Crave You


"Crave You" is a song written Australian electronic music production duo Flight Facilities featuring Australian singer-songwriter Giselle Rosselli. The breakout track was released as their debut single in September 2010 and subsequently featured on the band's debut studio album, Down to Earth.
An acapella reprise featuring Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue was also featured on the album.
In 2023 an interpolation of the main melody and lyrics was used in the song "Other Boys" by Dove Cameron and Marshmello.

Background

After a chance meeting of the songwriter and the DJ duo, who were still performing locally as "Hugo & Jimmy" and looking to release original works, the pair sent Giselle an instrumental track. Rosselli describes in a joint interview with Hugo and James, "I had thought up the main line of the song, “Why can’t you want me like the other boys do, they stare at me while I stare at you,” and had scribbled it down. It so followed that when the guys sent me one of their new loops they had been working on, the lyric happened to fit perfectly to the mood of the track and the melody just followed suit."

Composition

The song was composed using common time in the key of C sharp minor, with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.
The song is often described as Indie pop, Nu-disco and Indietronica.

Reception

The song polled at number 19 on Triple J's Triple J [Hottest 100, 2010|Hottest 100 of 2010]. It also came in at #39 in the Hottest 100 of the Decade.
In 2015, the song was listed at number 24 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time'.

Music video

A music video was released on YouTube on 10 September 2010. It depicts the paralleled perspective of two young people whose individual experiences are interchanged in the final moments.

Credits and personnel

  • Giselle Rosselli – composer, lyricist, featured performer
  • Hugo Gruzman – sample production, drum tracking sample
  • James Lyell – sample production, drum tracking

    Track listings

Digital download
  1. "Crave You" – 3:55
Remixes digital download
  1. "Crave You" – 7:33
  2. "Crave You" – 4:02
  3. "Crave You" – 7:48
  4. "Crave You" – 7:29
  5. "Crave You" – 5:38
  6. "Crave You" – 4:31
  7. "Crave You" – 4:18
  8. "Crave You" – 3:56
10th Anniversary Edition
  • A1 "Crave You"
  • A2 "Crave You"
  • B1 "Crave You"
  • B2 "Crave You"

    Certifications