Rush (feat. PinkPantheress & Hyunjin of Stray Kids)

On August 26, 2023, Troye Sivan teased a collaboration with PinkPantheress in a TikTok; the following day, PinkPantheress posted a snippet of her verse from the “Rush” remix on the app too. Then, on August 28, 2023, Sivan posted another TikTok, teasing a collaboration with HYUNJIN, a member of the popular K-Pop group Stray Kids. It was then revealed the next day that he too would feature on the remix.

Following Sivan and HYUNJIN meeting at Dua Lipa and Versace’s ‘La Vacanza’ fashion show in Cannes in May 2023, Sivan had asked his followers how he could reach HYUNJIN via posting a fancam edit of him in June, 2023. However, he was met with backlash for expressing his attraction to HYUNJIN through the post. During an interview with NME in July 2023, Sivan explained:

I’m even nervous to talk about it now. I thought he was super, super, super sweet and, obviously, so beautiful. And then I deep-dived and was like, ‘this guy is insanely talented’.

I put up this cute TikTok – I thought. I got a lot of nice messages, like, a lot of people being like, ‘this is cute’, but I also got a lot of death threats and stuff like that. So, I am pulling the brakes on that.

Lyrically, PinkPantheress details the nostalgia of once dancing with her lover, and her distinct voice leaves an indelible mark on the track. In both the pre-chorus and chorus, HYUNJIN compliments Troye’s vocals, creating a harmonious dynamic, whereby the remix only adds to the allure of the song.

A day after the remix’s release, Sivan posted another TikTok, this time of his success in collaborating with HYUNJIN despite previous negative criticism.