Mark Mueller

Mark Mueller
Background information
Origin	California, United States
Genres	Pop, Rock, R&B/Soul, Musical Theater
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, lyricist, writer, television producer
Instruments	Piano

Mark Mueller (born July 9, 1956) is an American songwriter whose career spans pop music, rock, R&B, television, film and stage. A two-time winner of the ASCAP Pop Award for writing one of the Most Performed Songs of the year, he’s had three Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten singles and one #1 Adult Contemporary hit. Songs he has written have been featured on RIAA-certified gold and platinum records in four consecutive decades: the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s; and have been on the Billboard Top 10 charts for 30 years (1986 to 2016).

For his work in television, Mueller is the recipient of two Emmy nominations, both in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics. Mueller wrote the words and music for both Disney's DuckTales and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers animated TV series. Born in the Bay Area, he now lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

"Crush", recorded by Jennifer Paige, was #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 4 weeks (and was covered by Lea Michele in the first season of Fox TV's Glee). It spent 17 weeks in the Top 10 and 25 weeks overall on the chart. Crush” also reached the #2 position on the R&R CHR airplay chart.

Internationally, “Crush” was a #1 single in Canada, Spain, New Zealand and Australia. In the UK, “Crush” reached #1 on the airplay chart and #4 on the BPI singles chart, where it spent 3 weeks in the Top 10.

"Crush" peaked at #1 on the worldwide "United World Chart," where it held the top position for 2 weeks in November 1998, after spending 7 weeks at #2 behind Aerosmith's I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing. It was in the Top 10 for 17 weeks and was 1998's #8 song on the website's year-end chart, between Natalie Imbruglia's Torn and Cher's Believe.

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