Crash into Me

"Crash into Me"
Single by Dave Matthews Band from the album Crash
Released	1996
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Length	4:15 (edit) / 5:16
Label	RCA
Writer	David J. Matthews
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Two Step" (1996) "Crash into Me" (1996) "Tripping Billies" (1996)
Crash track listing
"Two Step (2) "Crash Into Me" (3) "Too Much" (4)
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 track listing
"What Would You Say" (2) "Crash into Me" (3) "Too Much" (4)

"Crash into Me" is arguably the most well known song by Dave Matthews Band, coming off the album Crash. It reached #7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It is also featured on Dave Matthews Band's first compilation album, The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. In his performance on VH1 Storytellers, Matthews described this song as being about "the worship of women," albeit from a voyeur's perspective, and subsequently does a humorous impression of the woman being watched through the window complaining to the police. He ends by saying that he wrote this song instead of getting arrested. "Crash into Me" was on Clear Channel's list of "songs with questionable lyrics" following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The song has been covered by various artists including Stevie Nicks [1].

Track listings

U.S. Promo 1 / Australia Promo

1. "Crash into Me" (Edit) — 4:15
2. "Crash into Me" (Acoustic) — 5:18
3. "Crash into Me" (Album Version) — 5:16

U.S. Promo 2

1. "Crash into Me" — 5:16
2. "Ants Marching" (Live) — 4:45
3. "So Much to Say" (Acoustic) — 3:44
4. "Crash into Me" (Acoustic) — 5:18
5. "Christmas Song" — 5:34

Live in concert

When played live, the band usually includes an interpolation of the song "Dixie Chicken" by Little Feat, using the lyrics "I will be your Dixie chicken if you'll be my Tennessee lamb / And we can walk together down in Dixieland."

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