"Rush Rush" was a departure for Abdul stylistically, as it was her first ballad released as a single. The song achieved major success in the U.S. where it topped the Billboard Hot 100.
The video was inspired by the James Dean movie Rebel Without A Cause, and it featured Paula starting a drag race in a remake of the iconic scene. One of the drag racers in the video was played by Keanu Reeves. The up-and-coming actor had some experience with the role: he portrayed a very bad drag racer in the 1989 movie Parenthood.
