Crushcrushcrush

"Crushcrushcrush"
Single by Paramore
from the album Riot!
B-side	"Misery Business" "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic"
Released	November 26, 2007
Format	CD single 2x 7" single (UK only) Digital download Promo CD
Recorded	February 2007
Genre	Pop punk[1] alternative rock
Length	3:09
Label	Fueled by Ramen Atlantic
Writer(s)	Hayley Williams Josh Farro
Producer(s)	David Bendeth John Janick
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)[2]
Paramore singles chronology
"Hallelujah" (2007) "crushcrushcrush" (2007) "That's What You Get" (2008)

"Crushcrushcrush" is a song by the American rock band Paramore, and is the third single from the group's second studio album, Riot!. The official music video premiered on TRL on October 16, 2007. The single was released in late 2007. It was made available in the United Kingdom for download from November 5 and purchase on November 26, 2007. The single is also playable on various music video games such as Rock Band,^[3] Rock Band Unplugged, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, and Ultimate Band. The single won a Teen Choice Award for "Choice Rock Track". It was also used briefly in NCIS, in the episode "Stakeout". On March 24, 2016, the song was certified Platinum in the United States for selling over 1,000,000 copies.

Reception

Alex Fletcher at Digital Spy described the song as having "Juicy riffs, a humongous chorus, a cheesy breakdown." Fletcher also commented on the song being more Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne than Metallica.^[4] It is observed as a very catchy song at BBC News Online, whom stated "The further into it you get, the better it becomes with some brilliant and energetic guitars joining in."^[5] Ed Masley at The Arizona Republic ranked it as the 12th best Paramore song, stating "As for the crushes in the title, they're whispered in a voice that may be best described as sinister. And the guitar licks seal the deal."^[6]

Music video

The music video shows the band performing in a barren desert environment, and three people spying on them with binoculars from a distance. The three voyeurs watch from behind various old trinkets that have formed a faux house without walls or a roof. Intercut between Paramore's performance of the song are clips of the band walking through the voyeur's "house" and later on, short clips show that Paramore and the bandits watching them are the same (Hayley in the bathtub, Josh and Jeremy playing/slamming their guitars and Zac pushing his stands over and throwing drums). The video was directed by Shane Drake.

In this video, Hayley Williams has long orange/red hair with long blonde and purple hair extensions.

The music video is played throughout a television advertisement for the iPod Touch.

The video was also nominated for a Best Rock Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day".^[7]

Jeremy Davis stated in an interview with Kerrang, that the group was not able to fully finish the video and some shots were just repeated because of a large sandstorm which set in a few hours into recording the video.

Single release

The single is available in 3 formats. In addition to "Crushcrushcrush", certain vinyl releases feature live versions of "Misery Business" and "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" from Paramore's album, Riot!

Track listings

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crushcrushcrush" (album version)	3:09

7-inch 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crushcrushcrush"	3:09
2.	"Misery Business" (live)

7-inch 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crushcrushcrush"	3:09
2.	"For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" (live)

Chart performance Chart (2007-08) Peak position Brazil (Brazil Hot 100 Singles)[8] 68 Finland (Finland's Official List)[9] 4 New Zealand (RIANZ) 32 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 61 US Billboard Hot 100 54 US Alternative Songs (Billboard) 4

Certifications Country Certification (sales thresholds) Sales/Shipments United States Platinum[10] 1,000,000

References

1. Pauker, Lance (22 January 2014). "49 Phenomenally Angsty Pop-Punk Songs From The 2000s You Forgot Existed". Thought Catalog. The Thought & Expression Co. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
2. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - April 2, 2016". RIAA.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
3. "RockBand.com". 2008-03-28. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
4. "Paramore: 'CrushCrushCrush'". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
5. "CBBC Newsround - Reviews - Single Review: Paramore - Crushcrushcrush". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
6. "Playlist: 15 best Paramore songs, 'Twilight' to now". August 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
7. "Best Rock Video Nominees". MTV.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
8. "Chart Data: Paramore". Mariah-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
9. http://acharts.us/finland_singles_top_20
10. "RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2016-04-02.