Crush (Jennifer Paige song)

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“Crush”
Single by Jennifer Paige from the album Jennifer Paige
Released	June 30, 1998
Format	CD Single
Genre	Pop
Length	3:19
Label	Hollywood
Writer(s)	Andy Goldmark, Mark Muller, Berny Cosgrove, Kevin Clark
Producer	Andy Goldmark, Jimmy Bralower
Certification	Gold (RIAA)[1] 2x Platinum (ARIA)[2]
Jennifer Paige singles chronology
"Chain of Fools" (1997) "Crush" (1998) "Sober" (1999)
Audio sample
Info "Crush" (help·info)

"Crush" is a pop song recorded by American singer Jennifer Paige. The song was written by Andy Goldmark, Mark Muller, Berny Cosgrove and Kevin Clark. It was released as the first single from Jennifer's Paige debut album Jennifer Paige (see 1998 in music). "Crush" remains Jennifer's biggest hit to date, topping the charts in seven countries in 1998.

Contents 1 Background 2 Song success 3 Chart performance 4 Misc 5 Formats and track listings 6 Charts 7 References 8 External Links

[edit] Background

After being signed by Edel, Jennifer continued to record songs. In April 1998, she finished recording "Crush" with lyrics directly inspired by Jennifer's own experiences and observations. Producer Andy Goldmark immediately took a copy of "Crush" to legendary KIIS-FM station in Los Angeles.

On the first week of May, KIIS-FM became the first radio station in the world to begin playing "Crush", spinning it twelve times a day. "We had no pictures, photography, gotten it mastered, mass-produced it, nothing" Jennifer said. Edel made an initial press run of 20,000 copies of "Crush" which sold very quickly. "Crush" became KIIS-FM'S #1 most requested song.

[edit] Song success

The next few weeks, four other major stations nationwide added "Crush" to their daily rotation. By this time, many musical labels have expressed interest in signing Paige. In early June 1998, she signed a contract with Hollywood Records. That month, 22 more stations began to play "Crush" in the air. The next two weeks, another 72 stations started broadcasting "Crush" and the song came to Radio and Records CHR/Pop chart and climbed up 35th place on June 26. Once "Crush" began its rotation on other radio stations, critics gave a positive review: "Paige is excellent, almost impossible to be meaningful without resorting to typical cries" - declared Billboard.^{[citation needed]}

On July 9th, Jennifer made her first on-air in studio appearance at KIIS-FM with world famous DJ Rick Dees. Jennifer also performed "Crush" for the first time live that day. On July 24th, "Crush" cracked the Top 10.

[edit] Chart performance

"Crush" was an international hit. It peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It went to number one in Australia, where it was certified 2x Platinum^[2], Spain, Denmark, New Zealand, South Africa, Latvia and Canada where it spent 5 weeks at number-one on the Canadian RPM singles chart. "Crush" reached the Top 5 in the UK, France, Italy, Hungary, and #6 spot in Ireland, The Netherlands and Norway.

[edit] Misc

The music video for "Crush" was produced by Kati Haberstok and directed by David Hogan.^[3]

Blender put "Crush" on 189 spot on their list of 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. As they described, "Crush" was an unusually supple and sophisticated teen-pop hit informed by the level-headed sass of great R&B".^[4]

A humorous speed metal cover of the song was included as a "hidden track" at the end of the 2003 album The Ketchup is Different by English psychobilly band The Mrs. Pappy Experience.

"Crush" was featured in "Mrs. Kraft" episode of third season of Sabrina the Teenage Witch^[5] in 1999, then in the made for TV movie Sabrina Goes to Rome.

On May 5th 1999, Jennifer performed "Crush" for 1999 World Music Awards.

Emperor Entertainment Group of Hong Kong bought a license of the melody and made a Cantonese version which is sung by Cantopop singer Joey Yung, the song is included in her album Love Joey 2.

[edit] Formats and track listings

• CD-Maxi

(Released in UK on July 7, 1998)

1. "Crush" - 3:19
2. "Crush" (Dance Mix) - 3:16
3. "Crush" (Instrumental) - 3:19

• Crush The Remixes

(Released on October 19, 1998)

1. "Crush" (David Morales Radio Alt Intro) - 3:40
2. "Crush" (Tiefschwarz Radio Edit) - 3:49
3. "Crush" (David Morales Club Mix) - 7:10
4. "Crush" (Tiefschwarz Hollywood Extended) - 8:03
5. "Crush" (David Morales Alt Club Body) - 7:10
6. "Crush" (David Morales La Crush Dub) - 7:10

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998) Peak position Australian ARIA Chart[6] 1 Austrian Singles Chart[7] 10 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonie)[8] 7 Canadian Singles Chart 1 Dutch Singles Chart[9] 6 French Singles Charts[10] 4 German Singles Chart[11] 15 Italian Singles Chart[12] 5 Latvian Singles Chart 1

Chart (1998) Peak position Norwegian Singles Chart[13] 6 New Zealand Singles Chart[14] 1 Spanish Singles Chart 1 Swedish Singles Chart[15] 14 Swiss Singles Chart[16] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 3 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[17] 23 UK Singles Chart[18] 4 United World Chart[19] 1

Preceded by "Iris" (re-entry) by Goo Goo Dolls	Canadian Singles Chart number one single September 14, 1998 – October 12, 1998	Succeeded by "Slide" by Goo Goo Dolls
Preceded by "Millennium" by Robbie Williams	Spanish Singles Chart number one single October 26, 1998 – October 31, 1998	Succeeded by "Puto" by Molotov
Preceded by "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith	Latvian Airplay Chart number one single November 15, 1998 – November 22, 1998	Succeeded by "Believe" by Cher
Preceded by "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith	United World Chart number one single November 21, 1998 – November 29, 1998	Succeeded by "Believe" by Cher
Preceded by "Rollercoaster" by B*Witched	ARIA (Australia) number one single November 29, 1998 – December 12, 1998	Succeeded by "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" by The Offspring
Preceded by "No Matter What" by Boyzone	RIANZ New Zealand number one single December 13, 1998 – December 20, 1998	Succeeded by "Goodbye" by Spice Girls

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• "Crush" Music Video
• Jennifer performing "Crush" at 1999 World Music Awards
• "Crush" Alive in Spanish TV