Crash into Me
{{Short description|1996 song by Dave Matthews Band}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Crash into Me
| cover = Crash Into Me.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dave Matthews Band
| album = Crash
| released = October 29, 1996https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-10-25.pdf
| recorded =
| studio = Bearsville (Woodstock, New York){{cite web|last=Baker |first=Katie |title=The Eyes Have It: A Quarter Century of Watching and Being Watched by Dave Matthews |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/4/30/22411715/crash-dave-matthews-anniversary |website=The Ringer |publisher=Spotify AB |access-date=12 October 2021}}
| venue =
| genre = * Soft rock
| length = * 5:16 {{small|(album version)}}
- 4:15 {{small|(radio edit)}}
| label = RCA
| writer = David J. Matthews
| producer = Steve Lillywhite
| prev_title = So Much to Say
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Two Step
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"Crash into Me" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released on October 29, 1996 as the third single from their second album, Crash. It reached number 7 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in March 1997. The song was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1998 Grammy Awards.{{cite news|access-date=2008-10-12|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html|title=List of Grammy award nominations |publisher=CNN|date=1998-01-06 }}
Background and writing
On VH1 Storytellers, Matthews stated that the song was written from the perspective of a Peeping Tom watching a girl at night through her bedroom window.{{cite book |last=Boone|first=Brian |date=August 2, 2011 |title= I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It): Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate , and Hate to Love|publisher= TarcherPerigee |isbn= 978-0399536793}}
Track listing
;U.S. promo CD single 1 / Australia promo CD single
- "Crash into Me" (edit) — 4:15
- "Crash into Me" (acoustic) — 5:18
- "Crash into Me" (album version) — 5:16
;U.S. promo CD single 2
- "Crash into Me" — 5:16
- "Ants Marching" (live) — 4:45
- "So Much to Say" (acoustic) — 3:44
- "Crash into Me" (acoustic) — 5:18
- "Christmas Song" — 5:34
Music video
The music video was directed by Dean Karr and premiered on November 12, 1996. The video depicts the band members in a forest setting dressed in forest dweller style clothing while surrounded by dancers who perform interpretively around them.{{cite web|title=Crash Into Me {{!}} Dave Matthews Band|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/dave-matthews-band/8436/crash-into-me.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124172644/http://www.mtv.com/videos/dave-matthews-band/8436/crash-into-me.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2009|work=MTV Music|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=April 2, 2012}}[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=7449 mvdbase.com - Dave Matthews Band - "Crash into me"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306083254/http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=7449 |date=2018-03-06 }} Music Video Database
Charts
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| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|52|chartid=3156|access-date=February 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|30|chartid=3176|access-date=February 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardradiosongs|19|artist=Dave Matthews Band|access-date=February 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|2|artist=Dave Matthews Band|access-date=October 5, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|9|artist=Dave Matthews Band|access-date=February 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|7|artist=Dave Matthews Band|access-date=February 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|18|artist=Dave Matthews Band|access-date=February 17, 2021}} |
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Cover versions
= Stevie Nicks =
{{Infobox song
| name = Crash into Me
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Stevie Nicks
| album = The Soundstage Sessions
| B-side = "Landslide" (orchestra version)
| released = March 17, 2009
| recorded = 2007, 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:33
| label = Reprise
| writer = David J. Matthews
| producer = Joe Thomas, Stevie Nicks, Waddy Wachtel
| prev_title = Stand Back
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Secret Love
| next_year = 2011
}}Stevie Nicks released "Crash into Me" as the first single from her album, The Soundstage Sessions, on March 17, 2009. The promo, with the orchestra version of "Landslide" as the B-side, was serviced to radio on the week of March 3, 2009. It has been serviced to Triple A radio stations, and to XM Satellite Radio channel 45, The Spectrum, and XM channel 51, The Coffee House. The music video for the single is from her DVD Live in Chicago.
Stevie Nicks has often referred to the song simply as "Crash", hence the single cover title.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VFC5BU|title="Crash Into Me"/Landslide Single|website=Amazon |access-date=2012-02-10}}
== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| title1 = Crash into Me
| length1 = 5:33
| title2 = Landslide
| note2 = orchestra version
| length2 = 4:20
}}
= Darren Criss and Steve Aoki =
{{Infobox song
| name = Crash Into Me
| cover =
| type = Single
| artist = Darren Criss and Steve Aoki
| album = Crash into Me - Single
| released = July 12, 2019
| genre = Electronic dance music
| length = 3:46
| label = Ultra
| writer = Colden Grey & David John Matthews
}}
In July 2019, Darren Criss and Steve Aoki released an EDM-style cover of "Crash Into Me." Darren Criss unveiled the song during a class at a gym in Los Angeles.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8519708/darren-criss-steve-aoki-dave-matthews-band-crash-into-me-cover-interview|title=How Darren Criss Turned Dave Matthews' 'Crash Into Me' Into a '2019 Club Banger' With Steve Aoki's Help: Listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-10-03}} He was excited to be able to work with an EDM pro like Aoki, having said in an interview with Billboard: "...before I had any access to Steve whatsoever, I was always like, 'Man, how the fuck would I pull this off?' So to be able to meet somebody of his pedigree who's exactly the kind of person who would be able to midwife this, it was great." The song was released on July 12, 2019, and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/darren-criss|title=Darren Criss Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-10-03}}
In popular culture
- “Crash into Me” appears in the 1997 film Excess Baggage.
- "Crash into Me" appears in the 2001 film Joe Dirt.
- "Crash into Me" appears in the NBC sitcoms Parks and Recreation and The Office.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-03 |title='Crash Into Me' at 25: Dave Matthews Band's signature song is creepy, cool and totally iconic |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crash-25-dave-matthews-band-120052256.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}
- "Crash into Me" is the title of episodes 9 and 10 of the fourth season of the medical drama television show Grey's Anatomy. The show is known for using songs as episode titles.
- "Crash into Me" is featured prominently in the 2017 film Lady Bird. On the inclusion of the song, director Greta Gerwig stated, "I love Dave Matthews, and I feel like it's an incredibly romantic song and I always wanted to make out to that song and I never did."{{Cite web |last1=September 09 |first1=Christopher Rosen |last2=EDT |first2=2017 at 10:00 AM |title=Greta Gerwig Explains Why Dave Matthews Band is an Integral Part of Her New Film |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/09/09/greta-gerwig-dave-matthews-band/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=EW.com |language=en}}
- "Crash into Me" is featured in the 2023 Paramount+ series School Spirits.
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