Song · Kula Shaker
“Hush” by Kula Shaker
From the album K (1996)
“Hush” by Kula Shaker appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2025. It was first released in 1996 on the album K. Its best result is #9 on the Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #356 alternative song of 1997.
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Kula Shaker's "Hush", from their album K, dusts off a song with a long pedigree. Joe South wrote it for Billy Joe Royal while the two of them were driving to Nashville, the story goes, leaning on the dashboard to get it down after Royal turned his nose up at another South tune, "Rose Garden". Royal recorded it in Nashville in July 1967, and Somebody's Image, Deep Purple and Blue Swede all took their turn at it in the years that followed.
When Kula Shaker got their hands on it, Stephen Harris produced alongside Crispian Mills, with Ian Taylor engineering, and they cranked the old tune up for a whole new generation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | Virgin Radio United Kingdom | Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1997 | 10 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) | 100 |
| 2021 | 308 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2025 | 90 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
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