Crash into Me

"Crash Into Me" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in December 1996 as the fourth single from their album Crash. It reached number 7 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in March 1997. It is also featured on Dave Matthews Band's first compilation album, The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. The song was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1998 Grammy Awards.

Background and writing

Dave Matthews wrote Crash into Me on the campus of Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia. The inspiration for the song stemmed from his wife, Ashley Harper, who is an alumna of the College.

In his performance on VH1 Storytellers, Dave Matthews described this song as being about "the worship of women", albeit from a voyeur's perspective, and subsequently does a humorous impression of the woman being watched through the window complaining to the police. He ends by saying that he wrote this song instead of getting arrested.

In the 2010 documentary "The Road to Big Whiskey", Matthews explained that most of "Crash into Me" was inspired by his wife, Ashley Harper, whom he described as "the love of his life".

In popular culture

The song first appeared on film in 1997 for the movie Excess Baggage with Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, and Christopher Walken.

This song was featured in the 2001 comedy film Joe Dirt. It was also featured at the end of the pilot episode for Roswell, and is one of the few songs kept for the DVD release, as producers deemed it vital to the show's theme and that it should not be replaced with a different song.

"Crash into Me" was on Clear Channel's list of "songs with questionable lyrics" following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea sampled the song on "You," featuring American rapper YG, a track from her debut mixtape Ignorant Art, released in 2011.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by various artists including Stevie Nicks, who performed it on her 2008 Soundstage episode. Her version was later released as a single.^[1] It has also been covered numerous times by Lee DeWyze, who cites Dave Matthews Band as one of his biggest musical influences. The House Jacks recorded an a cappella version on their album Drive.

Track listing

U.S. promo CD single 1 / Australia promo CD single

"Crash into Me" (edit) — 4:15
"Crash into Me" (acoustic) — 5:18
"Crash into Me" (album version) — 5:16

U.S. promo CD single 2

"Crash into Me" — 5:16
"Ants Marching" (live) — 4:45
"So Much to Say" (acoustic) — 3:44
"Crash into Me" (acoustic) — 5:18
"Christmas Song" — 5:34

Live in concert

When played live, the band usually includes an interpolation of the song "Dixie Chicken" by Little Feat, using the lyrics "I will be your Dixie chicken if you'll be my Tennessee lamb / And we can walk together down in Dixieland."

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	30
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	19
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay^[2]	18
US Billboard Pop Songs^[2]	18
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[2]	7
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs^[2]	9

Stevie Nicks version

"Crash Into Me"

Single by Stevie Nicks

from the album The Soundstage Sessions

B-side

"Landslide" (orchestra version)

Released

March 17, 2009

Format

Digital download

Recorded

2007, 2008

Genre

Rock

Length

5:33

Label

Reprise

Producer(s)

Joe Thomas, Stevie Nicks, Waddy Wachtel

Stevie Nicks singles chronology

"Stand Back"
(2007)

"Crash Into Me"
(2009)

"Secret Love"
(2011)

Stevie Nicks released "Crash into Me" as the first single from her album, The Soundstage Sessions, on March 17, 2009. The promo, with the orchestra version of "Landslide" as the B-side, was serviced to radio on the week of March 3, 2009. It has been serviced to Triple A radio stations, and to XM Satellite Radio channel 45, The Spectrum, and XM channel 51, The Coffee House. The music video for the single has been playing on VH1 occasionally and is from her DVD Live in Chicago.

Stevie Nicks has often referred to the song simply as "Crash", hence the single cover title.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crash into Me"	5:33
2.	"Landslide" (orchestra version)	4:20

References

↑ Crash Into Me Songfacts
1 2 3 4 5 "Dave Matthews > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
↑ ""Crash Into Me"/Landslide Single". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

Dave Matthews Band

Carter Beauford Stefan Lessard Dave Matthews Boyd Tinsley Touring members: Jeff Coffin Tim Reynolds Rashawn Ross Peter Griesar Butch Taylor LeRoi Moore

Studio albums	Under the Table and Dreaming Crash Before These Crowded Streets Everyday Busted Stuff Stand Up Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King Away from the World

Live releases	Remember Two Things Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 Listener Supported Live in Chicago 12.19.98 at the United Center Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado The Central Park Concert The Gorge Weekend on the Rocks Live at Piedmont Park Live at Mile High Music Festival Europe 2009 Live in New York City Live at Wrigley Field Live Trax series

Compilation albums	The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 Live Trax

Video albums	Listener Supported The Videos 1994–2001 Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado The Central Park Concert The Gorge Weekend on the Rocks Live at Piedmont Park Europe 2009 – Across the Pond

Extended plays	Recently

Singles	"What Would You Say" "Jimi Thing" "Typical Situation" "Ants Marching" "Satellite" "Too Much" "So Much to Say" "Two Step" "Crash into Me" "Tripping Billies" "Don't Drink the Water" "Stay (Wasting Time)" "Crush" "Rapunzel" "I Did It" "The Space Between" "Everyday" "Where Are You Going" "Grace Is Gone" "Grey Street" "American Baby" "Dreamgirl" "Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)" "Smooth Rider" "Funny the Way It Is" "Why I Am" "You and Me" "Mercy" "If Only"

Featured singles	"Work It Out"

Other songs	"#34" "Warehouse" "#41" "Lie in Our Graves" "Proudest Monkey" "Say Goodbye" "Halloween" "The Last Stop" "Pantala Naga Pampa" "Pig" "Spoon" "The Stone" "Loving Wings" "Bartender" "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" "Granny" "JTR"

Side projects	Tribe of Heaven Dave Matthews & Friends Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at Luther College True Reflections Some Devil Live at Radio City Live in Las Vegas

Additional personnel	Coran Capshaw Steve Lillywhite John Alagía

Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Musictoday Warehouse Fan Association The Lillywhite Sessions

Stevie Nicks

Studio albums	Bella Donna The Wild Heart Rock a Little The Other Side of the Mirror Street Angel Trouble in Shangri-La In Your Dreams 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault

Live albums	The Soundstage Sessions

Compilation albums	Mirror, Mirror Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks Enchanted The Divine Stevie Nicks Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks

Singles	"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" "Leather and Lace" "Edge of Seventeen" "After the Glitter Fades" "Stand Back" "If Anyone Falls" "Nightbird" "I Will Run to You "Beauty and the Beast "Talk to Me" "I Can't Wait" "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" "Rooms on Fire" "Long Way to Go" "Two Kinds of Love" "Whole Lotta Trouble" "Sometimes It's a Bitch" "Love's a Hard Game to Play" "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" "Blue Denim" "If You Ever Did Believe" "Reconsider Me" "Every Day" "Planets of the Universe" "Sorcerer" "Stand Back" "Crash into Me" "Secret Love" "For What It's Worth" "You Can't Fix This "Golden" "Lady"

Videos releases	Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert Live at Red Rocks I Can't Wait - The Video Collection Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks Live in Chicago

Related articles	Discography Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac Sandy Stewart

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