"Hush" is a song written by American singer Emily Osment

Emily Osment

Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...

 and Canadian singer Josh Ramsay. They decided to collaborate when Osment went on a trip to Canada

Canada

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 to film a movie, and met Ramsay. They immediately hit it off, and decided to write a song together. It officially premiered on Much Music on April 26. The song was released to Canadian radio

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 on May 10, and Canada's iTunes

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 store on the same day. Emily Osment confirmed on her official Twitter

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 that there will be a music video for the song and will be released late September.

Background and composition

"Hush" was written by Emily Osment

Emily Osment

Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...

 and Josh Ramsay, who also produced the song. "Hush" is moderately a fast song. It is about a troubled teen relationship with lyrics like "You say that you’re never gonna leave me / But two times that you tell me that you need me / This line is mine, just think about it / You don’t know, you don’t know, you don’t know.” It is unknown if the song will be released on an album. The song is a duet between Osment and Ramsay, but it is often referenced as featuring Josh Ramsay.

Critical reception

Scott Shetler of Popcrush.com said:

"Osment released her first album less than a year ago, and the 19-year-old’s singing career is still growing. Unfortunately, ‘Hush’ probably won’t be the song to provide her breakthrough hit, as the synth-pop production is rather plain. The unimpressive musical accompaniment leaves the focus on the performers’ vocals, a mistake in the case of Osment, whose thin voice feels so light it could float away, even when it’s double-tracked on the chorus. The inclusion of Ramsay is definitely a good move, as his verses and harmonies help liven up the track." .

Song on Lyrics.com gave the song a more positive review saying:

"Hush just goes to show us that Emily Osment is pretty serious about singing and she’s got the vocals to prove it."

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	90

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Canada	May 10, 2011	Radio Airplay and Digital Download
United States	Upcoming	Digital Download