"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). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Jennifer Paige (born September 3, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, who rose to stardom in the early years of teen-pop spree and is probably best remembered for her 1998 pop-hit Crush. ... Jennifer Paige is an album by Jennifer Paige, released in 1998. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Abbey Konowitch be merged into this article or section. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Jennifer Paige (born September 3, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, who rose to stardom in the early years of teen-pop spree and is probably best remembered for her 1998 pop-hit Crush. ... Jennifer Paige (born September 3, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, who rose to stardom in the early years of teen-pop spree and is probably best remembered for her 1998 pop-hit Crush. ... Jennifer Paige is an album by Jennifer Paige, released in 1998. ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) other events of 1998 Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 list of years in music 1990s in music // February 15 - Sir Edward Elgars unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal...

Background

In April 1998, Jennifer finished recording "Crush". Producer Andy Goldmark sent "Crush" to the legendary radio station KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. Since KIIS-FM has been such a big and influential station and "Crush" became Jennifer's biggest hit to date. Jennifer said that they embraced the idea with enthusiasm, but when they heard this, they were excited! Program director of KIIS-FM Dan Kiley and musical director Andy Tracy Austin said : "We really want this song to be aired on our radio stations"! Of course, Andy said : "Well, do what you want to do"! KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a top 40 musical format. ...

Song success

A week later, on May 4, 1998, KIIS-FM was the first radio station in the world to air the song and even played it on the radio to twelve times a day. When Paige first heard the song on the radio, she began to scream. It became an instant hit. Edel has released first 20.000 copies of "Crush" which diverged very quickly. When "Crush" went to No. 1 at KIIS-FM, even Paige acknowledged that the instant acceptance of the song by listeners, caught her by surprise. "This seems unrealistic", she said with a soft southern accent.

Paige in the music video.

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". "Instead, she uses a particular wide vocal range to convey the emotion of the song. When asked why "Crush" made such an impression, Paige gave a straightforward answer : "This song is balanced and not too serious. And I think the world needs a few more songs like this". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

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" on the air. The next two weeks, another 72 stations started broadcasting "Crush" and the song came to Radio and Records CHR/Pop chart to 35th place on 26 June. On 9th July, Paige appeared for the first time at the KIIS-FM studio with famous DJ Rick Di. This also marked her first live performance of "Crush". It has been suggested that Abbey Konowitch be merged into this article or section. ...

"Crush" was also featured in the made for TV movie Sabrina Goes To Rome.

Single release

On 24 July, "Crush" captivated WINS Top 10. "Crush" was the R&R Top 10 to November 13, becoming #2 on October 16. Not only America fell in love with "Crush". "Crush" was an international hit, after 8 weeks as No. 1 on the Canadian Top 40 airplay chart. "Crush" was also the #1 in Australia, Norway, Spain, Denmark, New Zealand, South Africa and Latvia. "Crush" led the Top 5 in the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Hungary, and was #6 spot in Ireland. In August, "Crush" was certified gold in the U.S. for sales of 500,000 copies.

Chart

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Formats and track listings

1. "Crush" (Album Version) 3:21
2. "Crush" (Dance Mix) 3:18
3. "Crush" (Instrumental) 3:20