Push It (Static-X song)
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"Push It" is the first single from the industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...

 band Static-X
Static-X
Static-X is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles, California. They were formed in 1994. They are signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released six albums, their most recent being Cult of Static, which was released on March 17, 2009....

's first album, Wisconsin Death Trip
Wisconsin Death Trip (album)
Wisconsin Death Trip is the debut studio album by the American industrial metal band Static-X. Originating in the Midwestern United States when lead singer Wayne Static , and drummer Ken Jay , met at a Virgin Records store in Chicago, it was not long after they were introduced by the lead singer of...

. "Push It" is one of Static-X's best known and most popular songs and is credited, along with "I'm with Stupid
I'm with Stupid (Static-X song)
"I'm with Stupid" is the second single from Static-X's debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip. The song starts off with singer Wayne Static screaming out the words of the chorus, "He’s a loser, she said" and quickly moving on to the main guitar riff that is repeated throughout the song.-The Shovel...

", for making Wisconsin Death Trip Static-X's best selling album. The song is a combination of most effects of the industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...

 genre along with the band's self-described "evil
Evil
Evil is the violation of, or intent to violate, some moral code. Evil is usually seen as the dualistic opposite of good. Definitions of evil vary along with analysis of its root motive causes, however general actions commonly considered evil include: conscious and deliberate wrongdoing,...

 disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

". The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 for Push It was directed by Mick Olszewski and introduces shots of clay
Clay
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 creatures mixed in with the band performing the song.

Chart performance

Chart (1999/2000)
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 57
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 36
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 5

Track listing

  1. "Push It"
  2. "Bled for Days
    Bled for Days
    "Bled for Days" is the third single from the industrial metal band Static-X's debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip. It has appeared on several soundtracks, including the Universal Soldier: The Return and Bride of Chucky soundtracks. The music video for "Bled for Days" was recorded at a Static-X live...

     (Live)"
  3. "Push It (JB's Death Trance Mix)"
  4. "Down"
  5. "Push It (Mephisto Odyssey
    Mephisto Odyssey
    Mephisto Odyssey is an American House music group from San Francisco California who have been credited with helping to pioneer the San Francisco house music sound. The group went on to release a number of self released singles until doing tenures at City of Angels and Warner Bros. Records from the...

     Crucified Dub Mix)"
  6. "Push It (Kanin's the best ReMix)"

Trivia

  • A remixed version of the song was used for the intro of the 2000 Playstation One game "Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes
    Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes
    Duke Nukem: Land of The Babes is a third-person shooter video game in the Duke Nukem series of video games. This game is a direct sequel to the 1998 title, Duke Nukem: Time to Kill.-Plot:...

    " by 3D Realms
    3D Realms
    3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...

    .
  • The song was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band
    Rock Band
    Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

     video game series on October 7, 2008.
  • The song was used as background music in a motorcycle scene in the 2004 movie Torque
    Torque (film)
    -Similarities to The Fast and the Furious:The film has often been called "The Fast and the Furious on Motorcycles", referring to the use of many of the same thematic elements between the two films...

    .
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