On VH1 Storytellers, Matthews stated that the song was written from the perspective of a Peeping Tom watching a girl at night through her bedroom window.[4] Dave Matthews also described the song at the Pinkpop Festival as "a nice song about sex, it's begging for sex."[5]
Music video
The music video was directed by Dean Karr and premiered on November 12, 1996. The video depicts the band members in a forest setting dressed in forest dweller style clothing while surrounded by dancers who perform interpretively around them.[6]
Stevie Nicks released "Crash into Me" as the first single from her album, The Soundstage Sessions, on March 17, 2009. Nicks has often referred to the song simply as "Crash", hence the single cover title.[19]
In July 2019, Darren Criss and Steve Aoki released an EDM-style cover of "Crash Into Me." Darren Criss unveiled the song during a class at a gym in Los Angeles.[20] He was excited to be able to work with an EDM pro like Aoki, having said in an interview with Billboard: "...before I had any access to Steve whatsoever, I was always like, 'Man, how the fuck would I pull this off?' So to be able to meet somebody of his pedigree who's exactly the kind of person who would be able to midwife this, it was great."[20] The song was released on July 12, 2019, and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[21]
"Crash into Me" is featured prominently in the 2017 film Lady Bird.[22] On the inclusion of the song, director Greta Gerwig stated, "I love Dave Matthews, and I feel like it's an incredibly romantic song and I always wanted to make out to that song and I never did."[23]
References
↑"Selected New Releases". Radio & Records. No.1169. October 25, 1996. p.41.
↑Boone, Brian (August 2, 2011). I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It): Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate, and Hate to Love. TarcherPerigee. ISBN978-0399536793.