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Australian singer Troye Sivan made a triumphant return this summer after a five-year hiatus with his fiery track Rush. This song served as a sizzling reacquaintance with Sivan, characterized by its upbeat tempo and boldly homoerotic vocal harmonies. With a relentless house beat and daring chants, Rush became an infectious dance-pop anthem, while its title cleverly alluded to a popular brand of poppers, a gay party drug, invoking a provocative comparison between intimacy and the sensations induced by such substances.

Shortly after his captivating comeback, Sivan released the single Got Me Started, which ingeniously incorporated a sample from the Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders’ Shooting Stars, known best from a 2016 meme. Got Me Started emerged as an instant earworm, skillfully blending a catchy two-step beat with…