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Push 2 Start

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| name = Push 2 Start

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| type = single

| artist = Tyla

| album = Tyla +

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2024|10|25}}

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| length = 2:36

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  • Tyla Seethal
  • Imani Lewis
  • Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay
  • Ariowa Isogie
  • Samuel Awuku
  • James McCarthy

| producer = {{hlist|Ari PenSmith|Mocha Bands|Rayo}}

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| prev_year = 2024

| title = Push 2 Start

| year = 2024

| next_title = Push 2 Start

| next_version = Remix

| next_year = 2025

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"Push 2 Start" is a song recorded by South African singer Tyla. Released in tandem with the deluxe edition of her self-titled studio album by FAX and Epic Records, it was initially teased at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. The song was also serviced to Italian radio stations via Sony Music Italy on 25 October 2024. In the United States, the song impacted the rhythmic crossover frequencies on 29 October 2024, and it was serviced to the contemporary hit radio on 28 January 2025. Musically, the song blends elements of amapiano, pop, R&B and reggae, while using car metaphors to explore themes of commitment and attraction.

Tyla received praise from critics for her ability to merge lyrics and choreography with "Push 2 Start". She faced backlash for announcing the music video, which coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election. She was also praised for appointing her high school best friend as the creative director of the music video. Set in a vibrant car wash and for its 2000s vibe, the music video drew comparison to Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" and Rihanna's "Shut Up and Drive".

"Push 2 Start" debuted at number 88 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making Tyla the second female African artist to attain multiple solo entries on the chart. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart and the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. The song was certified gold in Canada, Greece and New Zealand, silver in the United Kingdom and platinum in Brazil. Tyla performed it during her homecoming tour in South Africa. The song was covered by Chloe Bailey and the remix features guest vocals from Sean Paul. Tyla earned her first directorial credit for the remix music video.

Background and release

Tyla first teased "Push 2 Start" during an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on 11 September 2024,{{citation|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=971452384994251&vanity=EntertainmentTonight|title=When Tyla says all we need to know is 'Push to Start' 🤫 #tyla #VMAs|date=12 September 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|publisher=Entertainment Tonight|via=Facebook|url-status=live|archive-date=12 March 2025|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250312150327/https://www.facebook.com/EntertainmentTonight/videos/971452384994251/}} where she received the Best Afrobeats Video award for "Water".{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/international/i-represent-amapiano-tyla-says-as-she-accepts-her-mtv-vma-for-best-afrobeats-award-beaf80b7-4665-45f2-b35f-5d8aaab22e3b|title="I represent amapiano!" Tyla says as she accepts her MTV VMA for Best Afrobeats award|first=Oluthando|last=Keteyi|date=12 September 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211132317/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/international/i-represent-amapiano-tyla-says-as-she-accepts-her-mtv-vma-for-best-afrobeats-award-beaf80b7-4665-45f2-b35f-5d8aaab22e3b|website=Independent Online}} She also previewed the song ahead of its release on her social media on 8 October 2024.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/tyla-previews-push-2-start-ahead-of-tyla-deluxe|title=Tyla Previews "Push 2 Start" Ahead Of Forthcoming Deluxe Album|first=Malcolm|last=Trapp|date=8 October 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|magazine=Rap-Up}} Written by Tyla, Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay, Sammy SoSo, James McCarthy and its producers, Ari PenSmith and Mocha Bands, the song was released in tandem with the deluxe edition of her self-titled studio album with two other tracks on 11 October 2024, via FAX and Epic Records.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tyla-debut-album-deluxe-stream-it-now-1235797883/|title=Tyla Drops Deluxe Edition of Self-Titled Debut Album: Stream It Now|first=Heran|last=Mamo|date=10 October 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211104327/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tyla-debut-album-deluxe-stream-it-now-1235797883/|url-status=live}}

"Push 2 Start" was serviced to radio airplay in Italy by Sony Music Italy on 25 October 2024. It impacted the rhythmic crossover radio stations in the United States on 29 October 2024, before it was serviced to contemporary hit radio on 28 January 2025 by FAX and Epic Records. A mashup of "Push 2 Start" and PartyNextDoor's "For Certain" was covered by Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/chloe-tyla-push-2-start-partynextdoor-for-certain-cover-mashup-1234964806/|title=Chlöe Puts Her Twist On Tyla's "Push 2 Start" And PARTYNEXTDOOR's "For Certain" In New Mashup|first=Regina|last=Cho|date=31 December 2024|access-date=17 February 2025|magazine=Vibe|url-status=live|archive-date=17 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250217103902/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/chloe-tyla-push-2-start-partynextdoor-for-certain-cover-mashup-1234964806/}}

Composition

"Push 2 Start" is 2 minutes and 36 seconds long. It is the second track on Tyla +. Produced by Ari PenSmith, Rayo and Mocha, the song was mixed by Leandro "Dro" Hidaldo and mastered by Colin Leonard. Guitars were handled by Sjo and Olmo Zucca, keyboard by Jack LoMastro, and Sammy SoSo handled the bass and programming.{{citation|url=https://music.apple.com/us/song/push-2-start/1772394889|title=Push 2 Start by Tyla|date=9 October 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|publisher=FAX Records, Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment|via=Apple Music|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211200240/https://music.apple.com/us/song/push-2-start/1772394889}} It is a blend of reggae,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyla-deluxe-edition-self-titled-debut-album-1235132334/|title=Tyla Keeps Her Momentum Going With Deluxe Edition of Self-Titled Debut Album|first=Kalia|last=Richardson|url-access=limited|date=11 October 2024|access-date=12 February 2025|url-status=live|archive-date=8 November 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241108010033/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyla-deluxe-edition-self-titled-debut-album-1235132334/|magazine=Rolling Stone}} amapiano, pop and R&B genres,{{cite web|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/local-celebs/tyla-drops-stunning-video-for-push-2-start/|title=Tyla drops stunning video for "Push 2 Start"|date=8 November 2024|access-date=12 February 2025|first=Precious|last=Simpasa|website=The South African|url-status=live|archive-date=12 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250212075018/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/local-celebs/tyla-drops-stunning-video-for-push-2-start/}} infused with elements of Afro pop.{{cite web|url=https://www.stylerave.com/tyla-push-2-start/|title=Tyla's "Push 2 Start" + More New And Trending Songs By African Artists|date=11 October 2024|access-date=12 February 2025|website=Style Rave|url-status=live|archive-date=12 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250212071806/https://www.stylerave.com/tyla-push-2-start/}} Tyla explores issues of commitment and attraction in the song by using analogies related to cars as she sings, "pushing on my buttons with no hesitation, gas me up give me motivation".{{cite web|url=https://www.ecr.co.za/music/push-2-start-tylas-new-music-video-2000s-vibes/|title='Push 2 Start' - Tyla's new music video gives major 2000s vibes|date=8 November 2025|access-date=12 February 2025|first=Tamlyn|last=Canham|website=East Coast Radio|url-status=live|archive-date=12 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250212084858/https://www.ecr.co.za/music/push-2-start-tylas-new-music-video-2000s-vibes/}} Her smooth vocal delivery in confidence received praise from critics, whom highlited her ability to merge lyrics and choreography.

Commercial performance

In the U.S., "Push 2 Start" debuted at number 4 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs on the chart dating 26 October 2024,{{Cite magazine|last= |first= |date=26 October 2024 |title=Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs {{!}} Week of October 26, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-u-s-afrobeats-songs/2024-10-26/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211121801/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-u-s-afrobeats-songs/2024-10-26/ |archive-date=11 February 2025 |access-date=2 February 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} before dethroning "Water" to peak atop the chart on the week of 28 December 2024.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-u-s-afrobeats-songs/2024-12-28/|title=Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs {{!}} Week of December 28, 2024|date=28 December 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211123352/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-u-s-afrobeats-songs/2024-12-28/|magazine=Billboard}} It also debuted at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 on the chart dating 28 December 2024,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-12-28/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 {{!}} Week of December 28, 2024|date=28 December 2024|access-date=11 February 2025|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211115457/https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2024-12-28/|magazine=Billboard}} and went on to reach number 1 on the week of 25 January 2025.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2025-01-25/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 {{!}} Week of January 25, 2025|date=25 January 2025|access-date=11 February 2025|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-date=28 January 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250128103435/https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2025-01-25/|magazine=Billboard}} With over 400 digital downloads, 4.2 million streams and 8.3 million radio spins on the week of 27 January 2025,{{cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2025/01/chart-check-tylas-push-2-start-enters-the-hot-100-as-the-weeks-highest-debut-among-women/%3famp|title=Chart Check: Tyla's "Push 2 Start" Enters the Hot 100 As the Week's HIGHEST Debut Among Women|author=Rashad|date=29 January 2025|access-date=11 February 2025|website=That Grape Juice|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211174914/https://thatgrapejuice.net/2025/01/chart-check-tylas-push-2-start-enters-the-hot-100-as-the-weeks-highest-debut-among-women/?amp}} "Push 2 Start" debuted at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Tyla the second female African artist to score multiple solo entries on the chart after South African recording artist Miriam Makeba.{{cite web|url=https://www.okayafrica.com/amp/tyla-billboard-hits-2671026626|title=Tyla Becomes the Second Female African Artist Ever to Have Two Songs on the Billboard Hot 100|first=Emmanuel|last=Esomnofu|date=29 January 2025|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211181832/https://www.okayafrica.com/amp/tyla-billboard-hits-2671026626|website=OkayAfrica}} It also peaked at number 2 on the World Digital Song Sales chart, number 6 on the Rhythmic chart, number 23 on the Pop Airplay chart, and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Elsewhere, "Push 2 Start" peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Global 200. The song was certified platinum in Brazil by Pro-Música Brasil, and gold in Canada by Music Canada, for selling 40,000 units in each country. It debuted at number 5 on the Official South African Charts,{{cite web|url=https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-10-week-52-2024/|title=Local and International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 52-2024|access-date=11 February 2025|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211161809/https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-10-week-52-2024/|publisher=The Official South African Charts}} and peaked at number 3 on week 4 of 2025. It also debuted atop the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart on the chart dating 20 October 2024 – 26 October 2024, peaked number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached number 3 on the UK R&B Chart. The song peaked at number 70 at the Canadian Hot 100 chart, number 17 on the Philippines Hot 100 chart, and number 38 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart. It also peaked at number 44 in Australia, number 18 in Greece, number 60 in Ireland, number 16 in the United Arab Emirates, number 20 in the New Zealand, number in 10 in Sweden, number 55 in Switzerland, and number 104 in Portugal. Its music video peaked at number 23 on the UK Video Charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/video-streaming-chart/20250117/7508/|title=Official Video Streaming Charton 17 January 2025 - 23 January 2025|access-date=12 February 2025|publisher=Official Charts Company|url-status=live|archive-date=12 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250212052744/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/video-streaming-chart/20250117/7508/}} The song was certified gold in Greece by IFPI Greece for shipment of 1,000,000 units.{{cite web|title=Official IFPI Charts {{!}} Digital Singles Chart (International) {{!}} Εβδομάδα: 15/2025|access-date=17 April 2025|publisher=IFPI Greece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416073255/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=16 April 2025|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|url-status=live}}

Music video and live performances

File:Push 2 Start Tyla Music video screenshot.jpg; critics compared the scene to Beyoncé's video for her 2003 single "Crazy in Love".{{Cite web |title='Push 2 Start' - Tyla's new music video gives major 2000s vi |url=https://www.ecr.co.za/music/push-2-start-tylas-new-music-video-2000s-vibes/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=ECR |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112023421/https://www.ecr.co.za/music/push-2-start-tylas-new-music-video-2000s-vibes/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Joce |date=2024-11-08 |title=Tyla Pays Homage to Rihanna in 'Push 2 Start' Video Wearing DSquared2's Riri Heels |url=https://footwearnews.com/fashion/celebrity-style/tyla-rihanna-dsquared2-riri-heels-push-2-start-1234729165/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Footwear News |language=en-US |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112023455/https://footwearnews.com/fashion/celebrity-style/tyla-rihanna-dsquared2-riri-heels-push-2-start-1234729165/ |url-status=live }}]]

Following the release of the deluxe edition, in November 2024, Tyla took to social media to announce that she will be releasing the music video to "Push 2 Start".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bona.co.za/entertainment/read-the-room-miss-coloured-tyla-in-hot-water-with-the-americans-again/|title="Read the room, Miss coloured" – Tyla in hot water with the Americans… again|first=Nomonde|last=Simelane|access-date=17 February 2025|magazine=Bona}} The announcement coincided with the 2024 United States presidential election, leading the American fans to attack Tyla on socials, telling her to "read the room".{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/find-out-why-tyla-was-slammed-by-her-american-supporters/ar-AA1tG1je|title=Find out why Tyla was slammed by her American supporters|first=Moroba|last=Moroeng|access-date=17 February 2025|date=7 November 2024|website=MSN|publisher=Briefly.co.za|url-status=live|archive-date=17 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250217025038/https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/find-out-why-tyla-was-slammed-by-her-american-supporters/ar-AA1tG1je}}

Directed by Aerin Moreno, the music video premiered on YouTube on 8 November 2024,{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/watch-tylas-drops-push-2-start-music-video-and-fans-are-loving-it-0757431f-d7e8-44ad-8b1c-59ebabcd5226|title=Watch: Tyla's drops "Push 2 Start" music video and fans are loving it|date=8 November 2024|access-date=17 February 2025|first=Thobile|last=Mazibuko|website=Independent Online|url-status=live|archive-date=17 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250217031331/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/watch-tylas-drops-push-2-start-music-video-and-fans-are-loving-it-0757431f-d7e8-44ad-8b1c-59ebabcd5226%23google_vignette}} at midnight (UTC+02:00). It amassed over 400,000 views in 9 hours. She was praised for bringing along her high school best friend, Thato Nzimande, as the creative director.{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/fans-applaud-tyla-for-choosing-best-friend-as-creative-director-for-push-2-start-ad59d9cc-3c1e-4b81-8177-1bcf04cb8ec1|title=Fans applaud Tyla for choosing best friend as creative director for "Push 2 Start"|date=13 February 2025|first=Bernelee|last=Vollmer|access-date=17 February 2025|website=Independent Online|url-status=live|archive-date=17 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250217100612/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/fans-applaud-tyla-for-choosing-best-friend-as-creative-director-for-push-2-start-ad59d9cc-3c1e-4b81-8177-1bcf04cb8ec1}} Choreographed by Lee-ché, the video is set at a car wash where Tyla and her dancers perform a choreography near a vibrant backdrop. She later spray paints herself similar to how a car would be painted and dances on a car carrier as the video concludes.{{Cite web |last=Andriyashchuk |first=Yuriy |date=2024-11-08 |title=Tyla releases visuals for "Push 2 Start" |url=https://hip-hopvibe.com/video/tyla-push-2-start-video/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Hip Hop Vibe |language=en-US}} Several critics compared the visuals of the music video to the likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé, pointing out similar scenes from the music videos for their songs, "Shut Up and Drive" and "Crazy in Love" respectively, emphasizing the 2000s pop and R&B music video vibe.{{Cite web |last=Simelane |first=Nomonde |date=2024-11-08 |title=Tyla channels her inner 2000s baddie in 'Push 2 Start' music video |url=https://www.bona.co.za/entertainment/tyla-channels-her-inner-2000s-baddie-in-push-2-start-music-video/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Bona Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112024033/https://www.bona.co.za/entertainment/tyla-channels-her-inner-2000s-baddie-in-push-2-start-music-video/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Butta |date=2024-11-09 |title=Pull Up On Tyla In 'PUSH 2 START' |url=https://soulbounce.com/2024/11/tyla-push-2-start-video/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=SoulBounce |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Tyla Stuns in a Fringed Bra in Her New 'Push 2 Start' Video |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/tyla-fringed-bra-push-2-start-music-video-watch |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=L'Officiel (USA)|language=en |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112024801/https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/tyla-fringed-bra-push-2-start-music-video-watch |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Melia |first=Thomas |date=14 November 2024 |title=Music Video Review: PUSH 2 START // Tyla |url=https://www.indiependent.co.uk/music-video-review-push-2-start-tyla/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250422191141/https://www.indiependent.co.uk/music-video-review-push-2-start-tyla/ |archive-date=22 April 2025 |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB}} She also wears Rihanna-inspired heels in the video.{{Cite magazine |date=2024-11-08 |title=Tyla Wears Rihanna's Favorite Heels In Steamy 'Push 2 Start' Music Video |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/tyla-music-push-2-start-music-video-fashion-style |access-date=2024-11-12 |magazine=W|language=en |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112024100/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/tyla-music-push-2-start-music-video-fashion-style |url-status=live }}

Tyla performed a medley of "Water" and "Push 2 Start" in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City on 15 October 2024, at the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a62621925/tyla-victorias-secret-fashion-show-after-party/|access-date=11 November 2024|title=Tyla Wore a Skirt Made from Literal Bras to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show After Party|first=Mehera|last=Bonner|date=16 October 2024|magazine=Cosmopolitan}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a62611991/victorias-secret-fashion-show-lisa-cher-tyla-performance-video-2024/|first=Chelsey|last=Sanchez|date=15 October 2024|access-date=12 November 2024|title=Cher, Lisa, and Tyla Dominated the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Runway With Knockout Performances|magazine=Harper's Bazaar}} and again in Co-op Live, Manchester, United Kingdom on 10 November, at the 30th Annual MTV Europe Music Awards.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|access-date=12 November 2024|date=12 November 2024|title=MTV EMAs Pay Tribute to Liam Payne as Taylor Swift, Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter Triumph|first=Richard|last=Smirke|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mtv-emas-tribute-liam-payne-taylor-swift-tyla-sabrina-carpenter-triumph-1235820455/}} On 12 December, Tyla performed a medley of "Push 2 Start" and "Shake Ah" at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/tyla-push-2-start-shake-ah-2024-billboard-music-awards-1235853355/|title=Tyla Sings 'Push 2 Start' & 'Shake Ah' at 2024 BBMAs|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=Billboard|date=12 December 2024|access-date=12 January 2025}} She performed the song during her homecoming tour in South Africa.{{Cite web |date=2 December 2024 |title=Tyla announces star-studded line-up for SA tour |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2024-12-02-tyla-announces-star-studded-line-up-for-sa-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250126133758/https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2024-12-02-tyla-announces-star-studded-line-up-for-sa-tour/ |archive-date=26 January 2025 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=TimesLIVE}}{{cite web|url=https://stories.showmax.com/za/tylas-showmax-concert-to-reach-millions-more-on-dstv|title=Tyla's Showmax concert to reach millions more on DStv|date=21 January 2025|access-date=12 February 2025|website=Showmax|archive-date=12 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212094234/https://stories.showmax.com/za/tylas-showmax-concert-to-reach-millions-more-on-dstv|url-status=live}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Apple Music and YouTube.References:

  • Apple Music: {{citation|url=https://music.apple.com/za/song/push-2-start/1772394889|title=Push 2 Start|date=9 October 2024|access-date=26 March 2025|publisher=FAX Records, Epic Records, Sony Music|via=Apple Music|url-status=live|archive-date=26 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250326162229/https://music.apple.com/za/song/push-2-start/1772394889}}
  • YouTube: {{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJ8wodhsOc|title=Tyla – Push 2 Start (Behind the Scenes)|date=22 November 2024|publisher=Tyla|via=YouTube|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-date=21 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221091528/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJ8wodhsOc|access-date=17 April 2025}}

Musicians

  • Tyla – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter
  • Sammy SoSo – background vocals, programming, bass, arranger, songwriter, vocal producer
  • Ari PenSmith – background vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Believve – background vocals, vocal producer
  • Mocha Bands – background vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Sjo – guitar
  • Jack LoMastro – keyboards
  • Olmo Zucca – guitar
  • James McCarthy – songwriter
  • Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay – songwriter
  • Ebenezer Maxwell – vocal producer
  • Rayan El-Hussein Rayo Goufar – producer

Technical

Music video

  • Aerin Moreno – director
  • Thato Nzimande – creative director
  • Lee-Ché – choreographer
  • Ronnie – stylist
  • Jimmy – makeup artist
  • Jayson Alexander – cameraman and editor

Charts

{{col-begin}}

{{col 2}}

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Push 2 Start"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024–2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2025-01-13|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=13 January 2025|access-date=10 January 2025|archive-date=10 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110060934/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2025-01-13|url-status=live}}

| 44

{{single chart|Canada|70|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2025|refname=CAN}}
scope="row"| Croatia International Airplay (Top lista){{cite web|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top100-28-travnja-2025/|title=Airplay Radio Chart Top100 – 28. travnja 2025.|language=hr|publisher=Top lista|date=28 April 2025|access-date=6 May 2025}}

| 59

scope="row"| France Overseas Airplay (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/classement-radio-outre-mer/?semaine=9&annee=2025|title=Classement Top Outre-Mer (Week 9, 2025)|publisher=SNEP |access-date=3 March 2025}}

| 17

{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|70|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2025|refname=GLOBAL200}}
scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 02/2025|publisher=IFPI Greece|language=el|access-date=15 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115084236/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=15 January 2025|url-status=dead}}

| 18

scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 4, 2025)|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=25 January 2025|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204002610/http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|url-status=live}}

| 60

scope="row"| Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web|title=OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday February 4th, 2025|url=https://www.olt20.com/Artists/Lebanese_Top_20/Tyla#fragment-2|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20|access-date=8 February 2025}}

| 8

scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web |title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Mar 6, 2025 |url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/weekly/20250228-20250306 |access-date=13 March 2025 |publisher=TopHit |archive-date=31 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331150654/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/weekly/20250228-20250306 |url-status=live }}

| 40

{{single chart|Dutch100|38|artist=Tyla|song=Push 2 Start|rowheader=true|access-date=10 January 2025|refname=DUTCH}}
scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2025-01-10|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=10 January 2025|access-date=10 January 2025}}

| 20

{{single chart|Philippines2|17|date=02-01-2025|access-date=31 January 2025|rowheader=true|refname=PHI}}
{{single chart|Portugal|99|artist=Tyla|song=Push 2 Start|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2025|refname=POR}}
scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/weekly/20250404-20250410|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Apr 10, 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=13 April 2025}}

| 42

scope="row"| South Africa (TOSAC)

{{cite web|url=https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-10-week-04-2025/|title=Local and International Streaming Chart Top 10 {{!}} Week 04|publisher=The Official South African Charts|access-date=23 May 2025|archive-date=31 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131081438/https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-10-week-04-2025/|url-status=dead}}

| 3

scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2025&dspp=2|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 2, 2025|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=11 January 2025|archive-date=22 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122075542/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215/?dspy=2025&dspp=2|url-status=live}}

| 10

{{single chart|Switzerland|55|artist=Tyla|song=Push 2 Start|rowheader=true|access-date=19 January 2025|refname=SWISS}}
scope="row"| Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye){{Cite tweet|user=RadiomonitorTR|number=1895400045802864920|date=28 February 2025 |title= Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi 9. Hafta Top10 |trans-title=Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart Week 9 Top10 |access-date=1 March 2025 |https://x.com/RadiomonitorTR/status/1895400045802864920|language=tr}}

| 5

scope="row"| UAE (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20: 12/27/2024|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240501154129/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|url-status=live}}

| 16

{{single chart|UK|23|date=20250117|rowheader=true|access-date=17 January 2025|refname=UK}}
{{single chart|UKafrobeats|1|date=20241020|rowheader=true|access-date=2 December 2024|refname=UKafro}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=20250110|rowheader=true|access-date=10 January 2025|refname=UKRNB}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|88|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=27 January 2025|refname=HOT100}}
{{single chart|Billboardafrobeats|1|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=28 December 2024}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|20|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2025|refname=BBRNB}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|23|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=26 April 2025|refname=Pop}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|6|artist=Tyla|rowheader=true|access-date=16 March 2025|refname=Rhythmic}}
scope="row"| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tyla/chart-history/wdt/|title=Tyla Chart History (World Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 January 2025|archive-date=10 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410023828/https://www.billboard.com/artist/tyla/chart-history/wdt/|url-status=live}}

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=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for "Push 2 Start"

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Lithuania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202502|title=Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: February 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=8 March 2025|archive-date=9 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309212101/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/lt/monthly/202502|url-status=live}}

| 58

scope="row"| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/monthly/202504|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: April 2025|publisher=TopHit|access-date=3 May 2025}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Push 2 Start"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Tyla|title=Push 2 Start|award=Platinum|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=21 February 2025|refname=BRZcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Tyla|title=Push 2 Start|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=25 February 2025|refname=CANcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Tyla|title=Push 2 Start|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=2025-02-21|source=newchart|access-date=28 April 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tyla|title=Push 2 Start|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=20933-6550-1|access-date=4 April 2025|refname=BPI}}

{{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2025|certweek=15|id=20250409080911|access-date=16 April 2025}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true|streamsonly=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history for "Push 2 Start"

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format(s)

! scope="col" | Label(s)

! scope="col" | {{Ref.}}

scope="row" | Various

| 11 October 2024

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| {{hlist|FAX|Epic}}

| align="center" | {{Cite web |date=11 October 2024 |title=タイラ、3曲を追加収録したデビューALのDX版を配信 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/142465/2 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Billboard Japan|url-status=live|archive-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250222035228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sgpCPqVPgjqC7tHBb97kd9/the-1xtra-playlist|language=ja |trans-quote=The new version includes three additional tracks: "Shake Ah" featuring Tony Duardo, Optimist, and Maestro, as well as "Push 2 Start" and "Back to You."}}

scope="row" | Italy

| 25 October 2024

| Radio airplay

| Sony Italy

| align="center" | "Push 2 Start" radio date(s):

  • {{Cite web |date=16 October 2024 |publisher=Sara Sisti|title=Tyla – PUSH 2 START (Radio Date: 25-10-2024) |url=https://earone.com/post/75de2def8b28 |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=EarOne |language=it-IT}}
  • {{cite web|website=Radio Airplay Italia|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/tyla-push-2-start-237306-25-10-2024-radiodate/|publisher=Sara Sisti|title=Tyla – "PUSH 2 START" {{!}} (Radio Date: 25/10/2024)|access-date=17 October 2024|language=it-IT}}
scope="row" rowspan="2" | United States

| 29 October 2024

| Rhythmic crossover

| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|FAX|Epic}}

| align="center" | {{Cite magazine|title=Your Radio Add Recaps |url=https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/crossover&id=343452&title=YOUR-RADIO-ADD-RECAPS |access-date=2024-10-31 |magazine=Hits |language=en|date=29 October 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=31 October 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241031052620/https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/crossover&id=343452&title=YOUR-RADIO-ADD-RECAPS}}

28 January 2025

| Contemporary hit radio

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|url=https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/pop_mart|date=28 January 2025|access-date=4 February 2025|title=Pop Mart {{!}} Your Radio Add Recaps|url-status=live|archive-date=4 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250204081058/https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/pop_mart|magazine=Hits}}

Sean Paul remix

{{Infobox song

| version = Remix

| name = Push 2 Start

| type = single

| cover = Tyla and Sean Paul - Push 2 Start (Remix).png

| caption =

| artist = Tyla and Sean Paul

| album =

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2025|02|14}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = * Amapiano

| length = 2:36

| label = * FAX

| writer = * Tyla Seethal

  • Imani Lewis
  • Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay
  • Ariowa Isogie
  • Samuel Awuku
  • James McCarthy

| producer = Sammy SoSo

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Tyla

| type = single

| prev_title = Push 2 Start

| prev_year = 2024

| next_title = Show Me Love

| next_version = Remix

| year = 2025

| title = Push 2 Start

| version = Remix

| next_year = 2025

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Sean Paul

| type = single

| prev_title = Let it Talk to Me

| prev_year = 2025

| next_title =

| year = 2025

| title = Push 2 Start

| version = Remix

| next_year =

}}

{{External music video

| 1 = {{YouTube|2WhhrNaxvdw|"Push 2 Start" (Remix)}}

| header = Music video

}}

}}

A remix for "Push 2 Start" with Jamaican musician, Sean Paul was released on 14 February 2025.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tyla-sean-paul-push-2-start-remix-1235901713/|title=Tyla Taps Sean Paul for "Push 2 Start" Remix: Stream It Now|first=Heran|last=Mamo|date=14 February 2025|access-date=17 February 2025|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-date=17 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250217104248/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tyla-sean-paul-push-2-start-remix-1235901713/}} Tyla hinted the remix on her socials on 7 February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/tyla-gets-sean-paul-to-feature-on-the-remix-of-her-billboard-hot-100-hit-push-2-start-20250214|title=Tyla gets Sean Paul to feature on the remix of her Billboard Hot 100 hit Push 2 Start|first=Joel|last=Ontong|date=14 February 2025|access-date=26 March 2025|website=News24|url-status=live|archive-date=26 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250326153438/https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/tyla-gets-sean-paul-to-feature-on-the-remix-of-her-billboard-hot-100-hit-push-2-start-20250214}} The song peaked at number 30 on the Nigerian TurnTable Top 100 on the chart dating 21 February 2025, and number 28 on the New Zealand Hot Singles on the chart dating 21–27 February 2025. During an interview with The Buzz at the Essence magazine's 2025 Black Women in Hollywood event, when Tyla was asked how it was working with Paul and Skillibeng, she said "It is exciting for me. I love playing around with music and Sean Paul is an icon. You know his voice when he comes on a song. So, just being able to collab with not only him but Skillibeng, all these artists that have such unique voices and culture, I feel like it is important".{{cite web|url=https://www.ecr.co.za/music/tyla-sean-paul-music-video-push-2-start-you-tube/|title=Tyla, Sean Paul's music video channels 2000s dance culture|date=3 March 2025|access-date=25 April 2025|website=East Coast Radio|url-status=live|archive-date=25 April 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250425170840/https://www.ecr.co.za/music/tyla-sean-paul-music-video-push-2-start-you-tube/}}

=Music video and accolades=

Co-directed by Tyla and Taylor Fauntleroy, the music video to the remix was published via YouTube on 3 March 2025. Tyla received her first director credits for the video.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyla-sean-paul-push-2-start-video-1235287068/|title=Tyla, Sean Paul Get Ready for Summer With "Push 2 Start" Video|date=3 March 2025|access-date=25 April 2025|first=Thomás|last=Mier|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=live|archive-date=26 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250326153941/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tyla-sean-paul-push-2-start-video-1235287068/}} Choreographed by Lee-ché,{{citation|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2WhhrNaxvdw|title=Tyla, Sean Paul - Push 2 Start (Remix - Official Music Video)|date=3 March 2025|access-date=25 April 2025|via=YouTube|publisher=Tyla|archive-date=28 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328183411/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2WhhrNaxvdw}} Tyla is seen dancing in front of a backdrop, surrounded by a group of dancers similar to Paul's "I'm Still in Love with You" music video. It was nominated for the Best Music Video at the 2025 edition of the Urban Music Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/tyla-tops-urban-music-awards-nominations-as-the-global-event-set-to-make-historic-sa-debut-20250325|title=Tyla tops Urban Music Awards nominations as the global event set to make historic SA debut|date=25 March 2025|access-date=26 March 2025|first=Keitumetse|last=Maako|website=News24|url-status=live|archive-date=26 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250326115932/https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/tyla-tops-urban-music-awards-nominations-as-the-global-event-set-to-make-historic-sa-debut-20250325}}

=Personnel=

Credits were adapted from Apple Music.{{citation|url=https://music.apple.com/za/song/push-2-start-remix/1796001177|title=Push 2 Start (Remix) by Tyla and Sean Paul|date=14 February 2025|access-date=26 March 2025|publisher=FAX Records, Epic Records, Sony Music|via=Apple Music|url-status=live|archive-date=26 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250326161829/https://music.apple.com/za/song/push-2-start-remix/1796001177}}

Musicians

  • Tyla – lead vocals, background vocals, songwriter
  • Sean Paul – performer
  • Sammy SoSo – background vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Ari PenSmith – background vocals, songwriter
  • Believve – background vocals
  • Mocha Bands – background vocals, songwriter
  • Sjo – guitar
  • Jack LoMastro – keyboards
  • Olmo Zucca – guitar
  • James McCarthy – songwriter
  • Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay – songwriter

Technical

  • Sammy SoSo – producer
  • Maxwell Ebenezer – recording engineer
  • Oscar Cornejo – recording engineer
  • Aidan Duncan – assistant engineer
  • Leandro "Dro" Hidalgo – mixing engineer
  • Colin Leonard – mastering engineer
  • Charlie Rolfe – engineer

=Charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Push 2 Start" (Remix)

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-02-21|title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=21 February 2025|access-date=22 February 2025|archive-date=22 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222131311/https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-02-21|url-status=live}}

| 28

scope="row"| Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/1|title=TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: February 21st, 2025 – February 27th, 2025|magazine=TurnTable|access-date=5 March 2025|archive-date=5 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305165951/https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/1|url-status=dead}}

| 30

scope="row" | South Africa Airplay (TOSAC){{cite web|url=https://qa.theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/radio/local-international-radio-chart-top-10-week-16-2025/|title=Local & International Radio Chart Top 10 Week 16-2025|access-date=20 April 2025|publisher=The Official South African Charts|url-status=live|archive-date=20 April 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250420073311/https://qa.theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/radio/local-international-radio-chart-top-10-week-16-2025/}}

| 4

scope="row"| Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye){{Cite tweet|author=Radiomonitor Türkiye|user=RadiomonitorTR|number=1915693766398402941|date=25 April 2025 |title=Radiomonitor Türkiye Resmi Uluslararası Listesi 17. Hafta Top10 |trans-title=Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens...! Week 2 Top10 |access-date=3 May 2025 |link=https://x.com/RadiomonitorTR/status/1915693766398402941?s=19|language=tr|url-status=live|archive-date=3 May 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250503082506/https://x.com/RadiomonitorTR/status/1915693766398402941?s=19|author-link=Radiomonitor Türkiye}}

| 1

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{YouTube|ffJ8wodhsOc|"Push 2 Start" (Behind the Scenes)}}

{{Tyla}}

{{Sean Paul}}

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