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Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)
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"Push It"
A-side label of U.S. vinyl single
Single by Salt-n-Pepa
from the album Hot, Cool & Vicious
B-side
"I Am Down"
Released
March 8, 1987
Format
12" vinyl
Recorded
1986
Genre
Rap
Length
3:28 (UK radio edit)
4:30 (album version)
Label
Next Plateau
London
Songwriter(s)
Hurby Azor
Ray Davies
Producer(s)
Hurby Azor
Salt-n-Pepa singles chronology
"Tramp"
(1987) "Push It"
(1987) "Chick on the Side"
(1987)
"Tramp"
(1987) "Push It"
(1987) "Chick on the Side"
(1987)
Alternative cover
One of artworks for international release
Audio sample
file
help
Music video
"Push It" on YouTube
"Push It" is a song by the group Salt-n-Pepa. It was released as the B-side of the "Tramp" single in 1987, and as its own single in 1988. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at number 41 in the UK, it re-entered the charts after the group performed the track at Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday concert, eventually peaking at number two that summer. The song is notable for being one of the first hip hop songs to have underlying sexual messages. The song has also been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The song is ranked number 446 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was ranked number nine on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[1]
Contents
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1 Song information
2 Music video
3 All mixes
4 Charts
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
5 References
Song information[edit]
The original version of "Push It" was first released as the B-side to the 12" single "Tramp" in 1987. The corresponding 7" single contained a "Mixx-It" remix by San Francisco DJ and producer Cameron Paul; this was the radio version that gave the group its first mainstream hit. It advanced into the Billboard Top 40 the week of December 26, 1987, eventually reaching its peak of number 19 the week of February 20, 1988. It also ties with "Let's Talk About Sex" as the group's highest-charting UK hit, with both peaking at number two in that country.
The original 1986 editions of the album Hot, Cool & Vicious did not contain "Push It". When the Cameron Paul remix of "Push It" became a radio hit, the album was reissued with the "Push It" remix added, along with the original versions of "Tramp" and "Chick on the Side" replaced by remixes.
"Push It" was nominated for a Grammy Award, and the strength of that single catapulted the reissued Hot, Cool and Vicious album to platinum sales in the US with one million sold, making Salt-n-Pepa the first female rap act (group or solo) to go gold or platinum. The album ultimately sold 1.3 million copies worldwide.
The song quotes a line from "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks, with the word "girl" replaced with "boy": "Boy, you really got me goin'/You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'." It also quotes "Pick up on this" from "I'm a Greedy Man" and "There it is" from "There It Is", both by James Brown. The whispered "Push it" is sampled from a 1977 recording called "Keep on Pushin'" by the band Coal Kitchen.
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Push It" features a concert performance of the song, along with DJ Spinderella and Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor on keyboards and backing vocals.
All mixes[edit]
"Push It" (UK Radio Edit) – 3:28 – Edited version of the 7" Remix. Is usually the version played on radio stations in the UK. Also known as the U.S. Remix in America.
"Push It" – 4:12 – B-side of "Tramp" 12" single
"Push It (Instrumental)" – 4:12 – B-side of "Tramp" 12" single
"Push It (Mixx-It Remix)" – 4:28 – B-side of "Tramp" 7" single; also known as Album Version, Remix, 7" Remix, Full-Length Remix, Radio Edit
"Push It (U.S. Remix)" – 3:29 – 1988 Europe/Australasia-only edited version of Mixx-It Remix
"Push It (The Shuv'd Mix)" – 5:06 – 1988 UK-only remix; also known as UK Mix
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1987-1988)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2]
3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]
9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]
1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]
7
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]
9
Ireland (IRMA)[7]
6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8]
1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]
1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]
4
Norway (VG-lista)[11]
4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]
2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]
6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14]
2
US Billboard Hot 100[15]
19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]
28
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17]
As a double A-side with "Tramp"
18
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1988)
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18]
12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19]
5
References[edit]
Jump up ^ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Salt 'n Pepa, 'Push It' | Rolling Stone
Jump up ^ "Australian-charts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
Jump up ^ "Austriancharts.at – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8939." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It". GfK Entertainment Charts.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Push It". Irish Singles Chart.
Jump up ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
Jump up ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Charts.org.nz – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It". Top 40 Singles.
Jump up ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It". VG-lista.
Jump up ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It". Singles Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Swisscharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – Push It". Swiss Singles Chart.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "jaaroverzichten 1988" (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
Jump up ^ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1988" (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
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"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Millennium
B-side
"I'll Be There for You", "You Wrote the Book on Love"
Released
December 21, 1999
Format
CD Single
Recorded
October–November 1998
Cheiron Studios,
Polar Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre
Pop, R&B, Latin pop
Length
3:55
Label
Jive
Songwriter(s)
Max Martin
Herbie Crichlow
Producer(s)
Max Martin
Kristian Lundin
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Larger than Life"
(1999) "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
(1999) "The One"
(2000)
"Larger than Life"
(1999) "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
(1999) "The One"
(2000)
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"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, taken from their third studio album, Millennium (1999). Written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, with production by Martin, "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a sad, pop and R&B ballad, with Latin pop influences, about missing someone that you love and asking the meaning of living a lonely life.
Jive Records selected the track to be released as the third single from the album, on December 21, 1999. It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who commended the lush orchestration, its melody and the group's vocal performance. The song was one of 3 tracks to be previewed at the end of Britney Spears' debut album, ...Baby One More Time. It has also experienced success on the charts, reaching the top 10 in most countries it charted, also peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The music video for the track was released on 1999's New Year's Eve and was directed by Stuart Gosling. It follows each of the band members in a separate dramatic history, with the band uniting for the video's end. The song also earned a Grammy award nomination during the 43rd Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Contents
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1 Background and writing
2 Reception
2.1 Critical
2.2 Commercial
3 Accolades
4 Music video
4.1 Background and development
4.2 Synopsis
5 Track listing
6 Charts
6.1 Weekly charts
6.2 Year-end charts
7 References
8 External links
Background and writing[edit]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, while Martin also produced it. On the November 27, 1999 issue of Billboard Magazine, it was reported that Jive Records selected "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" as Millennium's third single.[1] The song received a CD Single on December 11, 1999.
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop and R&B ballad,[2] with Latin pop influences. Lyrically, the song deals with heartbreak and how the protagonist is dealing with loneliness. "Show me the meaning of being lonely/Is this the feeling I need to walk with/Tell me why I can't be there where you are/There's something missing in my heart," they sing in the chorus.[3]
Reception[edit]
Critical[edit]
The song received acclaim from most music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic picked the song as a standout track on the album.[4] While reviewing their compilation, The Hits: Chapter One (2001), Erlewine wrote that "the rest of the singles that fill out the compilation aren't quite as good as "I Want It That Way", "As Long as You Love Me", "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)", "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "Larger than Life" (although "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is)."[5] Arion Berger of Rolling Stone commented that the song "digs its melodic claws into your skull on the first listen—it's the swooniest blending of the five vocalists' timbres to date, and mighty pretty besides."[6]
Chuck Taylor of Billboard named it a "keepsake ballad that will have the quintet's loyal legions panting over their loss and loneliness." Taylor also called it "a beautifully produced anthem," and praised its melody, writing that, "it will instantly lock itself into the pop culture consciousness." Taylor finished his review, writing that the single is "the best ballad of the season and a sure-fine way to return the Boys to full glory."[2]
Commercial[edit]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was a success on the charts, reaching the top-ten in most countries it charted. In the United States, the song debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[7] while on the issue of March 18, 2000, the song peaked at number 6,[8] remaining at the peak position for two further weeks.[9] In other Billboard component charts, the song also succeeded, topping the Top 40 Mainstream chart and reaching number 2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.[10] In Canada, the song topped the RPM chart,[11] while reaching number 8 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[10]
In the United Kingdom, "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" peaked at number 3, becoming their last single to reach the top-three and seventeenth top-ten single.[12] The song became a success in countries like the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland, reaching number 2.[13] It also reached the top-ten in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Norway.[14] It only performed moderately in Australia, where it reached number 19, becoming their lowest charting-single since "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (1997).[15]
Accolades[edit]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was nominated for a Grammy award on the 43rd ceremony for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, but lost it to Steely Dan's "Cousin Dupree".[16] Emily Exton of VH1 placed the song at number 7 on their "20 Backstreet Boys Songs" list, writing that the song is "a more mature sound that showcased Kevin’s vocals instead of mostly his dark and mysterious looks. Here the Boys tackle grief surprisingly well, without pouring on too much schmaltz or over-complicating things."[17] Danielle Sweeney of The Celebrity Cafe also placed it at number 7 on her "Top 10 Backstreet Boys Songs", writing that, "it's their most emotional song, containing the lyrics, 'how can it be you’re asking me to feel the things you never show?'. Deep, guys."[18]
Music video[edit]
Background and development[edit]
The music video for "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was directed by Stuart Gosling from December 11–12, 1999 in Los Angeles. It follows each of the band members separately in a sad story, until they unite during the instrumental break and final choruses. The video, somewhat darker in tone than any of the band's previous releases, touches on several of the band's real-life issues. Littrell had undergone open heart surgery the previous year for a defect he has had since birth. The video used actual footage of Richardson and his deceased father. The girl Dorough sees represents his sister, who died a year earlier of the disease Lupus. Additionally, the bus McLean rides is marked for "Denniz St.", and is driven by an actor who resembles Denniz PoP (who died in 1998 and produced some Backstreet Boys tracks, besides being the mentor of the song's producer Max Martin).[19] An alternate version of the video was dedicated in his honor.
Synopsis[edit]
The video begins at a hospital, in which Brian Littrell watches doctors try to save a patient, also portrayed by Littrell, alluding to his open heart surgery he had. A. J. McLean's scenes take place on a coach bus, which is driven by an actor who looks like Denniz Pop, while mourning the loss of a girl whose photo he carries. He sees her appear on the bus, but she fades away. Kevin Richardson watches an old-age film of himself and his father in an apartment. Nick Carter walks down a city street in the rain and saves a girl from almost being hit by the bus McLean is on. Howie Dorough drinks from a teacup at an old-style bar as a girl in red runs towards him, but fades away before she reaches him. Richardson arrives to meet Dorough and the two leave the building together. McLean's bus arrives, and Littrell exits the hospital. While the girl lights the memorial candles for the deceased, the five band members congregate and begin walking down the street together. Most of the video is shot in a desaturated scheme in which only certain red elements were brightly colored, until the very end of the video when the band walks out of the city into a brightly coloured field.[20]
Track listing[edit]
UK[21]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" – 3:54
"I'll Be There for You" – 4:34
"You Wrote the Book on Love" – 4:38
America
Double 12" Vinyl[22]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Soul Solution House of Loneliness Vocal) – 7:22
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Jason Nevins Crossover Instrumental) – 3:57 [track only, no vocals]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Soul Solution Mix Show Version) – 4:12
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (LP Version) – 3:54
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Jason Nevins Crossover Remix) – 3:55
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Remix Acapella) – 3:55 [vocals only, no track]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Soul Solution House of Loneliness Dub) – 6:50 [track only, no vocals]
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Bonus Beats) – 2:55 [track only, no vocals]
Only Tracks 3 & 5 are available in the CD format (on UK CD single #1 and #2 of "The One")
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2000)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 8
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[23] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[24] 14
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 8
Canada (RPM)[11] 1
European Hot 100 Singles[26] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[28] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 5
Italy (FIMI)[30] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[32] 3
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[33] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[37] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[39] 2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[41] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[42] 8
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[10] 2
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2000)
Position
Australian Singles Chart[43] 94
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[44] 71
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[45] 75
Dutch Singles Chart[46] 57
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[47] 43
German Singles Chart[48] 56
Italian Singles Chart[49] 71
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[50] 11
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[33] 21
Swiss Singles Chart[51] 47
UK Singles Chart 66
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[52] 31
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Billboard Magazine - November 27, 1999". Billboard Magazine. Google Books. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Magazine - January 8, 2000". Billboard Magazine. Google Books. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely Lyrics Read more: Backstreet Boys - Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely Lyrics | MetroLyrics". Metrolyrics. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Millennium: Backstreet Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
Jump up ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen (October 23, 2001). "The Hits: Chapter One". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
Jump up ^ Berger, Arion (June 10, 1999). "Millennium". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Billboard Magazine - January 15, 2000". Billboard Magazine. Google Books. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Billboard Magazine - March 18, 2000". Billboard Magazine. Google Books. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Billboard Magazine - April 1, 2000". Billboard Magazine. Google Books. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Backstreet Boys - Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Item Display - RPM - Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 18, March 06 2000". RPM. March 6, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Backstreet Boys - Artist - Official Charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Charts.org.nz – Backstreet Boys – Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Austriancharts.at – Backstreet Boys – Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Backstreet Boys – Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
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