Crush (Yuna song)

"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]

"Crush"
Single by Yuna featuring Usher
from the album Chapters
Released	February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
Recorded	2016
Genre	R&B
Length	4:03
Label	Verve
Songwriter(s)	Yunalis Mat Zara'ai Mac Robinson Brian Warfield Usher Raymond IV
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

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 black and white music video itself features Yuna and Usher singing in front of Los Angeles City Hall.^[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Malaysia (RIM)[7]	1
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[8]	21
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[9]	3
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[10]	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)[11]	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 (24 April 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. "Go Behind The Scenes of Yuna's "Crush" Video with Usher". ThisisRnB.com - New R&B Music, Artists, Playlists, Lyrics. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
7. "Recording Industry Association of Malaysia - RIM Charts". www.rim.org.my. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
8. "Yuna – Chart history Billboard Hot R&B Songs for Yuna". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
9. "Yuna Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
10. "Yuna Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
11. "American single certifications – Yuna – Crush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 February 2021.