Rushes (song)

"Rushes" is a 2002 single by Darius Danesh, one of the finalists on Pop Idol in 2002. It was his second single release and was taken from his debut album Dive In. It was released on 25 November 2002. The song did not hit the heights of his debut number one single, "Colourblind" but it still reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 in Ireland.

"Rushes"
Single by Darius Danesh
from the album Dive In
B-side
  • "Freefall"
  • "Rushes" (Acoustic)
Released25 November 2002
Genre
Length3:43
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
Darius Danesh singles chronology
"Colourblind"
(2002)		 "Rushes"
(2002)		 "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)"
(2003)

Production

Danesh wrote "Rushes" when he was 16 years old. He originally wrote the lyrics on the back of a bus ticket. It is about a girl who got on the same bus as him, but he could not pluck up the courage to speak to her.[1] As with the majority of the songs on his album, he was involved in the creative writing process.

Track listings

UK CD1

  1. "Rushes"
  2. "Tear Run Dry" (Songwriting Demo)
  3. "Colourblind" (8 Jam Remix)
  4. "Rushes" (Video)

UK CD2

  1. "Rushes"
  2. "Freefall" (Songwriting Demo)
  3. "Rushes" (Acoustic)

Music video

The video for "Rushes" was shot in Los Angeles and is about adrenalin rushes.[2]

Darius arrives at his home on a motorbike. He then goes up to his apartment and arranges to meet his band members for a gig later that day.

He gets ready for the gig and then goes out to meet his band members by his car. The band members shown in the video were Darius' band members at that time, namely, Karl Brazil, Deeral, and Greg Haley.

They travel to the gig, speeding through a tunnel, but are then held up by traffic, eventually coming to a standstill. To get to the gig on time they decide to get out of their car and walk the rest of the way.

The band and Darius then perform the gig in front of an audience.

Reception

Michael Osborn wrote in a review for the BBC that the song is "a rich, chugging, rock-tinged little ditty", although he also commented that it is "hardly a quirky experiment lacking in pop sensibilities".[3]

Charts

References
  1. CBBC Newsround 29 November 2002
  2. Top Billing.co.za interview 24 January 2003
  3. Osborn, Michael (2 December 2002). "Darius shrugs off Pop Idol". BBC Entertainment. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 51. 14 December 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Darius". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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