Crush (Yuna song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Crush
| cover = YunaCrushCover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Yuna featuring Usher
| album = Chapters
| released = {{start date|2016|02|29}}
| recorded = 2016
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = 4:03
| label = Verve
| writer = {{flat list|
- Yunalis Mat Zara'ai
- Mac Robinson
- Brian Warfield
- Usher Raymond IV}}
| producer = Fisticuffs
| chronology = Yuna
| prev_title = Broke Her
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Lanes
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Usher
| type = single
| prev_title = Chains
| prev_year = 2015
| title = Crush
| year = 2016
| next_title = No Limit
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|9SGHPQ2FVm8|"Crush"}}}}
}}
"Crush" is a song by Malaysian artist Yuna featuring American singer Usher. It was released as a single from Yuna's third international studio album, Chapters (2016).{{Cite web|url=http://www.yunamusic.com/news/yuna-announces-third-studio-album|title=Yuna announces third studio album|website=Yuna|access-date=2016-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308225840/http://www.yunamusic.com/news/yuna-announces-third-studio-album|archive-date=2016-03-08|url-status=dead}}
Commercial performance
The song peaked at No. 3 on the US Adult R&B Billboard chart. "Crush" was Yuna's first RIAA certified gold song with sales of 500,000 copies{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=yuna#search_section|title = Gold & Platinum|website = Recording Industry Association of America}}{{cite tweet|number=1121146850449350656|user=yunamusic|title=Crush just went gold❤️ @RIAA thank you everyone for loving the song and thank you @usher! 🙏🏽✨ |date=24 April 2019}} by April 2019, three years after it was released.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/yuna-earns-first-certified-gold-record-for-crush-feat-usher|title = Yuna earns first Gold-certified record for 'Crush feat. Usher'|date = 25 April 2019}}
Music video
The official music video for "Crush" was released on April 26, 2016 on Yuna's official Vevo account.{{Citation|last=YunaVEVO|title=Yuna - Crush ft. Usher|date=2016-04-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SGHPQ2FVm8|accessdate=2016-04-29}} Since its release, it has gained over 100 million views. The black and white music video itself features Yuna and Usher singing in front of Los Angeles City Hall.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-07 |title=Go Behind The Scenes of Yuna's "Crush" Video with Usher |url=https://thisisrnb.com/2016/04/go-behind-the-scenes-of-yunas-crush-video-with-usher/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=ThisisRnB.com - New R&B Music, Artists, Playlists, Lyrics |language=en-US}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2016) !Peak |
| Malaysia (RIM){{cite web |url=http://www.rim.org.my/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=118 |title=Recording Industry Association of Malaysia - RIM Charts |website=www.rim.org.my |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313140739/http://www.rim.org.my/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=118 |archive-date=2017-03-13}}
|align="center"|1 |
| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Yuna – Chart history Billboard Hot R&B Songs for Yuna|magazine = Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431716/Yuna/chart?f=1230|accessdate=September 3, 2016}}
|align="center"|21 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|3|artist=Yuna|accessdate=September 3, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|22|artist=Yuna|accessdate=September 3, 2016}} |
Awards and recognition
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 2017
| {{center|BET Awards}} | Centric Award | style="text-align:center;"|"Crush" (feat. Usher) | Lost to Solange "Cranes in the Sky". |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Yuna|title=Crush|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=16 February 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
References
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Category:Usher (musician) songs
Category:Songs written by Usher (musician)
Category:Black-and-white music videos