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"Rush Hour"
Rush Hour digital single by Crush featuring J-Hope.png
Single by Crush featuring J-Hope
Language
  • Korean
  • English
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
Length2:57
Label P Nation
Songwriter(s)
Crush singles chronology
"Happier (with Psy)"
(2022)
"Rush Hour"
(2022)
J-Hope singles chronology
"Arson"
(2022)
"Rush Hour"
(2022)
"On the Street"
(2023)