Crush (Bon Jovi album)

Crush
Studio album by
Bon Jovi
ReleasedMay 29, 2000 (2000-05-29)[1]
Recorded1999–2000
Genre
Length57:52
LabelIsland, Mercury
Producer
Bon Jovi chronology
These Days
(1995) 		Crush
(2000) 		One Wild Night Live 1985–2001
(2001)
Singles from Crush
  1. "It's My Life"
    Released: May 23, 2000[6]
  2. "Say It Isn't So"
    Released: July 21, 2000[7]
  3. "Thank You for Loving Me"
    Released: November 6, 2000[8]

Crush is the seventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on May 29, 2000, by Mercury Records in the UK and on June 13, 2000, by Island Records in the US. It was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Luke Ebbin. The album marks the longest timespan between studio albums for the band, with five years between the release of These Days (1995) and this album. After the initial plan to team up with producer Bruce Fairbairn fell through because of his death a year earlier,[9] Bon Jovi and Sambora hired Luke Ebbin[10] to update their sound.

Despite the long break, the album was just as successful as their previous releases and helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans. The success of the album was largely due to the lead single "It's My Life" which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, while the album itself was nominated for Best Rock Album. Crush was certified double platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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  6. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1349. May 5, 2000. p. 122.
  7. ^ "Bon Jovi: Say It Isn't So". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1375. November 3, 2000. pp. 88, 92.
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