Rushing Back

2019 single by Flume featuring Vera Blue

"Rushing Back"

Single by Flume featuring Vera Blue
Released| 27 September 2019
Studio| Los Angeles
Length| 3:51
Label| Future Classic
Songwriter(s)|

* Harley Streten
* Celia Pavey
* Eric J Dubowsky
* Sophie Cates

Producer(s)| Flume
Flume singles chronology
| "Let You Know"
(2019)  | "Rushing Back"
(2019)  | "The Difference"
(2020)

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Vera Blue singles chronology
| "The Way That You Love Me"
(2019)  | "Rushing Back"
(2019)  | "Nobody Like You"
(2020)

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"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.[1] "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.[2] The song features on FIFA 20.

At the AIR Awards of 2020, the song was nominated for Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single.[3]

The song was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work and won Most Performed Dance Work at the APRA Music Awards of 2021[4][5]

## Background

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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."[6]

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.[7]

In 2019, Flume and Vera Blue met in Los Angeles to record the song.[6]

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'."[8]

The song was performed live in August 2019 during Flume's Lollapalooza Festival performance, in Chicago.[8]

## Critical reception

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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."[6]

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."[9]

## Music video

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An official music video was uploaded onto YouTube on 13 November 2019. It was directed by longtime Flume collaborator, Jonathan Zawada.[10] 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.[10] Dancing Astronaut called the video "a visual appendage to the relationship reflection inherent in the lyrics".[10]

## Track listing

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### Original version

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1. "Rushing Back" – 3:51

### Petit Biscuit remix

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1. "Rushing Back" (Petit Biscuit remix) – 3:09

### MJ Cole remix

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1. "Rushing Back" (MJ Cole remix) – 4:44

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

* Harley Streten – songwriting, production
* Celia Pavey – songwriting
* Eric J Dubowsky – songwriting, vocal production, mixing
* Sophie Cates – songwriting

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2019–2020)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 8
Australia Dance (ARIA)[12] | 1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[13] | 24
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] | 2
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] | 12

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2019)  | Position

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Australian Artist (ARIA)[16] | 19
Chart (2020)  | Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] | 27
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18] | 75

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[19] | 6× Platinum  | 420,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] | 2× Platinum  | 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Version  | Format(s)  | Label

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Various  | 27 September 2019[21] | Original  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Future Classic
25 October 2019[22] | Petit Biscuit Remix
15 November 2019[23] | MJ Cole Remix

## References

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1. ^ "Crossover Hit? Flume & Vera Blue's 'Rushing Back' Is A Glitchy Gem". Idolator. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
2. ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. ^ "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
4. ^ "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
5. ^ "Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards". Industry Observer. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
6. ^ a b c "Flume makes a triumphant return to form in new track with friend and long time collaborator, Vera Blue". Triple J. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
7. ^ "Flume covers Ghost Town DJs 'My Boo' Ft. Vince Staples, Kučka, Ngaiire & Vera Blue". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019 - via YouTube.
8. ^ a b "LISTEN: Flume returns with new single 'Rushing Back'". George FM NZ. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
9. ^ "Flume comes "Rushing Back" on new song: Stream". Consequence of Sound. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
10. ^ a b c Sweeney, Farrell (13 November 2019). "Flume hops back in the graffitied Nissan for 'Rushing Back' visual with Vera Blue". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
11. ^ "Rushing Back / Flume – Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
12. ^ "ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 3 February 2020" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
13. ^ "Flume feat. Vera Blue – Rushing Back" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
14. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
15. ^ "Flume Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
16. ^ "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
17. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
18. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
20. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Flume feat. Vera Blue – Rushing Back". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 February 2025. Type Rushing Back  in the "Search:" field.
21. ^ "Rushing Back – Single by Flume". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
22. ^ "Rushing Back (Petit Biscuit Remix) – Single by Flume". Apple Music AU. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
23. ^ "Rushing Back (MJ Cole Remix) – Single by Flume". Apple Music AU. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

## External links

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* Flume Feat. Vera Blue – Rushing Back at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Flume

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Flume (2012)
* Skin (2016)
* Palaces (2022)

Remix albums|

* Skin: The Remixes (2017)

Mixtapes|

* Hi This Is Flume (2019)
* Things Don't Always Go the Way You Plan (2023)
* Arrived Anxious, Left Bored (2023)

Extended plays|

* Lockjaw (2013)
* Skin Companion EP 1 (2016)
* Skin Companion EP 2 (2017)
* Quits (2019)
* We Live in a Society (2025)

Singles|

* "Sleepless"
* "On Top"
* "Holdin On"
* "Drop the Game"
* "Some Minds"
* "Never Be Like You"
* "Smoke & Retribution"
* "Say It"
* "Hyperreal"
* "Friends"
* "Let You Know"
* "Rushing Back"
* "The Difference"
* "Say Nothing"
* "Silent Assassin"

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* Chet Faker

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* e

Vera Blue

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* This Music
* Perennial
* Mercurial

Live albums|

* Lady Powers Live at the Forum

EPs|

* Bodies
* Fingertips

Singles|

* "Hold"
* "Settle"
* "Private"
* "Mended"
* "Regular Touch"
* "Lady Powers"
* "All the Pretty Girls"
* "Like I Remember You"
* "The Way That You Love Me"
* "Lie to Me"

Featured singles|

* "Papercuts"
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* "Rushing Back"

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