Crash (Usher song)

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"Crash"
UsherCrash.jpg
Single by Usher
from the album Hard II Love
ReleasedJune 10, 2016
Genre Electropop
Length3:31
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Usher singles chronology
"No Limit"
(2016)
"Crash"
(2016)
"Missin U"
(2016)
Alternative cover
UsherCrashAlt.jpg

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] 2× Platinum140,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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