Crush on You (Lil' Kim song)

"Crush on You"
Single by Lil' Kim featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil Cease
from the album Hard Core
Released June 10, 1997
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Length 4:32
Label Atlantic Records/Queen Bee Entertainment
Songwriter(s) K. Jones, M. Betha, C. Wallace, C. Giles, Jeff Lorber
Producer(s) Andraeo "Fanatic" Heard
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"No Time"
(1996)		 "Crush on You"
(1997)		 "Ladies Night (Not Tonight Remix)"
(1997)

"No Time"
(1996)		 "Crush on You'"
(1997)		 "Ladies Night (Not Tonight Remix)"
(1997)

"Crush on You" is a single by Lil' Kim from her debut album and features fellow Junior M.A.F.I.A. members Lil' Cease & The Notorious B.I.G.. It peaked at number 23 in the UK Singles Chart. The original album version had Lil' Cease rapping alone, while the single version featured him with Lil' Kim. The song contains a sample of Jeff Lorber Fusion's "Rain Dance" from their 1979 album Water Sign.

Background

The song was meant to be a duet between Kim and Lil' Cease from the beginning, but after filming the video for her debut single "No Time", Kim became pregnant; she would later decide to abort. After this, Kim took a musical hiatus. This resulted in the album version of the song featuring just Lil' Cease. The single version, retitled as a remix, features Kim.

The "Crush on You" (Remix) was never featured on the "Crush on You" single, it was only featured on the "Not Tonight" single.

The chorus rapped by Notorious B.I.G. (He's a slut, He's a hoe, He's a freak, got a different girl everyday of the week) was sampled in 2006 song "So What" by Field Mob and Ciara.

Music video

The music video for "Crush on You" is noted as being the first video to feature the colored wigs that Kim became known for. The theme for the video, the changing floor colors, was based on the film The Wiz. After deciding on the theme, Kim and her stylist thought that her outfits should change to match the floor color, with Kim adding that she should wear wigs to match as well. The video consists of four coloured set ups, blue, yellow, green and red with Kim's outfits and wigs changing throughout to match.

Additionally, Luther Campbell, Aaliyah and Sheek Louch make cameos in the music video.

Formats and track listings

  • UK CD single[1]
  1. "Crush on You" (Squeaky Clean Radio Edit) - 4:00
  2. "Crush on You" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Short / Clean) - 5:39
  3. "Crush on You" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Instrumental) - 7:03
  4. "Crush on You" (Aim Remix) - 4:33
  5. "Crush on You" (Aim Instrumental) 4:33
  6. "Crush on You" (Acapella) 4:32

Credits and personnel

Original version

Recording

  • Recorded at The Hit Factory
  • Recorded by Tony Black

Personnel

Remix version

Recording

  • Recorded at The Hit Factory
  • Recorded by Axel Niehaus

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Lil' Kim - Crush On You (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1997-01-03. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Hot 100 Airplay - April 26, 1997". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. April 26, 1997. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lil Kim Chart History: Rhythmic Songs - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hot R&B Airplay - April 26, 1997". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. April 26, 1997. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "1997: The Year In Music - Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. December 12, 1997. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
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