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| Single by Ayra Starr | ||||
| from the album 19 & Dangerous | ||||
| Released | 16 September 2022 | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Mavin | |||
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| "Rush" on YouTube | ||||
"Rush" is a song by Nigerian singer Ayra Starr, released as a single on 16 September 2022 by Mavin Records from her debut studio album 19 & Dangerous. The song was written by Starr and Prince Omoferi, and produced by Hoops and Andre Vibez.[1]
After going viral on the video sharing service TikTok, "Rush" reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart, and charted in the top 10 in France and South Africa, and the top 20 in Switzerland and the Netherlands.[2] Prior to the song's success, Starr was cited by NME as one of their artists to watch in 2022, describing how she "varies her afro-pop sound perfectly by mixing in hints of R&B or trappy hit-hats".[3] "Rush" earned Starr her first Grammy nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance.[4]
- ^ "Rush, Ayra Starr". Qobuz. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (3 March 2023). "Miley Cyrus' seventh week at the top makes Flowers longest-running female solo Number 1 since Adele's Easy On Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2022". NME. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.