Rush Hour (Jane Wiedlin song)

"Rush Hour"
Single by Jane Wiedlin
from the album Fur
B-side"The End of Love"
ReleasedMay 1988
Length4:03
LabelEMI-Manhattan
Songwriter(s)Jane Wiedlin, Peter Rafelson
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Jane Wiedlin singles chronology
"Blue Kiss"
(1985)
"Rush Hour"
(1988)
"Inside a Dream"
(1988)
Audio sample
Rush Hour

"Rush Hour" is a song by American musician Jane Wiedlin, taken from her second album, Fur (1988). It was backed by the album track "End of Love". The UK 12-inch single of "Rush Hour" includes an extended remix by Rusty Garner and an instrumental version.

"Rush Hour" is Wiedlin's most successful single, reaching number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, and number eight in Ireland. The music video for the single eschews the traffic metaphor of the song for a lighter concept: a simple "performance" clip interspersed with footage of Wiedlin swimming with dolphins.