"Crush"
Single by Yuna featuring Usher
from the album Chapters
ReleasedFebruary 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
Recorded2016
GenreR&B
Length4:03
LabelVerve
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Fisticuffs
Yuna singles chronology
"Broke Her"
(2014) 		"Crush"
(2016) 		"Lanes"
(2016)
Usher singles chronology
"Chains"
(2015) 		"Crush"
(2016) 		"No Limit"
(2016)
Music video
"Crush" on YouTube

"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).[1]

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[2][3] by April 2019, three years after it was released.[4]

Music video

The official music video for "Crush" was released on April 26, 2016 on Yuna's official Vevo account.[5] Since its release, it has gained over 100 million views. The greyscale music video itself features Yuna and Usher singing in front of a historical building.

Chart performance

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Malaysia (RIM)[6] 1
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[7] 21
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[8] 3
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 22

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017
BET Awards
 Centric Award "Crush" (feat. Usher) Lost to Solange "Cranes in the Sky".

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Yuna announces third studio album". Yuna. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ @yunamusic (April 24, 2019). "Crush just went gold❤️ @RIAA thank you everyone for loving the song and thank you @usher! 🙏🏽✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Yuna earns first Gold-certified record for 'Crush feat. Usher'". 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ YunaVEVO (2016-04-26), Yuna - Crush ft. Usher, retrieved 2016-04-29
  6. ^ "Recording Industry Association of Malaysia - RIM Charts". www.rim.org.my. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
  7. ^ "Yuna – Chart history Billboard Hot R&B Songs for Yuna". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  8. ^ "Yuna Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Yuna Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Yuna – Crush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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