Instant Crush
"Instant Crush" | ||||
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Single by Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas | ||||
from the album Random Access Memories | ||||
Released | 22 November 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2010 - 2012 [1] | |||
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Label | Columbia | |||
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"Instant Crush" on YouTube |
"Instant Crush" is a song written, produced, and performed by French electronic music duo Daft Punk featuring American musician Julian Casablancas. It was released as the fourth single from Daft Punk's fourth studio album, Random Access Memories (2013), on 22 November 2013.[2] It was number 58 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Best Songs of 2013 list.[3]
Production
While working on the Tron: Legacy soundtrack in 2010, Daft Punk met with Casablancas in their studio through a mutual friend, Warren Fu.[4][5] The duo, who are fans of Casablancas' band The Strokes, presented him with an instrumental demo track intended for use on Daft Punk's next album.[4] Casablancas responded favorably to the demo upon listening to it and subsequently agreed to provide accompanying vocals, forming the basis for what would become "Instant Crush".[1]
Regarding the lyrics, Casablancas recalled that Daft Punk approached him with "the whole story" of what the duo wanted to achieve. At one point he wondered whether the song should be called "Summer Crush" based on how Daft Punk described the idea. The concept involved reflecting on the childhood memory of meeting a girl, but missing the opportunity to be with her. Casablancas initially based his lyrics on this story in conjunction with writing provided by Paul Williams, but felt that the result was "flat". He subsequently discarded the lines in favor of ones that he spontaneously sang to fit the structure of "Instant Crush", and expressed that doing so conveyed Daft Punk's concept better.[6]
The song as it appears on the album was co-produced and sung by Casablancas, who also performed lead guitar. Daft Punk played additional guitar on "Instant Crush" as well as keyboards and synthesizers. Nathan East performed on bass guitar while John "JR" Robinson played drums and Quinn provided percussion.[7] Critic John Balfe considered the Casablancas performance "appropriately Strokes-ish, even if his trademark drawl is fed quite substantially through a vocoder."[8] De Homem-Christo noted, "It is true that it is not his usual register, it is the way Julian reacted to the track so for us it is even more exciting."[9]
Music video
The video depicts the love story of two
Track listing
- CD promo
- "Instant Crush" (radio edit) – 3:30
- "Instant Crush" (album version) – 5:38
Commercial performance
"Instant Crush" debuted at numbers 29 and 37 on the singles charts of France and Sweden respectively following the release of Random Access Memories,
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[31] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
France ( SNEP)[33]
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Gold | 71,300[32] |
Italy (FIMI)[34] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] | Platinum | 60,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[38] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
On 20 November 2013, Sony Music announced that "Instant Crush" would be released as the next single from Random Access Memories,[39] serving as the fourth overall single from the album. It was distributed to radio stations in Italy two days following the announcement,[2] and it was also released in Poland the same week.[39]
Region | Date | Radio format | Label |
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Italy[2] | 22 November 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | Sony |
United States[40][41] | 6 January 2014 | Triple A radio | Columbia |
7 January 2014 | Modern rock / alternative radio |
Natalie Imbruglia version
"Instant Crush" | ||||
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Single by Natalie Imbruglia | ||||
from the album Male | ||||
Released | 23 March 2015 (US) | |||
Recorded | January 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:26 (single edit) | |||
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Producer(s) | Billy Mann | |||
Natalie Imbruglia singles chronology | ||||
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"Instant Crush" on YouTube |
In 2015, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia covered the song for her fifth studio album Male. The song was chosen as the lead single and was released in March 2015. Imbruglia's version was recorded in New York with Billy Mann.
A 1950s style music video was shot in London on 10 March 2015 by director Joe Stephenson.[42]
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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France ( SNEP)[43]
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150 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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Canada | 23 March 2015 | Portrait | Digital download | 977282806[44] |
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Worldwide | May–July 2015 | Sony | ||
Australia | 14 August 2015 | |||
New Zealand |
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