Crush (Jennifer Paige song)

"Crush"
Single by Jennifer Paige
from the album Jennifer Paige
Released	June 16, 1998
Format	CD single, CD maxi
Recorded	April 1998
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	3:19
Label	Hollywood
Writer(s)	Andy Goldmark, Mark Muller, Berny Cosgrove, Kevin Clark
Producer	Andy Goldmark, Jimmy Bralower
Jennifer Paige singles chronology
"Crush" (1998) "Sober" (1999)

"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 her debut album, Jennifer Paige (see 1998 in music). "Crush" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remains Paige's biggest hit to date, topping the charts in six countries in 1998. The music video for "Crush" was produced by Kati Haberstok and directed by David Hogan.^[1]

Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Live performances and cover versions 4 Chart performances 5 Formats and track listings 6 Charts and sales 6.1 Peak positions 6.2 End of year charts 6.3 Certifications 6.4 Chart successions 7 References 8 External links

Background

After Paige recorded "Crush" in April 1998, producer Andy Goldmark immediately took a copy of "Crush" to legendary Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM. During the first week of May, KIIS-FM became the first radio station to begin playing "Crush". "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, and "Crush" became KIIS-FM's most requested song.

Critical reception

	"Crush" The song became a teen-pop hit in 1998.
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In the next few weeks, other major radio stations nationwide added "Crush" to their daily rotation. By this time, many music labels had expressed interest in signing Paige. In early June 1998, she signed a contract with Hollywood Records, and many more stations began to play "Crush." 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 9, Paige made her first on-air appearance at KIIS-FM with Rick Dees. She also performed "Crush" for the first time live that day, and on July 24, "Crush" cracked the Top 10.

Blender put "Crush" at 189th place on their list of 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. They described the song as "...an unusually supple and sophisticated teen-pop hit informed by the level-headed sass of great R&B... swept along by a breathy chorus, pulsing groove and Paige's exquisite multilayered vocals."^[2]

"Crush" was featured in the "Mrs. Kraft" episode of the third season of Sabrina the Teenage Witch^[3] in 1999, then in the made-for-TV movie, Sabrina Goes to Rome.

Live performances and cover versions

On May 5, 1999, Paige performed "Crush" at the 1999 World Music Awards.

Emperor Entertainment Group of Hong Kong bought a license of the melody, and made a Cantonese version sung by Cantopop singer Joey Yung called "Unknown", which is included on her debut album, EP/JOEY, and compilation album, Love Joey 2. It won "Best Performance of Cover Song award".

Lea Michele recorded the song for the November 18, 2009 episode of Glee. It is also featured on the second soundtrack album.

Chart performances

"Crush" became 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 Spain, Denmark, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, Australia, where it was certified 2x Platinum^[4], and Canada, where it spent five weeks at number one on the Canadian RPM singles chart. "Crush" also reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Hungary, and #6 in Ireland, The Netherlands and Norway.

Formats and track listings

CD single "Crush" — 3:19 "Crush" (dance mix) — 3:16 CD maxi (Released in UK on July 7, 1998) "Crush" — 3:19 "Crush" (Dance Mix) — 3:16 "Crush" (Instrumental) — 3:19

CD maxi - Remixes (Released on October 19, 1998) "Crush" (David Morales Radio Alt Intro) — 3:40 "Crush" (Tiefschwarz Radio Edit) — 3:49 "Crush" (David Morales Club Mix) — 7:10 "Crush" (Tiefschwarz Hollywood Extended) — 8:03 "Crush" (David Morales Alt Club Body) — 7:10 "Crush" (David Morales La Crush Dub) — 7:10

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1998) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 1 Austrian Singles Chart[6] 10 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonie)[7] 7 Canadian Singles Chart 1 Dutch Top 40[8] 6 French SNEP Singles Charts[9] 4 German Singles Chart[10] 15 Italian FIMI Singles Chart[11] 5 Norwegian Singles Chart[12] 6 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[13] 1 Spanish Singles Chart 1 Swedish Singles Chart[14] 14 Swiss Singles Chart[15] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 3 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[16] 23 UK Singles Chart[17] 4

End of year charts End of year chart (1998) Position Australian Singles Chart[18] 7 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[19] 52 Dutch Top 40[8] 43 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 21 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Australia[21] 2x Platinum 1998 140,000 France[22] Silver June 30, 1999 125,000 UK[23] Silver September 4, 1998 200,000 U.S.[24] Gold August 28, 1998 500,000

Chart successions

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 "Rollercoaster" by B*Witched	Australian ARIA 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

References

External links

• Jennifer performing "Crush" at the 1999 World Music Awards
• "Crush" live on Spanish TV

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