Crush_on_You_(Lil'_Kim_song)

Crush on You (Lil' Kim song)

Crush on You (Lil' Kim song)

1997 single by Lil' Kim featuring Lil' Cease


"Crush on You" is a song by American rapper Lil' Kim. The original version, a solo performance by fellow Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease, was released in 1996 on Lil' Kim's debut album Hard Core. In 1997 a remix of the song with Lil' Kim performing alongside Lil' Cease was released as a non-album single. The Notorious B.I.G. makes an uncredited appearance, performing the chorus, on both versions. The Remix peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.

Quick Facts from the album Hard Core, Released ...

Background

The song was going to be a duet between Kim and Lil' Cease from the beginning, but after filming the music 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 not featured on the "Crush on You" single, it was only featured on the "Not Tonight" single.

Samples

The song has been sampled many times since its release, including:

Music video

The music video was directed by Lance "Un" Rivera and it was filmed on January 29, 1997. The music video was released for the week ending on February 23, 1997. The music video for "Crush on You" is noted as being the first video to feature the different 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 colored setups, blue, yellow, green and red with Kim's outfits and wigs changing throughout to match.

Additionally, Luke, Aaliyah, Leslie Segar, Ed Lover and Sheek Louch make cameos in the music video.

UK CD single

  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

  • Vocals - Lil' Cease
  • Additional vocals - Notorious B.I.G.
  • Producer - Andreao "Fanatic" Heard"
  • Recorded at The Hit Factory
  • Engineer – Tony Black

Remix version

Charts

Weekly charts

More information Charts (1997), Peak position ...

Year-end charts

More information Chart (1997), Position ...

References

  1. Hoffman, Lauren (November 1, 2018). "Mariah Carey Unveils New 'Caution' Track, 'A No No'". Radio.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

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