Crash (The Primitives song)


"Crash" is a song written by The Primitives band members Paul Court, Steve Dullaghan and Tracy Cattell. The song was first recorded by The Primitives for their 1988 debut album Lovely. This version of the song was released as a single and a cassette in February 1988 and peaked at number five on United Kingdom singles chart and number three on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks. In 1994, the song was featured on the Dumb & Dumber movie soundtrack as "Crash ". This remix included additional guitars, percussion, organ and backing vocals - none of which were performed by any of The Primitives. Several cover versions are actually based on the '95 Mix and not the original.
The song was also later featured in the 2004 film Surviving Christmas and the 2007 film Mr. Bean's Holiday. In 2011, the song was used in the international trailer for Disney/Pixar's Cars 2. The song is also featured in two video games: 2009's Lego Rock Band and 2011's Burnout Crash!.

Track listings

;7" single
  1. "Crash" – 2:18
  2. "Things Get in Your Way" – 2:21
;10" single
  1. "Crash" – 2:32
  2. "I'll Stick with You" – 1:56
  3. "Crash" – 2:06
;12" single
  1. "Crash" – 2:18
  2. "I'll Stick with You" – 2:34
  3. "Crash" – 2:19
  4. "Things Get in Your Way" – 2:21

    Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles Chart5
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks3
South African Singles Chart15

Cover versions

Chloë version

"Crash" was covered by Australian singer/songwriter Chloë for her album Beyond Coming, and released as her second single. It peaked at No. 10 on the ARIA singles chart.
The music video was directed by Mark Barold, and filmed at a Sushi Train restaurant. It depicts Chloë as a customer. Instead of sushi going around the conveyor belt there are objects like a drummer, some dancers, a fish and a pair of sumo wrestlers.

Track listing

  1. "Crash" – 3:16
  2. "Crash" – 7:03
  3. "Stars" – 3:39

    Charts

Matt Willis version

Crash was also covered by British singer-songwriter Matt Willis and released as a single on 16 April 2007. Willis rerecorded the song specially for the 2007 film Mr. Bean's Holiday, for which Rowan Atkinson appeared as his character in the music video along with Willis.

Track listing

Charts

Other artists