Rush!

by Maneskin

Overview

Italy's Maneskin make their bid for global pop domination with their third album, 2023's pulse-pounding Rush! While they sound like a sleazy garage rock band from New York circa the early aughts, they are best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni." Prior to that, they teed up their breakthrough Eurovision run with a second-place finish on Italy's X Factor in 2017. All of which is to say that, while they can really and truly rock (devil horns and all), Maneskin aren't afraid to play in the tasteless, campy machinery of the modern pop landscape. In fact, on Rush! they explicitly frame themselves within a sleazy, globe-trotting world of decadent partying, sexy models, and raw overindulgence -- all delivered with a kohl-eyed wink and a firm tongue in cheek. Cuts like "Bla Bla Bla," "Gasoline," and "Don't Wanna Sleep" have a giddy, dance-punk quality, as if the Buzzcocks ripped through Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger." There's also their ribald collaboration with guitarist Tom Morello that sounds, somewhat improbably and perhaps most fittingly, like Rage Against the Machine in deep punk tango with Ricky Martin. Some of the best moments come late in the album, where Maneskin and longtime producer Fabrizio Ferraguzzo let loose on a handful tracks (several sung in Italian) like the sinewy "La Fine," "Kool Kids," and the deliciously trashy "Mammamia," anthems where singer Damiano David's throaty sneer and the band's buzz-heavy grooves vibrate with an electric sensuality. With Rush!, Maneskin make good on their Eurovision rock promise, delivering an album that's campy, inspired, and thrilling all at the same time. As they sing on "Kool Kids," "I am scum, real scum, but I'm good at this/We're not punk, we're not pop, we're just music freaks." ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/2023
Label:	Arista
UPC:	0196587356019

Tracks

1. OWN MY MIND
2. GOSSIP
3. TIMEZONE
4. BLA BLA BLA
5. BABY SAID
6. GASOLINE
7. FEEL
8. DON'T WANNA SLEEP
9. KOOL KIDS
10. IF NOT FOR YOU
11. READ YOUR DIARY
12. MARK CHAPMAN
13. LA FINE
14. IL DONO DELLA VITA
15. THE LONELIEST

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maneskin   Primary Artist
Tom Morello   Primary Artist,Guitar,Featured Artist
Max Martin   Vocals (Background)
Justin Tranter   Vocals (Background)
Savan Kotecha   Vocals (Background)
Rami Yacoub   Vocals (Background)
Sylvester Willy Sivertsen   Vocals (Background)
Mattman & Robin   Vocals (Background)
Enrico Brun   Co-Producer
Damiano David   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ethan Torchio   Drums
Thomas Raggi   Guitar
Victoria De Angelis   Bass
Sly   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Serban Ghenea   Mixing Engineer
John Hanes   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing Engineer
Michael Ilbert   Mixing Engineer
Max Martin   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
The DFA   Composer,Lyricist
Justin Tranter   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Pittenger   Composer,Lyricist
Savan Kotecha   Composer,Lyricist
Spike Stent   Mixing Engineer
Jason Evigan   Composer,Lyricist
Sam Holland   Engineer
Raffaele Stefani   Assistant Engineer
Randy Merrill   Mastering Engineer
Daniela Boccadoro   Graphic Coordinator
Rami Yacoub   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Vocal Producer
Ruth-Anne Cunningham   Composer,Lyricist
Luca Pellegrini   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Sarah Hudson   Composer,Lyricist
Ryan Rabin   Composer,Lyricist
Enrico La Falce   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Mattias Larsson   Composer,Lyricist
Theo Hutchcraft   Composer,Lyricist
Fabrizio Ferraguzzo   Engineer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Jordan Riley   Composer,Lyricist
Uzoechi Emenike   Composer
Captain Cuts   Producer
Jussi Karvinen   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
James Abrahart   Composer,Lyricist
Robin Fredriksson   Composer,Lyricist
Benjamin Berger   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Janiak   Composer,Lyricist
Sylvester Willy Sivertsen   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Vocal Producer
Madison Love   Composer,Lyricist
Mattman & Robin   Producer
Cleo Tighe   Composer,Lyricist
Jeremy Lertola   Engineer
Pablo Bowman   Composer
Nate Cyphert   Composer,Lyricist
Mattia Bonvini   Assistant Engineer
Enrico Brun   Engineer
Maneskin   Composer,Producer
Damiano David   Composer,Lyricist
Ethan Torchio   Composer,Lyricist
Thomas Raggi   Composer,Lyricist
Victoria De Angelis   Composer,Lyricist
Michael Gario   Editing
Peter Rycroft   Composer,Lyricist
Matt Wolach   Assistant Engineer
Marco Vialardi   Editing,Assistant Engineer,Assistant Producer
Sly   Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Lostboy   Producer
Joseph Wander   Composer,Lyricist
Tommaso Ottomano   Photography,Art Direction
Alice Zani   Graphic Design
Aurora Manni   Creative Director
Erico Brun   Producer
Gabriele Barban   Assistant Engineer
Pablo Bowman Navarro   Composer,Lyricist