Push

Matchbox Twenty * Track #4 On Yourself or Someone Like You

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Album Yourself or Someone Like You

ALBUM

Matchbox Twenty

1996

Push by Matchbox Twenty

Release Date

Tue Jun 10 1997

Performed by

Matchbox Twenty

Produced by

Matt Serletic

Writed by

Rob Thomas & Matt Serletic

About

“Push” is a song by Matchbox Twenty off of their 1996 release Yourself Or Someone Like You. The song is about an emotionally abusive relationship that Rob Thomas was in with a woman who had been cheated on and betrayed by previous exes. Their relationship is at a breaking point, and at some point Ro...

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Push Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She said, "I don't know if I've ever been good enough
I'm a little bit rusty
And I think my head is cavin' in
And I don't know if I've ever been really loved
By a hand that's touched me
And I feel like something's gonna give
And I'm a little bit angry"

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, this ain't over
No, not here
Not while I still need you around
You don't owe me
We might change, yeah
Yeah, we just might feel good

[Chorus]
I wanna push you around
Well, I will, well, I will
I wanna push you down
Well, I will, well, I will
I wanna take you for granted
Well, I wanna take you for granted
Yeah, I will, I will

[Post-Chorus]
I will

[Verse 2]
She said, "I don't know why you ever would lie to me
Like I'm a little untrustin'
When I think that the truth is gonna hurt ya
And I don't know why you couldn't just stay with me
You couldn't stand to be near me
When my face don't seem to wanna shine
'Cause it's a little bit dirty"

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, well, don't just stand there
Say nice things to me
'Cause I've been cheated, I've been wronged
And you, you don't know me
Yeah, well, I can't change, oh
Well, I won't do anything at all

[Chorus]
I wanna push you around
Well, I will, well, I will
I wanna push you down
Well, I will, well, I will
I wanna take you for granted
Yeah, I wanna take you for granted
Yeah, I will, I will

[Bridge]
Oh, but don't bowl me over
Just wait a minute, well, it kinda fell apart
Things get so crazy, crazy
Don't rush this, baby
Don't rush this, baby, baby

[Chorus]
I wanna push you around
Well, I will, well, I will
I wanna push you down
Well, I will, well, I will
I wanna take you for granted, yeah, yeah, yeah
I wanna take you, take you
Yeah, well, I will

[Outro]
And I will, I will, I will, yeah
Well, I will, I will, I will, yeah, yeah
Push you around and drag you down
I wanna push you around
Well, I will

Push Q&A

Who wrote Push's ?

Push was written by Rob Thomas & Matt Serletic.

Who produced Push's ?

Push was produced by Matt Serletic.

When did Matchbox Twenty release Push?

Matchbox Twenty released Push on Tue Jun 10 1997.

Did people mistakenly hear these lyrics as sexist?

At the time, our management cooked up this whole idea of this controversy that women were freaking out about the lyrics because it was sexist. I don’t even know that ever actually happened. And then there was the story of my ex-girlfriend was going to sue me. It got so far that I remember the lead s...

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Did Rob write this after the breakup of his original band, Tabitha's Secret?

We had a huge falling out with the members of Tabitha’s Secret. Full disclosure: I don’t know anything about copyrights. There was a guy in the band that, I would write a song, and he would get copyright papers and sign them and then I’d put my name on it. I went, “That’s OK. That’s how it goes.” Wh...

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When he wrote "Push," did Rob think it might be controversial?

I didn’t at all. I thought I had a really good melody going. That was where I was at. I thought this was a really good song. This sounds like something I think people should want to hear. I didn’t think that far into it. Now, you could write a song and it could be misinterpreted and then instantly a...

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Is Rob still in touch with the ex-girlfriend who inspired this song?

Let’s put it this way: We still have her picture at every show, for security to see. Still.

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