The making of the album started in mid-2003. Most of the album was finished in the last couple of months.
Singles
"Galvanize" was the first single from the album, released in November 2004. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. "Believe" was the second single from the album, released in May 2005. It peaked at number 18. "The Boxer" was the third single from the album, released in early July 2005. It peaked at number 41. Live 05 was released as a digital EP promoting the album on 29 November 2005. It was recorded live from their 2005 tour.
Usage in media
Track No. 1, "Galvanize", has been featured in US commercials for Budweiser, as well as on an episode of All Star Family Fortunes aired 23 December 2006. A remix, produced by Scratch Perverts, was included in the gameDJ Hero 2. It was also used in in 2012
Track No. 6, "The Big Jump", was featured on the soundtracks of the video games Burnout Revenge and Project Gotham Racing 3.
Track No. 9, "Shake Break Bounce" was used in the BBC Three comedy Cuckoo in the episode "Ken on E". 4 time Commonwealth gold medalist, Claudia Fragapane also used Shake Break Bounce as her floor exercise music during 2013 and 2014. It was also used as the background music to the Ford S-Max TV advert, shown in the UK in August–September 2006
Track No. 10 "Marvo Ging", featured in Season two of The O.C., in the episode. It is also used on Channel 4, E4 and More4 in the United Kingdom to advertise Film4, and in the final episode of Time Trumpet.
Push the Button received very positive reviews by music critics upon its release. BBC Music said of the album "The Chemical Brothers return with their rebel rockin' fifth studio album that blows all stylistic boundaries down in the process." Lead single "Galvanize", with Q-Tip on lead vocals, peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. "The Boxer" also charted in the UK Singles Chart, in addition to "Believe". Complex called it a "remotely forgettable project."
Track listing
Note
As with all other albums by The Chemical Brothers, some of the tracks segue into the next. These are 2 into 3, 3 into 4, 5 into 6, 6 into 7, 7 into 8, 9 into 10, and finally 10 into 11.
Sample credits
"Galvanize" contains samples of "Just Tell Me the Truth", written and performed by Najat Aatabou.
"Come Inside" contains samples of "Everyday We Die a Little", written and performed by Sara Ayers.
"Left Right" contains samples of "Heavy Dramatic Track", from Production Music Beds MM123.
