Push It to the Limit
Encyclopedia
"Push It to the Limit" is a pop
/R&B
song performed by Corbin Bleu
, a young American
singer-actor
closely associated with The Walt Disney Company
and its projects.
on Thanksgiving Day, 2006, and on Radio Disney
the following Saturday. According to a press release from Walt Disney Records
, this single
and the other songs on the album are:
According to an analysis by the Knoxville News Sentinel
:
Corbin Bleu himself, in describing the sound of the music he is making with the Disney Company, relates it to other very popular youth-oriented pop rap acts:
The Los Angeles Times
, in naming Bleu one of the "Faces to Watch" in 2007, remarked upon:
Like Bleu's last Disney project High School Musical (which New York Daily News
has called "the biggest pop cultural phenomenon of 2006"), Jump In! will be promoted with a concert tour. Comparing his new prominence with this previous situation, Corbin Bleu remarked:
"Push It to the Limit" (the song and video), along with the movie and album it vanguards, mark a major increase in Bleu's career and role in Disney's entertainment empire.
shows Bleu and four other young males dancing in a high school
gym
. It also shows Bleu with his afro pulled back in a ponytail
on bleachers with a group of girls. Clips from the movie, Jump In! are shown as well. Since its release, the video has been played on the Disney Channel frequently. A dance to the limit, or dance-along version was shown in portions during a Jump In! airing on March 16, 2007.
The video also features Johnny "J Blaze" Erasme from the JammXKids as one of the dancers.
There is also a version without the Jump In! scenes. So, the dance scenes are extended. Because the Jump In! scenes are cut from this version, some dance scenes have to be moved up from their regular position in the version with the Jump In! scenes. Thus some dances are repeated and new ones are added.
at number 14 and on the Hot Digital Songs
chart at number 5, with 77,000 downloads. It peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart
, staying on the Top 200 chart for eight weeks.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
song performed by Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...
, a young American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
closely associated with The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
and its projects.
Marketing
Made to cross-promote the Disney film Jump In! (released January 12, 2007), "Push It to the Limit" was released on the Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on Thanksgiving Day, 2006, and on Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
the following Saturday. According to a press release from Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
, this single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and the other songs on the album are:
...part of the new music genre dubbed "pop-hop" for its blend of pop and hip-hop music styles [...] "Push It to the Limit," the lead track from the Jump In! album, also will be featured on Corbin Bleu's debut album Another SideAnother Side (Corbin Bleu album)- Songs :The song "Deal with It" was originally written and sung by Jay Sean, who originally intended it to be the title single of his second album My Own Way . He later gave it to Corbin Bleu, whose version of the song features background vocals by Jay Sean...
, available on Hollywood RecordsHollywood RecordsHollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
April 17, 2007.
According to an analysis by the Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville News Sentinel
The Knoxville News Sentinel is a daily newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. It operates , an award-winning news website....
:
...using a multi-media approach to corner the youth market [...] Disney keeps rolling with the soundtrack for "Jump In!" [...] The urban/pop album is a methodical appeal to the targeted market, but not so formulaic that it fails. In fact, there's enough of an edge to most of these tracks that parents and older siblings won't be put off - at least not initially - if they're exposed to the soundtrack. [...] Hip-hop meets electronic dance musicElectronic dance musicElectronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
while choruses brand the refrains with heavy repetition, and happily there's not much namby-pamby filler that inevitably seems to bog down music for this demographic. Bleu confidently punches his way through "Push It to the Limit"...
Corbin Bleu himself, in describing the sound of the music he is making with the Disney Company, relates it to other very popular youth-oriented pop rap acts:
It’s kind of R&B mixed with pop. You can think very similar to Justin TimberlakeJustin TimberlakeJustin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
style with an UsherUsher (entertainer)Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
or Chris Brown type of thing going on as well.
The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, in naming Bleu one of the "Faces to Watch" in 2007, remarked upon:
a new brand of teen-pop for Disney — a wholesome, natural, R&B-flavored reaction to the synthetic era of BritneyBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
and the Backstreet BoysBackstreet BoysThe Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
. With his ebullient-urchin image driven by the tireless Disney promotional machine that's taken the Cheetah Girls, "High School MusicalHigh School MusicalHigh School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
" and "Hannah MontanaHannah Montana (album)Hannah Montana is the first soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original series of the same name. It was released on October 24, 2006 by Walt Disney Records. The first eight songs on the album are sung by Miley Cyrus as her character Hannah Montana...
" to the top of the charts, Bleu is poised to be the face of youth-pop in 2007.
Like Bleu's last Disney project High School Musical (which New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
has called "the biggest pop cultural phenomenon of 2006"), Jump In! will be promoted with a concert tour. Comparing his new prominence with this previous situation, Corbin Bleu remarked:
I don't have any solos in 'High School Musical.' The only time you actually hear my voice is on 'Stick to the Status Quo,' where you can hear me say the word 'What?' But at least I got a dance solo.
"Push It to the Limit" (the song and video), along with the movie and album it vanguards, mark a major increase in Bleu's career and role in Disney's entertainment empire.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
shows Bleu and four other young males dancing in a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
. It also shows Bleu with his afro pulled back in a ponytail
Ponytail
A ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point. It gets its name from its resemblance to the undocked tail of a...
on bleachers with a group of girls. Clips from the movie, Jump In! are shown as well. Since its release, the video has been played on the Disney Channel frequently. A dance to the limit, or dance-along version was shown in portions during a Jump In! airing on March 16, 2007.
The video also features Johnny "J Blaze" Erasme from the JammXKids as one of the dancers.
There is also a version without the Jump In! scenes. So, the dance scenes are extended. Because the Jump In! scenes are cut from this version, some dance scenes have to be moved up from their regular position in the version with the Jump In! scenes. Thus some dances are repeated and new ones are added.
Chart performance
In late January 2007, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at number 14 and on the Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart at number 5, with 77,000 downloads. It peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, staying on the Top 200 chart for eight weeks.
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
14 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs Hot Digital Songs The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of... |
5 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
87 |