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Moist - Push

Music Video
ArtistMoist
SongPush
DirectorBrenton Spencer
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Moist perform "Push" in a stark black-and-white setting, with the camera emphasizing the band's intense delivery and the song's dark, aggressive mood. The stripped-down presentation relies on sharp lighting, close framing, and energetic performance footage rather than a conventional narrative. Its simple concept gives the video a raw, immediate quality, matching the track's brooding alternative-rock sound and helping establish the band as a major presence on Canadian music television.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was shot on January 20, 1994, and edited over the following three days.
  • The production cost approximately $3,000 Canadian dollars, an unusually modest budget for a video that went on to receive extensive airplay.
  • Moist initially expected the video to receive only a few plays on MuchMusic. Instead, it entered medium rotation almost immediately and was moved into heavy rotation about a month later.
  • After MuchMusic began airing the video, the independently released *Silver* sold nearly 6,000 copies in six weeks.
  • "Push" reached No. 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown for the week of June 10, 1994.
  • The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1995 Juno Awards.
  • "Push" appeared in the 1995 *Beavis and Butt-Head* episode "Bad Dog," giving the song additional exposure to American television audiences.

Lyrics

Push

A little bit more than I ever wanted
A little bit more than you could ever say
Did you really think that I'd forgotten?
Kicked out the windshield, water coming in
Fade away, fade away

Push just a little too late
Is this what you want? What you need?
Is this what you wanted me to be?
Always loved me strapped to you
Lock it down and drive me through
...
© Moist - Push. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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