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“A Rush And A Push and the Land is Ours” by The Smiths
From the album Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
“A Rush And A Push and the Land is Ours” by The Smiths appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1987 and 2010. It was first released in 1987 on the album Strangeways, Here We Come. Its best result is #38 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #132 alternative song of 1987 and #5,735 alternative song of all time.
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"A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours" throws open Strangeways, Here We Come, the last album the Smiths ever made, in 1987, and it opens that farewell by refusing to sound like the Smiths. Johnny Marr made a deliberate choice to walk away from the band's trademark jangle, with his piano well to the fore, and Andy Rourke later called it a first for them. The musical spark came from Reparata's "Shoes".
Morrissey's lyrics took their cue from Jane Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother, and they are gloriously cryptic, still argued over by writers who praise both the words and the melody. Marr, Morrissey and Stephen Street produced it, with Mike Joyce on drums. Coheed and Cambria later covered it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 38 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 621 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2010 | 266 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
Also listed as: A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours; A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours.
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