{{short description|2019 single by Flume featuring Vera Blue}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Rushing Back | cover = Flume - Rushing Back.png | alt = | type = single | artist = Flume featuring Vera Blue | released = 27 September 2019 | recorded = | studio = Los Angeles | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 3:51 | label = Future Classic | writer = {{hlist|Harley Streten|Celia Pavey|Eric J Dubowsky|Sophie Cates}} | producer = Flume | chronology = Flume | prev_title = Let You Know | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = The Difference | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Vera Blue | type = single | prev_title = The Way That You Love Me | prev_year = 2019 | title = Rushing Back | year = 2019 | next_title = Nobody Like You | next_year = 2020 }} }} "'''Rushing Back'''" is a song by Australian electronic musician Flume featuring Australian singer/songwriter Vera Blue. It was released on 27 September 2019 via Future Classic. The track was first premiered on radio Triple J on 26 September 2019 after being performed live for the first time during Flume's Osheaga Festival set in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7888288/crossover-hit-flume-vera-blues-rushing-back-is-a-glitchy-gem/|title=Crossover Hit? Flume & Vera Blue's 'Rushing Back' Is A Glitchy Gem|website=Idolator|date=13 November 2019|accessdate=24 February 2020}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> "Rushing Back" reached a new peak of number 8 on the ARIA Singles Chart in the week after Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2019 aired, where it was voted in second place.<ref name="ARIA 1 February"/> The song features on ''FIFA 20''.
At the AIR Awards of 2020, the song was nominated for Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single.<ref name="2020wins">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/2020-air-award-winners/|title=That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations|website=the industry observer|date=1 October 2020 |accessdate=1 October 2020}}</ref>
The song was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work and won Most Performed Dance Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021<ref name="APRA Noms 2021">{{cite web | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-music-awards-2021#_127439 | title = Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards | publisher = APRA AMCOS | date = | access-date = 31 March 2021 }}</ref><ref name="APRAwins2021">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/midnight-oil-tones-and-i-2021-apra-music-awards/|title=Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards |website=Industry Observer|date=29 April 2021|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref>
==Background== Speaking on Triple J, Flume said it was Vera Blue's 'vocal gymnastics' that really caught his attention, particularly on her 2015 single "Hold". Flume said "I heard her song 'Hold' and I was like, this is insane. Her voice, the melody... As soon as I heard that I was like, we have to find this person and work with her."<ref name="JJJnews">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/flume-vera-blue-rushing-back/11548116|title=Flume makes a triumphant return to form in new track with friend and long time collaborator, Vera Blue|website=Triple J|date= 25 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>
In 2016, Flume collaborated with Vera Blue (and Vince Staples, Kučka and Ngaiire) and covered Ghost Town DJ's' "My Boo" for Triple J's Like a Version.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miqsQf7ZvCU|title= Flume covers Ghost Town DJs 'My Boo' Ft. Vince Staples, Kučka, Ngaiire & Vera Blue|via=YouTube|date=1 December 2016|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, Flume and Vera Blue met in Los Angeles to record the song.<ref name="JJJnews"/>
Blue said "Harley (aka Flume) threw me a bunch of ideas and I was riffing over the songs, just humming melodies that came to my head based on how the song made me feel. There were a couple of ideas I resonated with but I really fell in love with this one as soon as I heard the first few chords, which eventually blossomed into 'Rushing Back'."<ref name="George">{{cite web|url=https://www.georgefm.co.nz/home/music/2019/09/listen--flume-is-back-with-new-single--rushing-back-.html|title=LISTEN: Flume returns with new single 'Rushing Back'|website=George FM NZ|date=26 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref>
The song was performed live in August 2019 during Flume's Lollapalooza Festival performance, in Chicago.<ref name="George"/>
==Critical reception== Debbie Carr from Triple J complimented the song's sound, stating: "'Rushing Back' feels like a natural evolution for the Sydney producer, taking the jagged, futuristic production we first heard from him back on ''Skin'' and pushing it into a new melodic earworm territory."<ref name="JJJnews"/>
Lake Schatz from ''Consequence of Sound'' was positive of the collaboration'','' writing'':'' "The two drum up a contagious chemistry, as Vera Blue's featherweight voice swiftly floats above, below, and around Flume's warping, bent production. It's almost as though they've imagined the feeling of 'rushing back' but in audio form."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/09/flume-rushing-back-song-stream/|title= Flume comes "Rushing Back" on new song: Stream |website=Consequence of Sound|date=26 September 2019 |access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref>
==Music video== An official music video was uploaded onto YouTube on 13 November 2019. It was directed by longtime Flume collaborator, Jonathan Zawada.<ref name="DA">{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/flume-hops-back-in-the-graffitied-nissan-for-rushing-back-visual-with-vera-blue/|title=Flume hops back in the graffitied Nissan for 'Rushing Back' visual with Vera Blue|last=Sweeney|first=Farrell|date=13 November 2019|website=Dancing Astronaut|accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref> The video features Flume and Vera Blue seated next to each other in the same graffiti-coloured Nissan that was used as the cover art and visualizer for Flume's ''Hi This Is Flume'' mixtape.<ref name="DA" /> Dancing Astronaut called the video "a visual appendage to the relationship reflection inherent in the lyrics".<ref name="DA" />
==Track listing== === Original version === # "Rushing Back" – 3:51
=== Petit Biscuit remix === # "Rushing Back" {{small|(Petit Biscuit remix)}} – 3:09
=== MJ Cole remix === # "Rushing Back" {{small|(MJ Cole remix)}} – 4:44
==Personnel== Credits adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/116177970|title=Rushing Back / Flume – Tidal|website=Tidal|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> * Harley Streten – songwriting, production * Celia Pavey – songwriting * Eric J Dubowsky – songwriting, vocal production, mixing * Sophie Cates – songwriting
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA 1 February">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=3 February 2020|accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref> | 8 |- ! scope="row"| Australia Dance (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/733B6FC67949E707BA3C39159F877012B4000EF967309EA100FB537557A6F028/ARIA%20Dance%20Singles%20Chart.pdf?seq=30|title=ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 3 February 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref> | 1 |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|24|artist=Flume feat. Vera Blue|song=Rushing Back|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 November 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-10-04|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=7 October 2019|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|12|artist=Flume|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 October 2019}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Artist (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/australian-artist-singles-chart|title=ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 January 2020}}</ref> | 19 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref> | 27 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=4 December 2020}}</ref> | 75 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|accessdate=2024-12-24}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|certyear=2023|relyear=2019|artist=Flume feat. Vera Blue|title=Rushing Back|award=Platinum|number=2|source=radioscope|access-date=10 February 2025|type=single}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Version !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label |- | rowspan="3"|Various |27 September 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/rushing-back-feat-vera-blue-single/1476436689|title=Rushing Back – Single by Flume|website=Apple Music|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref> |Original | rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="3"|Future Classic |- |25 October 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rushing-back-feat-vera-blue-petit-biscuit-remix-single/1482687537|title=Rushing Back (Petit Biscuit Remix) – Single by Flume|website=Apple Music AU|accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref> |Petit Biscuit Remix |- |15 November 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rushing-back-feat-vera-blue-mj-cole-remix-single/1485635712|title=Rushing Back (MJ Cole Remix) – Single by Flume|website=Apple Music AU|accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref> |MJ Cole Remix |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|1614004|Flume Feat. Vera Blue – Rushing Back}}
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