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"Push the Button" is a Pop song written by Dallas Austin , Mutya Buena , Keisha Buchanan , and Heidi Range for the Sugababes ' fourth studio album '' Taller In More Ways '' (2005). Produced by Dallas, the song was released to positive reaction from music critics as the album's lead single in September 2005 . It reached number one in Austria , Ireland , Poland , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom , becoming the group's fourth number one single domestically. Thematically, the electro influenced pop song focuses upon how a girl tries to wrap a man around the little finger, prompting him to "push the button" instead of hesitating any longer. In August 2005, the track premiered on Chris Moyles ' radio show on BBC Radio One , just presented as one of two tracks, alongside " Ugly ," from the upcoming Sugababes album. A little later Island Records announced, "Push the Button" was chosen as first single and the track leaked in clips onto the Internet . In the UK the maxi CDs release was on September 26 2005 . MUSIC VIDEO , [[Keisha Buchanan]], and Mutya Buena in the music video for "Push the Button." (2005)]] The Music Video for "Push the Button" was directed by American director Matthew Rolston and produced by Lindsay Turnham for throughout Shepherds Bush , London in July 2005 and first aired in the United Kingdom in the week of September 12 , The video primarily focuses around Buena, Buchanan and Range dancing in an elevator for an extremely tall (and Computer Animated ) building. "So there's Keisha, Heidi and me in a lift and on each floor that the lifts stops at, a different guy gets in, one for each of us," Buena told in an interview with the band's official website. "We end up with Mr 'Too Cool', Mr 'Perfect' and Mr 'Shy Guy' and of course we flirt with them, tease them and push them away... all in a fun way." RECEPTION The song was extremely well received from music critics and fans with one critic stating that "...it plays to its strengths: melody, rhythm and mischief" {Link without Title} , while another reviewer claimed the single to be "smart, sulkily sexy, and praise the lord, doesn't want sound like either Beyoncé or The Neptunes {Link without Title} . The song was covered by ''. Starsailor also covered the song on the Live Lounge. In summer 2006 Korean girl group, Brown Eyed Girls (featuring Cho PD), released their single "Hold The Line" in South Korea. The single sampled "Push The Button". "Push The Button" was also a hit in South Korea in 2005. CHART PERFORMANCE "Push The Button" has become the Sugababes' most successful single to date heading to #1 the charts in the UK , Republic Of Ireland , New Zealand , Austria and Poland , peaking at #2 in Germany and Norway , and #3 in Switzerland , Sweden and The Netherlands . The track even topped the success of previous singles like "Overload" or "Round Round". On October 16 2005 , the girls celebrated being at the top of the singles, airplay, album and download charts simultaneously. The girls receiving their second 'best British single' nomination at the 2006 BRIT Awards , losing the award to Coldplay 's Speed Of Sound . "Push the Button" peaked at #3 in Australia , making it their highest charting Australian single and biggest hit. It has also gone Platinum making it their best selling Australian single ahead of " Round Round " peaking at #13 2002. The single was also a club hit in the United States . CHARTS CREDITS AND PERSONNEL
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FORMATS AND TRACKLISTINGS These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Push the Button".
II''' # "Push the Button" (Album Version) # "Like the Weather"
single''' # "Push the Button" (Album Version) # "Like the Weather" # "Push the Button" (DJ Prom Remix) # "Push the Button" (Video) NOTES
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