"Let's Push Things Forward" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project

the Streets The Streets are an English music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project has released six studio albums: ''Original Pirate Material'' (2002), ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), ''The Hardest Way to M ...

. It was released in April 2002 as the second single from their debut studio album, ''

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''. It peaked at number 30 on the UK chart. The song is performed by Mike Skinner and Kevin Mark Trail.

Critical reception

"'Let's Push Things Forward' grew on me…" remarked

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. "It's forward-looking and anarchic. It has its own anti-big-company ethos, which I like. And it has strange little quirks of timing that I find very hard to use. Perhaps it will influence me in the future. I don't know. But it's nice to hear something that works which is outside your usual frame of reference."

Music video

The music video was directed by the Snorri Brothers and premiered in April 2002.Let's Push Things Forward - Music Video
Music Video Database It was filmed in South London with the first shot looking south in Deptford Church Street, London

Track listing

CD 1

# "Let's Push Things Forward" (Album Version) # "Let's Push Things Forward" (Studio Gangsters Mix) # "Let's Push Things Forward" (Zed Bias Dub Mix)

CD 2

# "Let's Push Things Forward" (Album Version) # "All Got Our Runnins" # "Don't Mug Yourself" (Instrumental)

Charts

References

{{authority control 2002 songs 2002 singles The Streets songs Locked On Records singles