Crush (Yuna song)

"Crush"
"Crush"
Single by Yuna featuring Usher
from the album Chapters
Released	February 29, 2016
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
Usher singles chronology

"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 93 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[]

^ "Yuna announces third studio album". Yuna. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=yuna#search_section
^ https://twitter.com/yunamusic/status/1121146850449350656
^ https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/yuna-earns-first-certified-gold-record-for-crush-feat-usher
^ YunaVEVO (2016-04-26), Yuna - Crush ft. Usher, retrieved 2016-04-29
^ http://www.rim.org.my/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=118
^ "Yuna – Chart history Billboard Hot R&B Songs for Yuna". Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Yuna Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Yuna Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "American single certifications – Yuna – Crush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[1] "Yuna announces third studio album". Yuna. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-08.

[2] ttps://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=yuna#search_section

[3] ttps://twitter.com/yunamusic/status/1121146850449350656

[4] ttps://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/yuna-earns-first-certified-gold-record-for-crush-feat-usher

[5] YunaVEVO (2016-04-26), Yuna - Crush ft. Usher, retrieved 2016-04-29

[6] ttp://www.rim.org.my/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=118

[7] "Yuna – Chart history Billboard Hot R&B Songs for Yuna". Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[sc_Billboardadultrandbsongs_Yuna-8] "Yuna Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphopairplay_Yuna-9] "Yuna Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[United_StatesYunaCrushsingleCertRef-10] "American single certifications – Yuna – Crush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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show v t Yuna
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Yuna Nocturnal Chapters Rouge
Singles	"Live Your Life" "Crush" "Better Now" "Forevermore" "Blank Marquee" "Pink Youth" "(Not) The Love of My Life"
Other songs	"Here Comes the Sun" "A Whole New World" "Lovesong" "Kau Ilhamku"

show v t Usher songs
Usher	"Can U Get wit It" "Think of You" "The Many Ways"
My Way	"You Make Me Wanna..." "Nice & Slow" "My Way"
8701	"Pop Ya Collar" "U Remind Me" "U Got It Bad" "U Don't Have to Call" "U-Turn"
Confessions	"Yeah!" "Confessions Part II" "Burn" "Caught Up" "My Boo"
Here I Stand	"Love in This Club" "Trading Places" "Moving Mountains" "What's Your Name" "Love in This Club Part II" "Here I Stand"
Raymond v. Raymond	"Papers" "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" "Lil Freak" "OMG" "There Goes My Baby" "More"
Versus	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" "Hot Tottie" "Lay You Down" "Somebody to Love" (Remix)
Looking 4 Myself	"Climax" "Scream" "Lemme See" "Dive" "Numb"
Hard II Love	"No Limit" "Crash" "Missin U" "Champions" "Rivals"
Collaborations	"The Party Continues" "I Need a Girl (Part One)" "Lovers and Friends" "Same Girl" "Better on the Other Side" "Spotlight" "First Dance" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Fed Up" "Dirty Dancer" "The Christmas Song" "Promise" "Without You" "Touch'N You" "Rest of My Life" "Go Missin'" "New Flame" "Body Language" "The Matrimony" "Don't Look Down" "Back to Sleep" (Remix) "Crush" "Party" "Come Thru"
Non-album songs	"Call Me a Mack" "What More Can I Give" "You'll Be in My Heart" "Good Kisser" "She Came to Give It to You" "I Don't Mind" "Chains" "Wait for It" "SexBeat" "California" "I Cry" "Bad Habits"