Crush on You (The Jets song)

"Crush on You"
Single by The Jets
from the album The Jets
B-side "Right Before My Eyes"
Released March 12, 1986
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1985
Genre freestyle
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
Producer(s) Don Powell, David Rivkin, Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
The Jets singles chronology
"Curiosity"
(1985)
"Crush on You"
(1986)
"Private Number"
(1986)

"Curiosity"
(1985)
"Crush on You"
(1986)
"Private Number"
(1986)
The Jets track listing
"Curiosity"
(1)
"Crush on You"
(2)
"You Got It All"
(3)
Aaron Carter singles chronology
"Crush on You"
(1997) Crush on You1997
"Crazy Little Party Girl"
(1998) Crazy Little Party Girl1998

"Crush on You" was the second single released in 1986 from the Jets' critically and commercially successful debut album The Jets. It was also a successful single, reaching number three in the U.S. Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman cowrote the hit single which put The Jets on the charts.

In August 1997, Aaron Carter released a cover of the song on his debut self-titled album, Aaron Carter. It reached the top ten in some countries worldwide, such as the UK and Australia in 1998.

In 2000, Alan Braxe used a sample of "Crush on You" in his song "Intro".

In 2011, the dubstep group Nero sampled the song and released it as a single on 16 October 2011. It peaked in the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote Aaron Carter's cover, and another for Nero's cover.

The original The Jets video "Crush on You" can be found on YouTube posted by the band.[1]

Credits

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 5
US Billboard Hot 100 3
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 4
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 4

References

  1. JetsBand (2014-04-08), The Jets - Crush on You, retrieved 2016-03-15
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