Rushes (song) Rushes (song) "Rushes" is a 2002 single by Darius Danesh, one of the finalists on Pop Idol in 2002. It was his second single release and was taken from his debut album "Dive In". It was released on 25 November 2002. The song did not hit the heights of his debut number one single, "Colourblind" but it still reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 in Ireland. Danesh wrote "Rushes" when he was 16 years old. He originally wrote the lyrics on the back of a bus ticket. It is about a girl who got on
Cheerleader (song) single. By that time, the song had peaked at number one in five European territories. In March, a deal was signed with Syco Music, a label owned and operated by British music mogul Simon Cowell, to promote and distribute the song throughout the United Kingdom. The song's popularity on streaming media in the UK brought forth its official release date there to mid-April. It shortly thereafter debuted on the country's pop charts and was assisted by a viral video of Cowell singing the song. By early May, the song had topped the UK Singles Chart; four weeks in, it broke