breeze

You're the kiss that puts my soul at ease

What I'm saying is I'm into you

Here's my story and the story goes

You give love, you get love

And more than heaven knows

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You're gonna see

I'm gonna run, I'm gonna try

I'm gonna take this love right to ya

All my heart, all the joy

Oh, baby, baby, please

**[Chorus]**

(Rush, rush) Hurry, hurry, lover, come to me

(Rush, rush) I wanna see ya, I wanna see ya get free with me

(Rush, rush) I can feel it, I can feel you all through me

(Rush, rush) Ooh, what you do to me

**[Verse 2]**

And all I want from you is what you are

And even if you're right next to me

You're still too far away

If I'm not inside your arms

I get dramatic, baby, yes, I know

But I need you, I want you, oh, man, I love you so

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You're gonna see

I'm gonna run, I'm gonna try

I'm gonna take this love right to ya

All my heart, all the joy

Oh, baby, baby, please

**[Chorus]**

(Rush, rush) Hurry, hurry, lover, come to me

(Rush, rush) I wanna see ya, I wanna see ya get free with me

(Rush, rush) I can feel it, I can feel you all through me

(Rush, rush) Ooh, what you do to me

(Rush, rush) Hurry, hurry, lover, come to me

(Rush, rush) I wanna see ya, I wanna see ya get free with me

(Rush, rush) I can feel it, I can feel you all through me

(Rush, rush) Ooh, what you do to me

**[Bridge]**

When you kiss me up and down

You turn my senses all around

Oh, baby, oh, baby

I don't know just how or why

But no one else has touched me

So deep, so deep, so deep inside

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You're gonna see

I'm gonna run, I'm gonna try

I'm gonna take this love right to ya

All my heart, all the joy

Oh, baby, baby, please

**[Chorus]**

(Rush, rush) Hurry, hurry, lover, come to me

(Rush, rush) I wanna see ya, I wanna see ya get free with me

(Rush, rush) I can feel it, I can feel you all through me

(Rush, rush) Ooh, what you do to me

(Rush, rush) Hurry, hurry, lover, come to me

(Rush, rush) I wanna see ya, I wanna see ya get free with me

(Rush, rush) I can feel it, I can feel you all through me

(Rush, rush) Ooh, what you do to me

**[Outro]**

(Rush, rush) No, no, no, no, no

(Rush, rush) No, no, no, no, no

(Rush, rush) No, no, no, no, no

(Rush, rush) No, no, no, no, no

(Rush, rush) Hurry, hurry, lover, come to me

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