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Crush (2000)

Where the lyrics of Crush take you, and where it was really made.

The producer first chosen for this album, Bruce Fairbairn, had died, so the band brought in a new producer, Luke Ebbin.

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Crush: seventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi
Released 29 May 2000 in the UK by Mercury Records; 13 June 2000 in the US by Island Records
Produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Luke Ebbin
Five years between These Days (1995) and this album, the longest gap between the band's studio albums

The band took a hiatus after These Days, during which Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora released solo albums
Work on the new album began in mid-1999
Working title Sex Sells; posters with this title appear in and around New York in the video for Real Life
Another working title, One Wild Night, was revived for a live compilation the following year
The plan to work with Bob Rock and Bruce Fairbairn fell through because of Fairbairn's death
An audition of producers was held, but the band was not interested in the producers interviewed
John Kalodner recommended Luke Ebbin, who was brought to the band's home studio in New Jersey
Ebbin was hired after he returned with a demo to which he added programming, strings and background vocal arrangements
Next 100 Years is a self cover of a song sent to a Japanese agency, recorded by J-Friends in 1999

1	It’s My Life	3:44
2	Say It Isn’t So	3:33
3	Thank You for Loving Me	5:09
4	Two Story Town	5:10
5	Next 100 Years	6:19
6	Just Older	4:29
7	Mystery Train	5:15
8	Save the World	5:32
9	Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars	4:31
10	She’s a Mystery	5:18
11	I Got the Girl	4:37
12	One Wild Night	4:18
13	I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin’ You	4:40
14	Neurotica	4:33

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983.
Jon Bon Jovi began performing live in 1975 at age 13 with his first band, Raze.
The band was named Bon Jovi on the suggestion of Pamela Maher, following the model of two-word bands such as Van Halen.
Its debut album Bon Jovi was released on January 21, 1984, with the single "Runaway" reaching the Billboard Hot 100 top forty.

The current lineup is Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Tico Torres, John Shanks, Phil X, Everett Bradley, and Hugh McDonald.
Original bassist Alec John Such left in 1994; he died in 2022.
Guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013.

Slippery When Wet (1986) brought global success, with "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer" reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
New Jersey (1988) produced five Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles, a record for a hard rock album.
Keep the Faith (1992) marked a shift to a more mature sound.
"Always" (1994) became the band's biggest-selling and longest-charting single.
Crush (2000) and "It's My Life" introduced the band to a younger audience.
"Who Says You Can't Go Home" (2006) won a Grammy and became the first rock band single to top the Billboard country chart.
The band has sold more than 130 million records worldwide and was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

Crush debuted at No. 1 in the UK on June 10, 2000, and became the band's fifth consecutive UK No. 1 album
Rolling Stone Magazine gave the album 3 stars out of 5
Entertainment Weekly gave it a B
AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey called it a solidly crafted mainstream rock record

US Billboard 200 debut at number 9, with 115,000 copies sold in the first week
Certified double platinum by the RIAA, denoting two million shipments in the US
As of March 2009, 2,071,000 copies sold in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan
UK: BPI platinum certification on September 1, 2000, for 300,000 units
Topped the European Top 100 Albums chart for seven weeks
First Bon Jovi album ever nominated for a Grammy

The working title Sex Sells appears on posters in the Real Life video, a single released before this album.
The track listing ends with the band discussing what would happen if James Brown were there, followed by a bonus track.
Next 100 Years is a self cover of a song first sent to a Japanese talent agency.
The album marks the longest timespan between studio albums for the band.
After the initial plan to team up with producer Bruce Fairbairn fell through, the band hired Luke Ebbin.