Rushing
by Moby

Album: Play (1999)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the sixth track on Play and the first one not to be released as a single. Moby told Rolling Stone: "Those first five songs - they're OK. None of those first five songs, which all went on to be fairly successful in some country, I think they're all OK. But 'Rushing' is one of my favorite songs on the record. This is why I should never be allowed to be an A&R person. I remember when I was listening to the demos of the album, 'Rushing' was the only song I felt confident about. And I really didn't change it much from the demo to the finished version."
  • After his career took a hit with his punk-oriented album Animal Rights, Moby was ready to pack up and go home to Connecticut. But he wanted to release one more album first: Play. He figured it would disappear into the ether along with his name, but it became a surprise hit, saving his career and making him an unlikely international star.
  • This was used in the 2001 UK film Goodbye Charlie Bright.

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