Crush Songs

Crush Songs is the debut solo studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead vocalist Karen O. It was released on September 5, 2014, by Cult Records. "Rapt" was released as the album's lead single on July 29, 2014.[12]

Crush Songs
Studio album by
Karen O
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2014 (2014-09-05)
Recorded2006–2010
Genre
Length25:25
LabelCult
Karen O chronology
Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2009)		 Crush Songs
(2014)		 Live from Crush Palace
(2015)
Singles from Crush Songs
  1. "Rapt"
    Released: July 29, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubC+[4]
Clash6/10[5]
DIY[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
The Guardian[1]
NME7/10[8]
Pitchfork5.8/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Background and recording

The songs were written at a time of emotional discomfort for Karen O. "When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn't sure I'd ever fall in love again. These songs were written + recorded in private around this time. They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade", she explained in a statement posted on her website.[13]

Commercial performance

Crush Songs debuted at number 61 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 1,336 copies.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karen O, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Ooo"1:28
2."Rapt"1:47
3."Visits"1:33
4."Beast"2:57
5."Comes the Night"1:06
6."NYC Baby"0:56
7."Other Side"1:11
8."So Far"1:33
9."Day Go By"2:16
10."Body"2:27
11."King"1:23
12."Indian Summer" (writer: The Doors)1:03
13."Sunset Sun"1:12
14."Native Korean Rock"2:27
15."Singalong" (writers: O, Jack Lawrence, Dean Fertita)2:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Crush Songs.[15]

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[16] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 81
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 184
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 72
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[20] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 61
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 11
US Billboard 200[23] 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] 10
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[25] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] 14

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia September 5, 2014
Cult [27][28]
Germany
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 [29][30][31]
Ireland
  • CD
  • digital download
 [32][33]
United Kingdom September 8, 2014
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 [34][35][36]
United States September 9, 2014 [37][38][39]
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  2. "Reviews for Crush Songs by Karen O". Metacritic. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. Phares, Heather. "Crush Songs – Karen O". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. Saraiya, Sonia (September 9, 2014). "Karen O's solo album lacks Yeah Yeah Yeahs' punch". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  5. Taylor, Benji (August 26, 2014). "Karen O – Crush Songs". Clash. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  6. Swann, Emma (September 3, 2014). "Karen O – Crush Songs". DIY. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  7. Anderson, Kyle (September 12, 2014). "Albums: Sept. 12, 2014". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1328. p. 62. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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