"Crucify" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos that appears on her album Little Earthquakes (1992). The song served as the fifth single from the album, which was released as an EP in the US and as a single in Europe and Australia. "Crucify" has been covered by Sharon den Adel, vocalist of "Within Temptation".
Track listing
US EP
UK CD
| 1. |
"Crucify" (Single Edit) |
4:18 |
| 2. |
"Here. In My Head" |
3:53 |
| 3. |
"Mary" |
4:27 |
| 4. |
"Crucify" (LP Version) |
4:58 |
Limited EP (UK Edition)
| 1. |
"Little Earthquakes" (Live) |
6:58 |
| 2. |
"Crucify" (Live) |
5:19 |
| 3. |
"Precious Things" (Live) |
5:03 |
| 4. |
"Mother" (Live) |
6:37 |
Personnel
Charts
| Chart (1992) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart |
83 |
| Canadian Singles Chart |
74 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100[1] |
79 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[1] |
17 |
| German Singles Chart[1] |
84 |
| Irish Singles Chart[2] |
25 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[1] |
16 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] |
15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[4] |
22 |
Appearances of the song on television
Live performances
Tori Amos performed "Crucify" on David Letterman's show 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 [5].
Music video
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 EP and singles, 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" [6], and shots of Tori climbing into a bathtub fully dressed, then dancing in the wet dress.
Cindy Palmano has said that Atlantic Records finished the video because "I took it to a certain stage and then the record company wanted to edit it in a different way". Yet she approves of the bathtub sequence: "I like when she steps into the bath and comes out of the bath. It all looks really Hitchcock, I love it."[7] (Palmano also directed the videos "Silent All These Years", "Winter", "China" and "Pretty Good Year", this last one from Amos' second album, Under the Pink.)
The music video can be found on Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos: Complete Videos 1991-1998 and Fade to Red: Video Collection.
Later appearances of "Crucify"
In 2003, Tori Amos released the compilation album Tales of a Librarian, which included remastered versions of many of her most popular songs. The original LP version of "Crucify" was one of them.
Amos has performed "Crucify" differently live in recent years. The verses are a lot slower and have some degree of repetition. One example of how she plays it now can be found on the Welcome to Sunny Florida DVD.
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