Pushin' Too Hard is the signature hit of the American garage rock/proto-punk band The Seeds, first released in late 1965 but only becoming a national hit in 1967. The song is famous for its raw, stripped-down energy, and the relentless, two-chord organ riff that drives the melody. The snarling, rebellious vocal delivery by frontman Sky Saxon captures a spirit of defiance and desire for freedom, making it one of the definitive tracks of the garage rock movement and later revered as a proto-punk a