Crank It Up (Ashley Tisdale song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Crank It Up
| cover = Ashley-Tisdale-2009-Cover-Single-Crank-It-Up.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ashley Tisdale
| album = Guilty Pleasure
| B-side = {{ubl|"Time's Up"|"Blame It on the Beat"}}
| released = {{Start date|2009|10|9}}
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{Flatlist|
| length = 3:01
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = {{flat list|
| producer = {{flat list|
- Twin
- Alke}}
| prev_title = It's Alright, It's OK
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Voices in My Head
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FnSbpPXlmvo|"Crank It Up"}}}}
}}
"Crank It Up" is a song by Ashley Tisdale from her second studio album, Guilty Pleasure. The song was released as the album's second single on October 9, 2009. The single had no official release in the United States and Canada. The song features uncredited vocals by David Jassy.
Song information
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The song is included on Tisdale's second studio album Guilty Pleasure.{{cite web|url=http://www.ashleytisdale.com/music/album/guilty-pleasure |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205230743/http://www.ashleytisdale.com/music/album/guilty-pleasure |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |date=July 28, 2009 |publisher=AshleyTisdale.com |title=Guilty Pleasure – Ashley Tisdale |access-date=2009-09-26 }} The single was released in October 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.my-artist.net/ashleytisdale/news/neue-single-und-auftritt-bei-popstars|date=September 16, 2009|publisher=AshleyTisdale.de|title=New single and Performance at Popstar|access-date=2009-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015012335/http://www.my-artist.net/ashleytisdale/news/neue-single-und-auftritt-bei-popstars|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} and is included in the German compilation album Popstar Hits. She performed the song in several live shows such as Popstars.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002N57W56 |title=Popstars Hits|access-date=2009-09-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ashleytisdale.com/news/2009/10/19/new-concert-scottsdale-arizona |title=New Concert in Scottsdale, Arizona |publisher=AshleyTisdale.com |access-date=2009-10-25 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ashleytisdale.com/news/2009/11/02/first-look-2009-progressive-skating-gymnastics-event |title=First look at the 2009 Progressive Skating & Gimnastic Event |publisher=AshleyTisdale.com |access-date=2009-11-09 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its catchiness, while others called it unoriginal and dismissed the overuse of Auto-Tune.
Music video
The music video is directed by Scott Speer and was filmed on the week of September 28, 2009 in Los Angeles. The video begins with Tisdale in a black outfit with black wings on her back in a room. Before she sings, there is a metronome moving to the beat of the song and a turntable playing, it also shows her in the same black outfit while walking along a hallway and singing. Then towards the second verse, she is in a light yellow dress and is standing near a wall. Then at the second chorus, she is at a party singing and dancing next to a man. Towards the end of the song she is seen in her light yellow dress standing on a table with people sitting around it. Justin Baldoni and Wesley Quinn make cameos. The video premiered on VIVA Germany on October 5, 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.ashleytisdale.com/news/2009/10/05/crank-it-premiere-details-germany-usa |title="Crank It Up" premiere details-Germany & USA |publisher=AshaleyTisdale.com |access-date=2009-10-06 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and on Myspace on October 6, 2009, to mixed reviews. Some critics praised its visual style, while others dismissed it as unoriginal. E! Entertainment said that "Tisdale wants to dance, and not in that G-rated, Disney-fied way, either, in this video. We see her practicing some sexy moves, seductive looks and various hand-to-hair gestures after watching. Fortunately, all that preparation eventually pays off, and she finally makes it onto the dance floor".{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b147792_ashley_tisdale_cranks_things_up_in_her.html |title=Ashley Tisdale Cranks Things Up in Her New Video |publisher=eonline.com |access-date=2009-10-24}}
Track listing
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;CD Maxi Single{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002QEIQDG| date=September 25, 2009 |publisher=Amazon |title=Tisdale,Ashley / Crank It Up |access-date=2009-10-10}}
- "Crank It Up" (Single Version) – 3:01
- "Time's Up" (Non-album Track) – 3:25
- "Blame It on the Beat" (Non-album Track) – 3:28
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;International Digital Single{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002QW7D0A| date=October 6, 2009 |publisher=Amazon |title=Crank It Up von Ashley Tisdale |access-date=2009-10-06}}
- "Crank It Up" (Single Version) – 3:01
- "Time's Up" (Non-album Track) – 3:28
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Chart performance
The song has appeared in the Austrian for five consecutive weeks and in the German charts for nine non-consecutive weeks.
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!align="center"|Chart (2009) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Austria|22|artist=Ashley Tisdale|song=Crank It Up}} |
| align="left"|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?chartDate=2009-11-12&order=gainer|magazine=Billboard |title=European Hot 100 – November 7, 2009 |access-date=2009-11-03}}
|align="center"|66 |
| {{singlechart|Germany|19|artist=Ashley Tisdale|song=Crank It Up|songid=592392}} |
Credits and personnel
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;Song credits
- Vocals – Ashley Tisdale, David Jassy
- Producer – Twin and Alke
- Writer (s) – Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenäs and David Jassy.
- Chorus – David Jassy
- Background vocals – Freja Jonsson-Blomberg
- Recording engineer – Brian Summer
- Mix engineer – Jonnie "Most" Davis
- Guitarist (s) – Joacim Persson and Johan Alkenäs
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;CD Single credits
- Executive producers – Lori Feldman and Tom Whalley
- A&R – Tommy Page
- Art Direction – Julian Peploe
- Management – Bill Perlman
- Photography – Roberto D'Este
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Release details
References
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Category:American dance-pop songs
Category:Music videos directed by Scott Speer
Category:Song recordings produced by Twin (production team)
Category:Songs written by David Jassy
Category:Songs written by Joacim Persson
Category:Songs written by Johan Alkenäs