Crucify (song)
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| Single by Tori Amos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Little Earthquakes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Format | CD, cassette | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | August 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 21:35 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Atlantic, EastWest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Tori Amos | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Ian Stanley, Davitt Sigerson | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Crucify" is a song by American singer-songwriter and musician Tori Amos. It was released as the fifth single from her debut studio album Little Earthquakes. It was released on May 12, 1992, by Atlantic Records in North America and on June 8 by EastWest Records in the UK.
The song served as the fifth single from the album Little Earthquakes. It was released as an EP in the US and as a single in Europe and Australia. The song has been covered by Sharon den Adel, vocalist of Within Temptation, and Nolwenn Leroy, French singer.
The EP version included a single remix, famous cover versions and "Winter," which was released earlier as a single from the album. It sold 450,000 copies in the US according to Soundscan as of 2005, coming close to a Gold certification. Although the EP sold extremely well, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200.
Tori Amos performed "Crucify" on Late Night with David Letterman in May, 1992, and on CBS This Morning on September 9, 1992. She also played it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 13, 1993, along with the song "Winter." Additionally, she played "Crucify" live on MTV in 1992, as well as on Top of the Pops.
The "Crucify" video, directed by Cindy Palmano (photographer and video director) and Atlantic Records, was released in 1992 as well. It was shot using the radio edit of "Crucify" that can be found on the Crucify EP and single release, but the version used on Tori's 2006 Fade to Red 2DVD set is an edited version of the remastered track that is found on the compilation Tales of a Librarian. It includes images of Tori at the piano shot using overhead cameras, twin Toris who sing together at a counter, clothing "reminiscent of Anne Boleyn," and shots of Tori climbing into a bathtub fully dressed, then dancing in the wet dress.
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