Tush (ZZ Top song)


"Tush" is a song by American blues rock band ZZ Top and was the only single from their fourth album Fandango!. The song was named the 67th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

Composition

The song is a twelve-bar blues in the key of G. Bassist Dusty Hill has said the song was written at a sound check in about ten minutes. The recording was produced by Bill Ham and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. The title is a double entendre, referring both to slang for buttocks, and slang for "luxurious" or "lavish", according to a 1985 interview with Dusty Hill in Spin magazine.

Chart performance

"Tush" peaked at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In Chicago, "Tush" peaked at number five on WLS.
Chart Peak
position
Australia 87
Canada RPM Top Singles14
U.S. Billboard Hot 10020
U.S. Cash Box Top 10012

Personnel