"Crushcrushcrush" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rock band

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, and is the third single from the group's second studio album, ''

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''. The official

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premiered on '' TRL'' on October 16, 2007. The single was released in late 2007. It was made available in the United Kingdom for download from November 5 and purchase on November 26, 2007. The single is also playable on various

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s such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades'', and '' Ultimate Band''. The single won a Teen Choice Award for " Choice Rock Track". It was also used briefly in '' NCIS'', in the episode "

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". On March 24, 2016, the song was certified Platinum in the United States for selling over 1,000,000 copies.

Reception

Alex Fletcher at

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described the song as having "Juicy riffs, a humongous chorus, a cheesy breakdown." Fletcher also commented on the song being more

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than

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. It is observed as a very catchy song at

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, whom stated "The further into it you get, the better it becomes with some brilliant and energetic guitars joining in." Ed Masley at ''

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'' ranked it as the 12th best Paramore song, stating "As for the crushes in the title, they're whispered in a voice that may be best described as sinister. And the guitar licks seal the deal." Jerry Holkins, however, remarked, "The lyrics are beyond incoherent, a dreadlock of oily nonsense that is either the result of schizophrenia, multiple authorship, or collated from multiple failed songs and compressed into some tar lozenge of epic failure." In 2017, '' NME'' ranked the song number five on their list of the 10 greatest Paramore songs, and in 2021, '' Kerrang'' ranked the song number one on their list of the 20 greatest Paramore songs.

Music video

The music video shows the band performing in a barren desert environment, and three people spying on them with binoculars from a distance. The three voyeurs watch from behind various old trinkets that have formed a faux house without walls or a roof. Intercut between

's performance of the song are clips of the band walking through the voyeur's "house" and later on, short clips show that Paramore and the bandits watching them are the same (

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in the bathtub,

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and Jeremy Davis playing and slamming their guitars and Zac Farro pushing his stands over and throwing drums). The video was directed by Shane Drake. Davis stated in an interview with ''

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'' that the group was not able to fully finish the video and some shots were just repeated because of a large sandstorm which set in a few hours into recording the video. The video was also nominated for a Best Rock Video at the

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, but lost to

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". As of May 2022, the song has 165 million views on

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Single release

The single is available in 3 formats. In addition to "Crushcrushcrush", certain vinyl releases feature live versions of "

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" and "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" from Paramore's album, ''

Track listings

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Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Paramore songs 2007 songs 2008 singles Atlantic Records singles Fueled by Ramen singles Music videos directed by Shane Drake Song recordings produced by David Bendeth Songs written by Hayley Williams Songs written by Josh Farro