Rush Hour (Armin van Buuren composition)

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"Rush Hour"
Armin van Buuren - Rush Hour.jpg
Single by Armin van Buuren
from the album A State of Trance 2007
Released25 June 2007
Studio Armada Studios, Amsterdam
Genre Uplifting trance [1]
Length
  • 2:53(Radio Edit)
  • 9:34 (No Intro Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Armin van Buuren
Producer(s) Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"Communication Part 3"
(2007)		"Rush Hour"
(2007)		"If You Should Go"
(2008)

"Rush Hour" is an instrumental composition by Dutch disc jockey and record producer Armin van Buuren. The song was released in the Netherlands by Armind on 25 June 2007 as the only single from van Buuren's compilation A State of Trance 2007 . It was the official anthem of 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands. It exists a version of the track starting with an introduction called "Miserere".

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Critical reception

9 years after its release, Idris Jones from webmedia We Rave You affirmed that "'Rush Hour' is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive, significant and timeless Trance tracks of all time." He acclaimed "its opening atmosphere, the high tempo rhythmic percussion that underlays the rising chords set a spine tingling precedent for the remainder of the track". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Miserere" & "Rush Hour" – 11:40
  2. "Rush Hour" (No Intro Edit) – 9:35
  1. "Miserere" & "Rush Hour" – 11:40
  2. "Rush Hour" (Radio Edit) – 2:53
  3. "Rush Hour" (No Intro Edit) - 9:35
  1. "Rush Hour" (Radio Edit) – 2:53
  2. "Rush Hour" (Extended Mix) – 9:33
  1. "Rush Hour" (Radio Edit) - 2:53
  2. "Rush Hour" (No Intro Mix) - 9:34
  3. "Miserere" & "Rush Hour" - 11:40

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [3] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [4] 31
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] 30

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References

  1. ↑ "Armin van Buuren - Rush Hour (2007, File)". Discogs . Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Armin van Buuren's "Rush Hour" turns 9 years old" . Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Armin van Buuren: Rush Hour" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 2007" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. ↑ "Armin van Buuren – Rush Hour" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
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