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| artist = [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]
| artist = [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]
| album = [[Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)|William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture]]
| album = [[Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)|William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture]]
| released = {{Start date|1996|10}} (radio airplay) <br> {{Start date|1997|3}} (CD single)
| released = {{Start date|1997|3|14}}
| format = [[CD single|CD]]
| recorded = 1994–1995
| recorded = 1994–1995
| studio = [[Smart Studios]]<br>([[Madison, Wisconsin]])
| studio = [[Smart Studios]]<br>([[Madison, Wisconsin]])
| genre =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Trip hop]]
* [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite web|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|author=Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed|title=37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/90s-alt-rock-songs-you-forgot-you-loved|access-date=November 19, 2015|date=November 5, 2023}}</ref>
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| length = {{duration|m=4|s=50}}
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=50}}
| label = [[Mushroom Records (UK)|Mushroom]]
| label = [[Mushroom Records (UK)|Mushroom]]
| writer = Garbage
| writer = Garbage
| producer = {{hlist|Garbage|[[Nellee Hooper]] (remix)}}
| producer = {{hlist|Garbage|[[Nellee Hooper]] (remix)}}
| prev_title = [[Milk (song)|Milk]]
| prev_title = [[Milk (Garbage song)|Milk]]
| prev_year = 1996
| prev_year = 1996
| title = #1 Crush
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"'''#1 Crush'''" is a song by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], released internationally as a [[B-side]] to their debut single "[[Vow (song)|Vow]]" (1995), and in the United Kingdom on the B-side to second single "[[Subhuman (Garbage song)|Subhuman]]" (1995).
"'''#1 Crush'''" is a song by the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], released internationally as a [[b-side]] to their debut single "[[Vow (song)|Vow]]" (1995), and in the United Kingdom on the b-side to second single "[[Subhuman (Garbage song)|Subhuman]]" (1995).


In 1996, the track was [[remix]]ed by [[Nellee Hooper]] and [[Marius de Vries]] for the [[soundtrack]] to [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s modernised ''[[Romeo + Juliet|William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet]]'' film adaptation. The remix of "#1 Crush" peaked at number one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks]], where it stayed for four weeks, and is Garbage's sole number-one entry on any US singles chart to date. "#1 Crush" was the first of two hit singles from the ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtrack; "[[Lovefool]]" by [[The Cardigans]] continued the success of the compilation. "#1 Crush" was nominated for Best Song from a Movie at the [[1997 MTV Movie Awards]].
In 1996, [[Nellee Hooper]] and [[Marius de Vries]] remixed "#1 Crush" for the soundtrack to [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s modernised ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'' film adaptation. In addition to downplaying the guitars and reworking the percussion and [[synth]] elements of the song, Hooper added a [[distortion|distorted]] vocal [[Sampling (music)|sample]] from [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s 1995 single "[[Bedtime Story (Madonna song)|Bedtime Story]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight; Wherefore Art Thou|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22%231%20crush%22&pg=PA91|date=1996-12-07|pages=91}}</ref> The remix of "#1 Crush" was released in March 1997 and went to number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, where it stayed for four weeks, and is Garbage's sole number-one entry on any US singles chart. "#1 Crush" was the first of two hit singles from the ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtrack.

In 2007, the remix of "#1 Crush" was included on Garbage's [[greatest hits]] album ''[[Absolute Garbage]]''.<ref name="absolutegarbage">{{cite web|url=http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=336|title=New Best Of Album|publisher=Garbage.com|accessdate=2008-02-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501180833/http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=336|archivedate=2010-05-01}}</ref>


==Song information==
==Song information==
"#1 Crush" was written and recorded between March 1994 and May 1995 during sessions between band members [[Duke Erikson]], [[Shirley Manson]], [[Steve Marker]] and [[Butch Vig]] in either Marker's basement [[recording studio]] or at their own [[Smart Studios]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]].<ref>"''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' (issue 09/01/1996)" (Retrieved - 2008-02-10)</ref> Manson was concerned that listeners wouldn't realise that the song was about a [[Stalker (Stalking)|stalker]]: "It's about somebody who wasn't ''quite right''. The song however were slightly [[autobiography|autobiographical]]. Everybody's felt obsessive about something or somebody in their life. I've felt ''crazy'' about somebody before," she explained, "That feeling - usually when you've split up with somebody - when you're absolutely obsessed with what they are doing. It's all to do with being pathetic".<ref name=Dustbin>{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Dave|title=Vig's Atomic Dustbin|publisher=[[Melody Maker]]|location=UK|date=1995-08-12}}</ref> "#1 Crush" was slated for inclusion on ''Garbage'', until [[Almo Sounds]] co-founder [[Jerry Moss]] called his label manager worried that the song might end up "a suicide note".<ref name="TITNTKMA">{{cite book| title=''[[This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake]]''|publisher=[[Akashic Books]]|year=2017|page=64|author-link=[[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] |author-link2=Jason Cohen|isbn=978-1-61775-550-7}}</ref> Garbage themselves didn't think the song was particularly strong, Erikson remembering "the lyrics were a bit over the top".<ref name="TITNTKMA"/>
"#1 Crush" was written and recorded between March 1994 and May 1995 during sessions between band members [[Duke Erikson]], [[Shirley Manson]], [[Steve Marker]] and [[Butch Vig]] in either Marker's basement [[recording studio]] or at their own [[Smart Studios]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]].<ref>"''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' (issue 09/01/1996)" (Retrieved - 2008-02-10)</ref> Manson was concerned that listeners wouldn't realise that the song was about a [[Stalker (Stalking)|stalker]]: "It's about somebody who wasn't ''quite right''. The song however were slightly [[autobiography|autobiographical]]. Everybody's felt obsessive about something or somebody in their life. I've felt ''crazy'' about somebody before," she explained, "That feeling - usually when you've split up with somebody - when you're absolutely obsessed with what they are doing. It's all to do with being pathetic".<ref name=Dustbin>{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Dave|title=Vig's Atomic Dustbin|publisher=[[Melody Maker]]|location=UK|date=1995-08-12}}</ref> "#1 Crush" was slated for inclusion on ''Garbage'', until [[Almo Sounds]] co-founder [[Jerry Moss]] called his label manager worried that the song might end up "a suicide note".<ref name="TITNTKMA">{{cite book| title=This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake|title-link=This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake |publisher=[[Akashic Books]]|year=2017|page=64|isbn=978-1-61775-550-7}}</ref> Garbage themselves didn't think the song was particularly strong, Erikson remembering "the lyrics were a bit over the top".<ref name="TITNTKMA" /> Reflecting on the lyrics, Manson felt, "All real love is a form of obsession. If you love someone more than anything else, that degree of exclusivity requires an abnormal amount of passion and care. And that can be positive," contrasting with the [[protagonist]] of "#1 Crush, "It's just that keeping it short of unhealthy, short of violence, really requires a bit of moderation. You can't let something like that take over ''all'' of your thought processes".<ref name=BillObsession>{{cite book|last=Bambarger|first=Bradley|title=The Modern Age|year=1997|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQ4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=PT88}}</ref> Butch Vig later described "#1 Crush" as "disturbing".<ref name=Dustbin/>


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In August 1995, "#1 Crush" was released on the b-side of Garbage's singles "[[Vow (song)|Vow]]" (in Europe, South Africa and Australasia) and "[[Subhuman (Garbage song)|Subhuman]]" (in the United Kingdom).<ref name=Ltssinglesnotes>{{cite web|title=Vow (Discordant) / Subhuman (Mushroom)|url=http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/boylikearose/Garbage%20Memorabilia/1995OnlyHappyWhenItRainspresssheet.jpg|work=Press release|publisher=Mushroom Records UK|access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> Both "Subhuman" and "#1 Crush" were included as [[bonus tracks]] on the Japanese release of ''Garbage'' (titled ''G'' in Japan).<ref>{{cite web|last=Watson|first=Rob|title=Garbage BVCP-881 (1st Japanese Pressing)|url=http://www.garbage-discography.co.uk/garbage_jap_cd1.php|publisher=Garbage-Discography.co.uk|access-date=2011-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427015152/http://garbage-discography.co.uk/garbage_jap_cd1.php|archive-date=2005-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Reflecting on the lyrics, Manson felt, "All real love is a form of obsession. If you love someone more than anything else, that degree of exclusivity requires an abnormal amount of passion and care. And that can be positive," contrasting with the [[protagonist]] of "#1 Crush, "It's just that keeping it short of unhealthy, short of violence, really requires a bit of moderation. You can't let something like that take over ''all'' of your thought processes".<ref name=BillObsession>{{cite book|last=Bambarger|first=Bradley|title=The Modern Age|year=1997|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQ4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT88&dq=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=PT88#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> Butch Vig later described "#1 Crush" as "disturbing".<ref name=Dustbin/>


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==Remix Release and commercial performance==
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Garbage's debut international single release "[[Vow (song)|Vow]]" featured "#1 Crush" on the [[B-side]], and was released in Europe, South Africa and Australasia in June 1995. The August re-release for the United Kingdom saw the track order reversed, with accompanying B-side "[[Subhuman (Garbage song)|Subhuman]]" released in its own right, with "#1 Crush" remaining as its B-side, and "Vow" being added as a [[CD single]] bonus track.<ref name=Ltssinglesnotes>{{cite web|title=Vow (Discordant) / Subhuman (Mushroom)|url=http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/boylikearose/Garbage%20Memorabilia/1995OnlyHappyWhenItRainspresssheet.jpg|work=Press release|publisher=Mushroom Records UK|accessdate=2011-07-15}}</ref> In Japan, both "#1 Crush" and "Subhuman" were included as bonus tracks on the Japanese pressings of the band's debut album (titled ''G'' in Japan).<ref>{{cite web|last=Watson|first=Rob|title=Garbage BVCP-881 (1st Japanese Pressing)|url=http://www.garbage-discography.co.uk/garbage_jap_cd1.php|publisher=Garbage-Discography.co.uk|accessdate=2011-07-15}}</ref> At the end of 1995, [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG France]] included "#1 Crush" on an album sampler titled ''Rare Track Collection'' to give away free with copies of the debut album purchased in [[Virgin Megastores]].
[[File:ShirleyMansonRJPlatinumDisc.jpg|thumb|Shirley Manson's platinum plaque certifying seven million worldwide sales for the ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtracks]]


Early in 1996, Garbage's manager Shannon O'Shea pitched "#1 Crush" to [[20th Century Fox]] for inclusion on the ''Romeo + Juliet'' movie. The song was received enthusiastically by Fox; however Almo were dead set against the sync opportunity as the soundtrack would be released on another label, [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]. After months of negotiation, Almo finally agreed. By this time, Garbage had scored two big hits in the US ("[[Only Happy When It Rains]]" and "[[Stupid Girl (Garbage song)|Stupid Girl]]") and had broken through into the mainstream. The promotions team at Capitol planned to release the Garbage track first and then follow it up with a second song from the soundtrack: [[The Cardigans]] "[[Lovefool]]". Almo were concerned that "#1 Crush" was competing with the last single releases from the debut album: "[[Supervixen]]" had just been released to alternative radio and "[[Milk (Garbage song)|Milk]]" to adult radio formats.<ref name="TITNTKMA"/> Almo had already pressed CDs and cassettes for the physical release of "Milk", and refused to give Capitol single rights. No commercial single for "#1 Crush" could be made available in stores, therefore the song would be ineligible for the [[Hot 100]].<ref name=Hot100spotlight/> Capitol's promo rep was keen, however, for Garbage to shoot a [[music video]] for the song.<ref name="TITNTKMA"/>
[[Nellee Hooper]] remixed "#1 Crush" for inclusion on the ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtrack, working with producers [[Marius de Vries]] and [[Jim Abbiss]]. In addition to downplaying the [[guitars]] and reworking the [[percussion]] and [[synth]] elements of the song, Hooper added a [[distortion|distorted]] [[vocal]] [[Sampling (music)|sample]] from [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s 1995 single "[[Bedtime Story (Madonna song)|Bedtime Story]]".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight; Wherefore Art Thou|journal=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA91&dq=%22%231%20crush%22&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q&f=false|date=1996-12-07|pages=91}}</ref>


The soundtrack album for ''Romeo + Juliet'' was released in [[North America]] on October 29, 1996, a few days ahead of the movie itself which opened-wide in cinemas on November 1; "#1 Crush" was placed as the album opener.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mayfield|first=Geoff|title=Between the Bullets|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&q=garbage%20nov%20%201996&pg=PA104}}</ref> O'Shea had already gave a couple of radio stations the jump by providing early copies of the track on hastily burned [[CD-R|CDRs]]. "#1 Crush" quickly got added to 22 station playlists, even though "Supervixen" was officially the current Garbage single and still increasing in airplay.<ref>{{cite book|title=R&R Alternative Top 50; November 8, 1996 (Airplay from October 28-November 3)|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-11-08.pdf|page=85|publisher=R&R, Inc|date=1996-11-08}}</ref> The following week, "#1 Crush" was the Most Added track at alternative radio, eclipsing "Supervixen" by adding a further 38 stations, while "Supervixen" gained none.<ref>{{cite book|title=R&R Alternative Top 50; November 15, 1996 (Airplay from November 4-10)|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-11-15.pdf|page=84|publisher=R&R, Inc|date=1996-11-15}}</ref> The ''Romeo + Juliet'' OST debuted at #44 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Billboard 200|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|pages=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=garbage%20nov%20%201996&pg=PA96}}</ref> The quick pick up at radio meant that "#1 Crush" debuted at #17 on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and #49 on the [[Hot 100 Airplay]] chart;<ref name=Hot100spotlight>{{cite book|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22%231%20crush%22&pg=PA91}}</ref> "Supervixen" quickly lost traction as "#1 Crush" soared ahead, gaining more station adds and almost tripling its weekly play total.<ref>{{cite book|title=R&R Alternative Top 50; November 22, 1996 (Airplay from November 11-17)|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-11-22.pdf|page=77|publisher=R&R, Inc|date=1996-11-08}}</ref> At this time, Almo was still refusing to support the single and were now focused on servicing "Milk".<ref name="TITNTKMA"/>
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==Release and commercial performance==

[[File:ShirleyMansonRJPlatinumDisc.jpg|thumb|Shirley Manson's platinum plaque certifying seven million worldwide sales for the ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtracks]] The ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtrack was released in North America on October 29, 1996, ahead of the movie which opened in cinemas on November 1; "#1 Crush" was the album opener, and began to receive airplay at alternative radio,<ref>{{cite book|last=Mayfield|first=Geoff|title=Between the Bullets|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA91&dq=garbage%20nov%20%201996&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> but was not released physically as a [[CD single]] until March 1997, by [[Mushroom Records UK|Mushroom Records]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="#1 Crush" |type=European CD single |others=[[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] |publisher=[[Mushroom Records (UK)|Mushroom Records]] |year=1997 |id=74321 477712}}</ref> ''Romeo + Juliet'' debuted at number 44 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Billboard 200|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|pages=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA85&dq=garbage%20nov%20%201996&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> A week later "#1 Crush" debuted on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart at number 17 and on the [[Hot 100 Airplay]] at number 49.<ref name=Hot100spotlight>{{cite book|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA91&dq=%22%231%20crush%22&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> The song had received airplay at 71 monitored radio stations across the United States, and had become the driving force behind the soundtrack which shot up to number 12 on the album chart.<ref name=Hot100spotlight/> In its second week, "#1 Crush" broke into the Modern Rock top 10 (at number eight).<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Rock Tracks - December 7th, 1996|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|pages=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA91&dq=%22%231%20crush%22&pg=PA85#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> On the week of January 4, 1997, "#1 Crush" hit number one on the Modern Rock chart.<ref name=BillObsession/> The same week, the song reached a peak of number 29 on the airplay chart. Because "#1 Crush" was an album cut, and would not be commercially available as a domestic single, it was ineligible to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name=Hot100spotlight/> Due to the song's runaway success, Garbage contemplated filming a music video for it.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.chicagosuntimes.com | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516211808/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4356556.html | title=`Romeo, Juliet' doth climbeth albums chart | work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]], December 27, 1996 issue| archivedate=2011-05-16}}</ref> Almo were concerned that "#1 Crush" was competing with the last single releases from the debut album: "[[Supervixen]] had just been released to alternative radio and "[[Milk (song)|Milk]] to adult radio formats.<ref name="TITNTKMA"/> During this period, [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 radio]] picked up on "#1 Crush" and registered it on the [[Top 40 Mainstream]] at number 39, and the ''Romeo + Juliet'' soundtrack hit number two on the albums chart; the band's debut album also rebounded from the lower-70s into the top 50.<ref>{{cite book|title=Billboard 200 (Jan 25, 1997)|year=1997|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA101&dq=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=RA1-PA106#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> By the end of its chart-run in May 1997, "#1 Crush" had spent a total of 16 weeks on the Hot 100 Airplay chart<ref>{{cite book|title=Hot 100 Airplay (March 15, 1997)|year=1997|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA107&dq=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> and 22 on the Modern Rock chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1-crush/1050207#/song/original-soundtrack/1-crush/713075|title=Visualiser: "#1 Crush"|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2011-07-15}}</ref>
By December, the soundtrack album had shot up to #12; ''Billboard'' declared that "#1 Crush" has become "the driving force behind the [''Romeo + Juliet'' OST]"<ref name=Hot100spotlight/> as it broke into the Modern Rock top ten.<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Rock Tracks - December 7th, 1996|year=1996|publisher=Billboard|pages=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22%231%20crush%22&pg=PA85}}</ref> Due to the song's runaway success, Garbage contemplated filming a music video for it at the end of their touring commitments.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.chicagosuntimes.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516211808/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4356556.html | title='Romeo, Juliet' doth climbeth albums chart | work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]], December 27, 1996 issue| archive-date=2011-05-16}}</ref> Almo had reluctantly agreed to get behind "#1 Crush" after [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] executives put pressure on the label to do so. "Milk" didn't even chart.<ref name="TITNTKMA"/> On the first week of January 1997, "#1 Crush" peaked at #29 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart as it hit the #1 spot on the Modern Rock chart.<ref name=BillObsession/> The song would spend the next four weeks at the summit.<ref name="BillObsession"/> The ''Romeo + Juliet'' OST eventually hit #2 on the albums chart; while ''Garbage'' rebounded from the lower-70s into the top 50.<ref>{{cite book|title=Billboard 200 (Jan 25, 1997)|year=1997|publisher=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=RA1-PA106}}</ref> By the end of its chart-run, "#1 Crush" had spent a total of sixteen weeks on the Hot 100 Airplay chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/garbage/chart-history/hsb/|title=Garbage Chart History "#1 Crush"|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> and twenty-two on the Modern Rock chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/garbage/chart-history/mrt/|title=Garbage Chart History "#1 Crush"|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> Erikson later recalled: "Turns out we didn't even need a video."<ref name="TITNTKMA"/>

From March through May 1997, ''Romeo + Juliet'' opened in cinemas throughout Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=romeoandjuliet.htm|title=Romeo + Juliet; Foreign |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> In April, Mushroom serviced "#1 Crush" to European radio, where it placed on ''Music & Media'''s Most Added list,<ref>{{cite book|title=M&M Airplay; Station Reports; Most Added|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-04-12.pdf|page=17|publisher=[[Music & Media]]|date=1997-04-12}}</ref> and re-released the debut album bundled with a bonus "#1 Crush" CD single.<ref name=EUCD>{{cite AV media notes|title=#1 Crush|others=[[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]|date=1997|type=EU CD Single liner notes|publisher=[[A&E Records#Mushroom Records UK|Mushroom Records UK]]/[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|id=74321 47771-2}}</ref>

In 2007, the remix of "#1 Crush" was remastered for both Garbage's [[greatest hits]] album ''[[Absolute Garbage]]''<ref name="absolutegarbage">{{cite web|url=http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=336|title=New Best Of Album|publisher=Garbage.com|access-date=2008-02-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501180833/http://www.garbage.com/news/news.php?uid=336|archive-date=2010-05-01}}</ref> and ''Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture (10th Anniversary Edition),''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/romeo-and-juliet-10th-anniversary-edition-original-soundtrack/|title=Review: Romeo + Juliet: 10th Anniversary Edition, Original Soundtrack|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|date=2007-02-20|publisher=Slant}}</ref> and in 2012, it was included in the band's second greatest hits album ''[[The Absolute Collection]]'' released in Oceania. In 2015, an early demo mix of "#1 Crush", was included as a previously unreleased bonus track on ''Garbage (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)'' along with new remasters of the original version and the remix.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/09/garbage-20th-anniversary-self-titled-deluxe-edition-album/|title=Garbage Announces Release Date, Track List for 20th Anniversary Edition of Debut Album|publisher=Spin|access-date=2015-09-02|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|date=2 September 2015}}</ref> The same year, ''The Absolute Collection'' was [[Mastered for iTunes|remastered for iTunes]] where the "#1 Crush" remix was replaced with the original version. In 2022, the remix was remastered again and included in the band's third greatest hits album ''[[Anthology (Garbage album)|Anthology]]''.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
"#1 Crush" generated a mostly positive response from music critics and radio programmers. Don O'Neal, [[Program director|PD]] of [[KFRR]] in [[Fresno, California]], praised Garbage for following up the mass-appeal [[crossover (music)|crossover]] "[[Stupid Girl (Garbage song)|Stupid Girl]]" with the "almost [[gothic rock|gothic]]" "#1 Crush".<ref name="Carter">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA107&dq=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=PA106#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Maintaining an Acts Modern Base|last=Carter|first=Kevin|date=March 15, 1997|publisher=Billboard|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>
"#1 Crush" generated a mostly positive response from music critics and radio programmers. Don O'Neal, [[Program director|PD]] of [[KFRR]] in [[Fresno, California]], praised Garbage for following up the mass-appeal [[crossover (music)|crossover]] "[[Stupid Girl (Garbage song)|Stupid Girl]]" with the "almost [[gothic rock|gothic]]" "#1 Crush".<ref name="Carter">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Garbage%20%231%20crush&pg=PA106|title=Maintaining an Acts Modern Base|last=Carter|first=Kevin|date=March 15, 1997|publisher=Billboard}}</ref> "#1 Crush" was nominated for Best Song from a Movie at the [[1997 MTV Movie Awards]].


==Media appearances==
==Media appearances==

Actor Lee Pace performed "#1 Crush" in a [[drag show]] in the 2003 film ''[[Soldier's Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324013/soundtrack|title=Soldier's Girl (TV Movie 2003) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube| id=gmELX5BRLUI | title=Lee Pace performing to "No 1 Crush" in Soldier's Girl}}</ref> In 2004, "#1 Crush" became the [[theme tune]] to the British television series ''[[Hex (TV Series)|Hex]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423668/soundtrack|title=Hex (TV Series 2004-2005) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2 February 2015}}</ref> Debbie Gallagher sings the song in the 2012 ''[[Shameless (US TV series)|Shameless]]'' episode "[[Shameless (season 2)#Episodes|I'll Light a Candle For You Every Day]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2108266/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title="Shameless" I'll Light a Candle For You Every Day - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref> The song also appeared in the 2014 episode of "[[True Blood]]" titled 'Death Is Not The End'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/true-blood-brings-back-everything-we-love-about-this-se-1604690342|title=True Blood Brings Back Everything We Love About This Series|author=Woerner, Meredith|work=[[io9]]|date=14 July 2014}}</ref> Over two minutes of the song was featured in opening segment of the season 1 ''[[La Femme Nikita]]'' episode "''[[Music of La Femme Nikita|Obsessed]]''".
Aside from ''Romeo + Juliet'', "#1 Crush" has become an enduring work for the band, featuring in multiple media since and has also covered by multiple artists. In 2004, the original version of "#1 Crush" became the [[theme tune]] to the British sci-fi drama ''[[Hex (TV Series)|Hex]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423668/soundtrack|title=Hex (TV Series 2004-2005) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref> The song was also licensed for episodes of the shows ''[[Music of La Femme Nikita|La Femme Nikita]]'' and ''[[True Blood]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/true-blood-brings-back-everything-we-love-about-this-se-1604690342|title=True Blood Brings Back Everything We Love About This Series|author=Woerner, Meredith|work=[[io9]]|date=14 July 2014}}</ref> and is performed by a character in the series ''[[Shameless (US TV series)|Shameless]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2108266/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title="Shameless" I'll Light a Candle For You Every Day - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> and movie ''[[Soldier's Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324013/soundtrack|title=Soldier's Girl (TV Movie 2003) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube| id=gmELX5BRLUI | title=Lee Pace performing to "No 1 Crush" in Soldier's Girl}}</ref> In 2022, the remix was used in episode 7 of the second season of ''[[American Horror Stories]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Topham |first=Michelle |date=2022-09-02 |title=Listen to Garbage's '#1 Crush" from American Horror Stories, Season 2, Ep. 7 |url=https://leosigh.com/listen-to-garbages-1-crush-from-american-horror-stories-season-2-ep-7/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Leo Sigh |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
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'''Garbage'''
'''Garbage'''
*Shirley Manson – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]
* Shirley Manson – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]
*Steve Marker – guitars, [[Bass guitar|bass]], samples and loops
* Steve Marker – guitars, [[Bass guitar|bass]], samples and loops
*Duke Erikson – guitars, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Bass guitar#Strings and tuning|six-string]] and [[Guitar effects|fuzz]] bass
* Duke Erikson – guitars, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Bass guitar#Strings and tuning|six-string]] and [[Guitar effects|fuzz]] bass
*Butch Vig – [[Drum kit|drums]], loops, noise and [[Sound effect|efx]]
* Butch Vig – [[Drum kit|drums]], loops, noise and [[Sound effect|efx]]


'''Publishing'''
'''Publishing'''
*Written by Garbage
* Written by Garbage
*Copyright 1995 Vibecrusher Music / Irving Music, Inc ([[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]]) / Deadarm Music ([[American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers|ASCAP]])
* Copyright 1995 Vibecrusher Music / Irving Music, Inc ([[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]]) / Deadarm Music ([[American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers|ASCAP]])
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'''Production'''
'''Production'''
*[[Sound recording and reproduction|Recorded]] & [[Record producer|produced]] by Garbage
* [[Sound recording and reproduction|Recorded]] & [[Record producer|produced]] by Garbage
*Recorded at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
* Recorded at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
*Second [[Audio engineering|engineer]]: Mike Zirkel
* Second [[Audio engineering|engineer]]: Mike Zirkel
*[[Audio mastering|Mastered]]: [[Howie Weinberg]] ([[Masterdisk]])
* [[Audio mastering|Mastered]]: [[Howie Weinberg]] ([[Masterdisk]])
*[[Post-production|Editing & post production]]: Scott Hull (Masterdisk)
* [[Post-production|Editing & post production]]: Scott Hull (Masterdisk)


'''"#1 Crush (Remix)"'''
'''"#1 Crush (Remix)"'''
*Remix and additional production: [[Nellee Hooper]]
* Remix and additional production: [[Nellee Hooper]]
*Additional programming: [[Marius de Vries]]
* Additional programming: [[Marius de Vries]]
*Mix engineer: [[Jim Abbiss]]
* Mix engineer: [[Jim Abbiss]]
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!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2953827|title=Íslenski Listinn |newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|DV]]|language=Icelandic|date=April 25, 1997|page=16|issn=1021-8254 |accessdate=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2953827|title=Íslenski Listinn |newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|DV]]|language=is|date=April 25, 1997|page=16|issn=1021-8254 |access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Canada Rock/Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3415&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3415.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3415|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Alternative Tracks|work=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2963913|title=Árslistinn 1997|newspaper=DV|language=Icelandic |date=January 2, 1998|page=16|issn=1021-8254|accessdate=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
!scope="row"| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2963913|title=Árslistinn 1997|newspaper=DV|language=is |date=January 2, 1998|page=16|issn=1021-8254|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=SL680-PA73&dq=Garbage+Crush |title=1997 The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=52|date=December 27, 1997|page=YE-73|issn=0006-2510|accessdate=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Garbage+Crush&pg=SL680-PA73 |title=1997 The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=52|date=December 27, 1997|page=YE-73|issn=0006-2510|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
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==Release history==
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! scope="row"| United States
| October 1996
| [[Airplay (radio)|Airplay]]
| [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
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! scope="row"| Europe
| March 1997
| [[CD single]]<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="#1 Crush" |type=European CD single |others=[[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] |publisher=[[Mushroom Records (UK)|Mushroom Records]] |year=1997 |id=74321 477712}}</ref>
| [[Mushroom Records (UK)|Mushroom]]
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Number one modern rock hits of 1997|List of ''Billboard'' number-one alternative singles of 1997]]
* [[Number one modern rock hits of 1997|List of ''Billboard'' number-one alternative singles of 1997]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.garbage.com Official Garbage website]
* [http://www.garbage.com Official Garbage website]
* [http://www.garbage.com/discog/indexe919-2.html "#1 Crush" lyrics]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110623041934/http://www.garbage.com/discog/indexe919-2.html "#1 Crush" lyrics]


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Latest revision as of 10:04, 22 June 2024

The correct title of this article is #1 Crush. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.
"#1 Crush"
Single by Garbage
from the album William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedMarch 14, 1997 (1997-03-14)
Recorded1994–1995
StudioSmart Studios
(Madison, Wisconsin)
Genre
Length4:50
LabelMushroom
Songwriter(s)Garbage
Producer(s)
Garbage singles chronology
"Milk"
(1996) 		"#1 Crush"
(1997) 		"Push It"
(1998)

"#1 Crush" is a song by the American rock band Garbage, released internationally as a b-side to their debut single "Vow" (1995), and in the United Kingdom on the b-side to second single "Subhuman" (1995).

In 1996, Nellee Hooper and Marius de Vries remixed "#1 Crush" for the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's modernised Romeo + Juliet film adaptation. In addition to downplaying the guitars and reworking the percussion and synth elements of the song, Hooper added a distorted vocal sample from Madonna's 1995 single "Bedtime Story".[2] The remix of "#1 Crush" was released in March 1997 and went to number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for four weeks, and is Garbage's sole number-one entry on any US singles chart. "#1 Crush" was the first of two hit singles from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack.

Song information

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"#1 Crush" was written and recorded between March 1994 and May 1995 during sessions between band members Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig in either Marker's basement recording studio or at their own Smart Studios in Madison.[3] Manson was concerned that listeners wouldn't realise that the song was about a stalker: "It's about somebody who wasn't quite right. The song however were slightly autobiographical. Everybody's felt obsessive about something or somebody in their life. I've felt crazy about somebody before," she explained, "That feeling - usually when you've split up with somebody - when you're absolutely obsessed with what they are doing. It's all to do with being pathetic".[4] "#1 Crush" was slated for inclusion on Garbage, until Almo Sounds co-founder Jerry Moss called his label manager worried that the song might end up "a suicide note".[5] Garbage themselves didn't think the song was particularly strong, Erikson remembering "the lyrics were a bit over the top".[5] Reflecting on the lyrics, Manson felt, "All real love is a form of obsession. If you love someone more than anything else, that degree of exclusivity requires an abnormal amount of passion and care. And that can be positive," contrasting with the protagonist of "#1 Crush, "It's just that keeping it short of unhealthy, short of violence, really requires a bit of moderation. You can't let something like that take over all of your thought processes".[6] Butch Vig later described "#1 Crush" as "disturbing".[4]

In August 1995, "#1 Crush" was released on the b-side of Garbage's singles "Vow" (in Europe, South Africa and Australasia) and "Subhuman" (in the United Kingdom).[7] Both "Subhuman" and "#1 Crush" were included as bonus tracks on the Japanese release of Garbage (titled G in Japan).[8]

Remix Release and commercial performance

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Shirley Manson's platinum plaque certifying seven million worldwide sales for the Romeo + Juliet soundtracks

Early in 1996, Garbage's manager Shannon O'Shea pitched "#1 Crush" to 20th Century Fox for inclusion on the Romeo + Juliet movie. The song was received enthusiastically by Fox; however Almo were dead set against the sync opportunity as the soundtrack would be released on another label, Capitol. After months of negotiation, Almo finally agreed. By this time, Garbage had scored two big hits in the US ("Only Happy When It Rains" and "Stupid Girl") and had broken through into the mainstream. The promotions team at Capitol planned to release the Garbage track first and then follow it up with a second song from the soundtrack: The Cardigans "Lovefool". Almo were concerned that "#1 Crush" was competing with the last single releases from the debut album: "Supervixen" had just been released to alternative radio and "Milk" to adult radio formats.[5] Almo had already pressed CDs and cassettes for the physical release of "Milk", and refused to give Capitol single rights. No commercial single for "#1 Crush" could be made available in stores, therefore the song would be ineligible for the Hot 100.[9] Capitol's promo rep was keen, however, for Garbage to shoot a music video for the song.[5]

The soundtrack album for Romeo + Juliet was released in North America on October 29, 1996, a few days ahead of the movie itself which opened-wide in cinemas on November 1; "#1 Crush" was placed as the album opener.[10] O'Shea had already gave a couple of radio stations the jump by providing early copies of the track on hastily burned CDRs. "#1 Crush" quickly got added to 22 station playlists, even though "Supervixen" was officially the current Garbage single and still increasing in airplay.[11] The following week, "#1 Crush" was the Most Added track at alternative radio, eclipsing "Supervixen" by adding a further 38 stations, while "Supervixen" gained none.[12] The Romeo + Juliet OST debuted at #44 on the Billboard 200.[13] The quick pick up at radio meant that "#1 Crush" debuted at #17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #49 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart;[9] "Supervixen" quickly lost traction as "#1 Crush" soared ahead, gaining more station adds and almost tripling its weekly play total.[14] At this time, Almo was still refusing to support the single and were now focused on servicing "Milk".[5]

By December, the soundtrack album had shot up to #12; Billboard declared that "#1 Crush" has become "the driving force behind the [Romeo + Juliet OST]"[9] as it broke into the Modern Rock top ten.[15] Due to the song's runaway success, Garbage contemplated filming a music video for it at the end of their touring commitments.[16] Almo had reluctantly agreed to get behind "#1 Crush" after Geffen executives put pressure on the label to do so. "Milk" didn't even chart.[5] On the first week of January 1997, "#1 Crush" peaked at #29 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart as it hit the #1 spot on the Modern Rock chart.[6] The song would spend the next four weeks at the summit.[6] The Romeo + Juliet OST eventually hit #2 on the albums chart; while Garbage rebounded from the lower-70s into the top 50.[17] By the end of its chart-run, "#1 Crush" had spent a total of sixteen weeks on the Hot 100 Airplay chart[18] and twenty-two on the Modern Rock chart.[19] Erikson later recalled: "Turns out we didn't even need a video."[5]

From March through May 1997, Romeo + Juliet opened in cinemas throughout Europe.[20] In April, Mushroom serviced "#1 Crush" to European radio, where it placed on Music & Media's Most Added list,[21] and re-released the debut album bundled with a bonus "#1 Crush" CD single.[22]

In 2007, the remix of "#1 Crush" was remastered for both Garbage's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage[23] and Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture (10th Anniversary Edition),[24] and in 2012, it was included in the band's second greatest hits album The Absolute Collection released in Oceania. In 2015, an early demo mix of "#1 Crush", was included as a previously unreleased bonus track on Garbage (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) along with new remasters of the original version and the remix.[25] The same year, The Absolute Collection was remastered for iTunes where the "#1 Crush" remix was replaced with the original version. In 2022, the remix was remastered again and included in the band's third greatest hits album Anthology.

Critical reception

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"#1 Crush" generated a mostly positive response from music critics and radio programmers. Don O'Neal, PD of KFRR in Fresno, California, praised Garbage for following up the mass-appeal crossover "Stupid Girl" with the "almost gothic" "#1 Crush".[26] "#1 Crush" was nominated for Best Song from a Movie at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards.

Media appearances

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Aside from Romeo + Juliet, "#1 Crush" has become an enduring work for the band, featuring in multiple media since and has also covered by multiple artists. In 2004, the original version of "#1 Crush" became the theme tune to the British sci-fi drama Hex.[27] The song was also licensed for episodes of the shows La Femme Nikita and True Blood[28] and is performed by a character in the series Shameless[29] and movie Soldier's Girl.[30][31] In 2022, the remix was used in episode 7 of the second season of American Horror Stories.[32]

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed (November 5, 2023). "37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Sandiford-Waller, Theda (1996-12-07). "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight; Wherefore Art Thou". Billboard. p. 91.
  3. ^ "Q (issue 09/01/1996)" (Retrieved - 2008-02-10)
  4. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (1995-08-12). Vig's Atomic Dustbin. UK: Melody Maker.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake. Akashic Books. 2017. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-61775-550-7.
  6. ^ a b c Bambarger, Bradley (1997). The Modern Age. Billboard.
  7. ^ "Vow (Discordant) / Subhuman (Mushroom)". Press release. Mushroom Records UK. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  8. ^ Watson, Rob. "Garbage BVCP-881 (1st Japanese Pressing)". Garbage-Discography.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  9. ^ a b c Sandiford-Waller, Theda (1996). Hot 100 Singles Spotlight. Billboard.
  10. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (1996). Between the Bullets. Billboard.
  11. ^ R&R Alternative Top 50; November 8, 1996 (Airplay from October 28-November 3) (PDF). R&R, Inc. 1996-11-08. p. 85.
  12. ^ R&R Alternative Top 50; November 15, 1996 (Airplay from November 4-10) (PDF). R&R, Inc. 1996-11-15. p. 84.
  13. ^ The Billboard 200. Billboard. 1996. p. 96.
  14. ^ R&R Alternative Top 50; November 22, 1996 (Airplay from November 11-17) (PDF). R&R, Inc. 1996-11-08. p. 77.
  15. ^ Modern Rock Tracks - December 7th, 1996. Billboard. 1996. p. 85.
  16. ^ 'Romeo, Juliet' doth climbeth albums chart. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Billboard 200 (Jan 25, 1997). Billboard. 1997.
  18. ^ "Garbage Chart History "#1 Crush"". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  19. ^ "Garbage Chart History "#1 Crush"". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  20. ^ "Romeo + Juliet; Foreign". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  21. ^ M&M Airplay; Station Reports; Most Added (PDF). Music & Media. 1997-04-12. p. 17.
  22. ^ #1 Crush (EU CD Single liner notes). Garbage. Mushroom Records UK/BMG. 1997. 74321 47771-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ "New Best Of Album". Garbage.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  24. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2007-02-20). "Review: Romeo + Juliet: 10th Anniversary Edition, Original Soundtrack". Slant.
  25. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (2 September 2015). "Garbage Announces Release Date, Track List for 20th Anniversary Edition of Debut Album". Spin. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  26. ^ Carter, Kevin (March 15, 1997). Maintaining an Acts Modern Base. Billboard.
  27. ^ "Hex (TV Series 2004-2005) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  28. ^ Woerner, Meredith (14 July 2014). "True Blood Brings Back Everything We Love About This Series". io9.
  29. ^ ""Shameless" I'll Light a Candle For You Every Day - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  30. ^ "Soldier's Girl (TV Movie 2003) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  31. ^ Lee Pace performing to "No 1 Crush" in Soldier's Girl on YouTube
  32. ^ Topham, Michelle (2022-09-02). "Listen to Garbage's '#1 Crush" from American Horror Stories, Season 2, Ep. 7". Leo Sigh. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  33. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9891." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  34. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9795." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  35. ^ "Íslenski Listinn". DV (in Icelandic). April 25, 1997. p. 16. ISSN 1021-8254. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  36. ^ "Garbage Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  37. ^ "Garbage Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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