OnVH1 Storytellers,Matthews stated that the song was written from the perspective of aPeeping Tomwatching a girl at night through her bedroom window.[4]
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.[5][6]
In July 2019,Darren CrissandSteve Aokireleased anEDM-style cover of "Crash Into Me." Darren Criss unveiled the song during a class at a gym in Los Angeles.[16]He was excited to be able to work with an EDM pro like Aoki, having said in an interview withBillboard:"...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."[16]The song was released on July 12, 2019, and peaked at number 12 onBillboard'sDance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[17]
"Crash into Me" is featured prominently in the 2017 filmLady Bird.[18]On the inclusion of the song, directorGreta Gerwigstated, "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."[19]
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