Instant Crush

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  1. "Instant Crush" (radio edit) – 3:30
  2. "Instant Crush" (album version) – 5:38

"Instant Crush"
Daft Punk Instant Crush.png
Single by Daft Punk featuring Julian Casablancas
from the album Random Access Memories
Released22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)
Recorded2010–2012 [1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:37 (album version)
  • 3:29 (radio edit)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daft Punk
  • Julian Casablancas
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Doin' It Right"
(2013)
"Instant Crush"
(2013)
"Give Life Back to Music"
(2014)
Julian Casablancas singles chronology
"Out of the Blue"
(2010)
"Instant Crush"
(2013)
"Boy/Girl"
(2015)

Personnel

Credits adapted from Random Access Memories liner notes. [14]

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, [15] [16] spending sixteen weeks on the former chart. [15] It also entered at number 198 on the UK Singles Chart [17] and at number 16 on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [18]

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [33] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [34] Gold45,000
France (SNEP) [35] Gold71,300 [36]
Italy (FIMI) [37] Gold25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [38] Platinum60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [39] Gold30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [41] Platinum1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming 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, [42] 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. [42]

RegionDateRadio formatLabel
Italy [2] 22 November 2013 Contemporary hit radio Sony
United States [43] [44] 6 January 2014 Triple A radio Columbia
7 January 2014 Modern rock / alternative radio

Natalie Imbruglia version

"Instant Crush"
Single by Natalie Imbruglia
from the album Male
Released23 March 2015 (US)
RecordedJanuary 2014
Genre
Length3:26(single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Billy Mann
Natalie Imbruglia singles chronology
"Want"
(2009)
"Instant Crush"
(2015)
"Build It Better"
(2021)
Music video
"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.

Music video

A 1950s style music video was shot in London on 10 March 2015 by director Joe Stephenson. [45]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [46] 150

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Canada23 March 2015 Portrait Digital download 977282806 [47]
United States
WorldwideMay–July 2015 Sony
Australia14 August 2015
New Zealand

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