- Crush (Dave Matthews Band song)
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"Crush" 
Single by Dave Matthews Band from the album Before These Crowded Streets Released September 1998 Format CD single Recorded Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY Genre Rock Length 8:09 (Album version)
4:12 (Radio edit)Label RCA Producer Steve Lillywhite Dave Matthews Band singles chronology "Stay (Wasting Time)"
(1998)"Crush"
(1998)"Rapunzel"
(1999)Before These Crowded Streets track listing "The Stone"
(7)"Crush"
(8)"The Dreaming Tree"
(9)The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 track listing "Rapunzel"
(5)"Crush"
(6)"So Right"
(7)"Crush" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the third single from their album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #75 on the Billboard Hot 100, #38 on the Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult Top 40. As the album version song is over eight minutes in length, the song time was cut almost in half for radio airplay.
The song was almost omitted from Before These Crowded Streets as the band struggled with it in the studio until bassist Stefan Lessard came up with the opening bass line that set the tone of the song for the rest of the band.[1]
The song debuted live on April 18, 1998, ten days before its album release. The song's initial performance lasted around 11 minutes, slightly longer than its album version, and remained in that fashion in performances up to the present day. Currently, "Crush" has been played live by the band over 300 times and remains popular on the band's setlists today.
The song is dedicated to Ashley Harper, Dave Matthews' wife, and the lyrics express a man's passion for his lover.
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Concert performances
When played live, the song features a stop tempo portion right after the place where the single edit ends. After coming back in with the full melody, an extended jam session is performed, bringing the average time for the performance of the song to over ten minutes, commonly around twelve. At the very end of the song, the song goes into a drum solo by Carter while the band overlays a simple, four-note melody on top before ending.
Music video
The music video, directed by Dean Karr, is shot in black and white. It takes place in a nightclub, with Dave Matthews sitting at the bar drinking, singing, and smoking, while the rest of the band plays in the background. In the end, Dave gets up to take a guitar from a waiter in the backstage room and gets up to join the rest of the band. The video ends with them celebrating their success.
Track listing
- "Crush" (edit) — 4:12
- "Crush" (album version) — 8:09
Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot 100 75 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 11 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 20 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 38 Live releases
A live recording of "Crush" appears on the following Dave Matthews Band releases:
- The Warehouse 5
- The Central Park Concert
- The Gorge (Special Edition)
- The Complete Weekend on the Rocks
- Live Trax Vol. 6
- Live at Radio City
- Live Trax Vol. 9
- Live Trax Vol. 13
- Live Trax Vol. 15
- Live Trax Vol. 16
References
- ^ Rodgers, Jeffrey Pepper (1999). "Band in a Box", Acoustic Guitar, String Letter Publishing, 1999.
External links
Categories:- 1998 singles
- Dave Matthews Band songs
- Songs written by Dave Matthews
- Songs produced by Steve Lillywhite
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