Crush (Mandy Moore song)

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"Crush"
Single by Mandy Moore
from the album Mandy Moore
B-side"In My Pocket" (Brandnew remix)
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2001 (2001-09-17)[1]
GenreTeen pop[2]
Length3:43
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kenny Gioia
  • Shep Goodman
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"In My Pocket"
(2001)
"Crush"
(2001)
"Cry"
(2001)
Music video
"Crush" on YouTube

"Crush" is a song by American singer and actress Mandy Moore from her second studio album, Mandy Moore (2001). It was the album's second single, following "In My Pocket". Released in September 2001, it peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart and at number 25 in Australia.

Commercial performance

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In the United States, "Crush" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but appeared on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart, debuting at number 35 and spending five weeks on the chart. In Australia, "Crush" debuted and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Moore's fifth single to enter the chart. It left the chart from number 49, spending a total of seven weeks in the top 50.[3]

Music video

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The song's music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, features Moore singing with her band in an apartment. Then, it switches to different places where Moore is, including a bedroom, a purple room, a jungle-themed living room and a bathtub where Moore submerges. The video ends with Moore wearing a replica of the jacket Michael Jackson wears in the "Thriller" music video.[4] The music video reached at number one spot of the MTV Total Requested Live! In 2001.[5]

Track listing

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The album mix-tape consist of album tracks "Turn the Clock Around", "Cry", "Saturate Me", and "When I Talk to You".

Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Crush" (remix)
  2. "Crush" (album version)
  3. "In My Pocket" (Brandnew remix)
  4. Album mix-tape

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 25
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 35

References

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  1. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 17th September 2001" (PDF). ARIA. September 17, 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Mandy Moore review
  3. ^ a b "Mandy Moore – Crush". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ Roth, Madeline. "The Definitive Ranking of Mandy Moore Music Videos". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Gaudens, Reed (April 10, 2018). "34 awesome things Mandy Moore has done in 34 years". Hidden Remote. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Crush (Australian CD single liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records. 2001. 671910 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Mandy Moore Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.

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