Crush on You (The Jets song)

"Crush on You" is a song by American band The Jets. It was released in 1986 as the second single from their first album of the same name. It was their first song to chart, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart. Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman wrote the song. A flexi disc of the song was sold with an issue of Smash Hits magazine in the UK.

Music video
Filmed on December 26, 1985, The Jets play the song and dance to it. The music video was directed by Stephen Rivkin and produced by Darrell Brand. Here, the song is 3:41, while on the album, it is 4:30. In 2019, Brand uploaded an HD version to his YouTube channel to show his past work.

Track listings
7-inch single
 "Crush on You" – 3:40	
 "Right Before My Eyes" – 3:49

12-inch single
 "Crush on You" (extended version) - 6:35
 "Crush on You" (radio edit) - 5:25
 "Crush on You" (instrumental) - 6:35

Credits
 Elizabeth Wolfgramm – vocals
 Moana Wolfgramm – vocals, keyboards
 Eugene Wolfgramm – vocals, percussion
 LeRoy Wolfgramm – electric guitars
 Haini Wolfgramm – bass
 Kathi Wolfgramm – keyboards
 Rudy Wolfgramm – drums
 Eddie Wolfgramm – percussion

Charts
+Weekly chart performance for "Crush on You" by the JetsChart (1986–1987)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles9US Billboard Dance Singles Sales17

+Year-end chart performance for "Crush on You" by the Jets Chart (1986) RankCanada67US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)52

Aaron Carter version

In August 1997, Aaron Carter released a cover of the song on his first album of the same name. It was in the top ten in some countries.

Music video
At the start of the video, Aaron Carter thinks the girl he likes only likes "muscle men", or athletes, specifically basketball, football players and weightlifters. His older brother, Nick, tells him to "be himself" instead, saying girls like that because he "knows these things", then leaves.

Aaron finds a poster advertising a talent show in the park, where he performs the song for the crowd. He sees his crush watching some boys playing basketball and then flirting with some boys playing football, but he cannot get her to notice him. In the second case, he imagines the football players chasing him down as he carries the football. However, he was not aware the first person he told about his crush started a chain where one person told another until the girl found out. She kisses him on the cheek, but he walks off with another girl who has cotton candy in her hand. This makes the first girl sad.

Track listing
 "Crush on You" (main mix) – 3:25	
 "Crush on You" (remix) – 4:07	
 "Crush on You" (Gary's mix) – 4:07	
 "Crush on You" (instrumental) – 4:02

Charts

Weekly charts
+Weekly chart performance for "Crush on You" by Aaron CarterChart (1997–1998)PeakpositionEstonia (Eesti Top 20)20Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)17Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)40

Year-end charts
+1997 year-end chart performance for "Crush on You" by Aaron CarterChart (1997)PositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)91Germany (Media Control)53Sweden (Topplistan)59Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)47UK Singles (OCC)153
+1998 year-end chart performance for "Crush on You" by Aaron CarterChart (1998)PositionAustralia (ARIA)69

Certifications

References

Other websites
 YouTube video The Jets - Crush on You

Category:1986 songs
Category:Debut singles