Don't Rush Me

For the film sometimes known by this title, see Mother, Don't Rush Me.
"Don't Rush Me"
45 Single Cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Tell It to My Heart
B-side"In the Darkness"
ReleasedSeptember 1988 (1988)
GenreSynth-rock[1]
Length3:47
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Alexandra Forbes, Jeff Franzel
Producer(s)Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"I'll Always Love You"
(1988) 		"Don't Rush Me"
(1988) 		"With Every Beat of My Heart"
(1989)
Music video
"Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me" on YouTube

"Don't Rush Me" is a song written by Alexandra Forbes and Jeff Franzel and performed by American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Dayne. It was produced by Ric Wake and released in the late summer of 1988 by Arista as the fourth single from Dayne's debut album, Tell It to My Heart (1988). The cover art of the single was used on the reissue of the album cover.

Reception and charts

The single reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week, on January 21, 1989. It was behind Phil Collins's "Two Hearts",[2] becoming Dayne's highest-charting single at the time, as well as number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The accompanying music video also earned heavy rotation on VH-1 and MTV, featuring Dayne performing live during her promotional tour.

UK track list

  1. Extended Version 7:15
  2. Dub Version 5:41
  3. Single Version 3:47
  4. "In the Darkness"

Charts

References

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (September 10, 2021). "The Number Ones: Taylor Dayne's "Love Will Lead You Back". Stereogum. Retrieved December 2, 2023. The bland synth-rocker "Don't Rush Me" made it all the way to #2.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 1989-01-21. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2014-06-17". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  4. ^ Canada Top Singles peak RPM Magazine
  5. ^ "Official Charts > Taylor Dayne". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  6. ^ a b c "Billboard chart positions". BillboardAllmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  7. ^ "German charts archive". charts.de. Retrieved 2011-10-20.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 101 (51): Y-22. December 23, 1989.
  10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
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