Crank It Up (Ashley Tisdale song)

"Crank It Up"
Single by Ashley Tisdale
from the album Guilty Pleasure
B-side	"Time's Up" "Blame It On The Beat"
Released	October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) (see release history)
Format	Digital download, CD single, maxi single
Recorded	2009
Genre	Dance-pop, electropop
Length	3:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenäs, David Jassy
Producer	Twin, Alke
Ashley Tisdale singles chronology
"It's Alright, It's OK" (2009) "Crank It Up" (2009)

"Crank It Up" is a song by Ashley Tisdale from her second studio album, Guilty Pleasure. The song was released as the album's second single and was her album's final single in Chile, France, and in Germany on October 9, 2009 and all over Europe on October 17, 2009.^[1] The single had no official release in the United States and Canada.

Song information

The song is included as a bonus track in the standard edition of "Guilty Pleasure".^[2] The single was released on October 16, 2009 in Germany^[1] and on October 17, 2009 in the rest of Europe. The song contains rap vocals by David Jassy. Digital Spy said that the song is a shameless rip off Britney's robopop sound, right down to the Spears-aping vocals.^[3] The song is included in the German compilation album Popstar Hits and she performed the song in several live shows such as Popstars.^[1][4][5][6]

Salim Khan of The Nation says, " Nothing original but still fantastic!" He notes how Tisdale's vocals have improved rapidly from her first effort.

Music video

The music video is directed by Scott Speer and was filmed on the week of September 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[1] The video begins with Tisdale in a black outfit with black wings on her back in a room. Before she sings, there is a metronome moving to the beat of the song and a turntable playing, it also shows her in the same black outfit while walking along a hallway and singing. Then towards the second verse, she is in a light yellow dress and is standing near a wall. Then at the second chorus, she is at a party singing and dancing next to a man. Towards the end of the song she is seen in her light yellow dress standing on a table with people sitting around it. Justin Baldoni and Wesley Quinn make cameos. The video premiered on VIVA Germany on October 5, 2009^[7] and on Myspace on October 6, 2009. E! Entertainment said that "Tisdale wants to dance, and not in that G-rated, Disney-fied way, either, in this video. We see her practicing some sexy moves, seductive looks and various hand-to-hair gestures after watching. Fortunately, all that preparation eventually pays off, and she finally makes it onto the dance floor".^[8]

Tracklisting

CD Maxi Single[9] "Crank It Up" (Single Version) — 3:01 "Time's Up" (Non-Album Track) — 3:25 "Blame It on the Beat" (Non-Album Track) — 3:28

International Digital Single[10] "Crank It Up" (Single Version) — 3:01 "Time's Up" (Non-Album Track) — 3:28

Chart performance

The song has appeared in the Austrian for five consecutive weeks and in the German charts for nine non-consecutive weeks as of January 4, 2010. In MTV Brazil, the videoclip was the #1 for three weeks.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[11]	22
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[12]	66
Germany (Media Control AG)[13]	19

Credits and personnel

Song Credits Vocals – Ashley Tisdale Producer – Twin and Alke Writer (s) – Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenäs and David Jassy. Chorus – David Jassy Background vocals – Freja Jonsson-Blomberg Recording engineer – Brian Summer Mix engineer – Jonnie "Most" Davis Guitarist (s) – Joacim Persson and Johan Alkenäs

CD Single Credits Executive Producers – Lori Feldman, Tom Whalley A&R – Tommy Page Art Direction – Julian Peploe Management – Bill Perlman Photography – Roberto D'Este

Release details

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France[14]	October 9, 2009	Warner Bros. Records	EP	9362497825
Chile[15]			Digital download	47263-6
Finland[16]	October 12, 2009
Germany	October 9, 2009		Digital download[10]	9362497825
	October 16, 2009		CD single[9]
Europe[1]	October 17, 2009		CD single, digital download
Argentina[17]	October 26, 2009		Digital download

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "New single and Performance at Popstar". AshleyTisdale.de. September 16, 2009. http://www.my-artist.net/ashleytisdale/news/neue-single-und-auftritt-bei-popstars. Retrieved 2009-09-16. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Guilty Pleasure - Ashley Tisdale". AshleyTisdale.com. July 28, 2009. http://www.ashleytisdale.com/music/album/guilty-pleasure. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
3. ^ "Guilty Pleasure - Review". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a161239/ashley-tisdale-guilty-pleasure.html. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
4. ^ "Popstars Hits". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002N57W56. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
5. ^ "New Concert in Scottsdale, Arizona". AshleyTisdale.com. http://www.ashleytisdale.com/news/2009/10/19/new-concert-scottsdale-arizona. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
6. ^ "First look at the 2009 Progressive Skating & Gimnastic Event". AshleyTisdale.com. http://www.ashleytisdale.com/news/2009/11/02/first-look-2009-progressive-skating-gymnastics-event. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
7. ^ ""Crank It Up" premiere details-Germany & USA". AshaleyTisdale.com. http://www.ashleytisdale.com/news/2009/10/05/crank-it-premiere-details-germany-usa. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
8. ^ "Ashley Tisdale Cranks Things Up in Her New Video". eonline.com. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b147792_ashley_tisdale_cranks_things_up_in_her.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "Tisdale,Ashley / Crank It Up". Amazon. September 25, 2009. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002QEIQDG. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Crank It Up von Ashley Tisdale". Amazon. October 6, 2009. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002QW7D0A. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
11. ^ "Ashley Tisdale – Crank It Up – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
12. ^ "European Hot 100 - November 7, 2009". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?chartDate=2009-11-12&order=gainer. Retrieved 2009-11-03. 
13. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
14. ^ "Ashley Tisdale- Crank It Up EP". iTunes Store. October 9, 2009. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=333566026&s=143442. Retrieved 2009-10-13. 
15. ^ "Ashley Tisdale- Crank It Up (Single)". Bazuca. October 9, 2009. http://musica.bazuca.com/cd/ashley-tisdale/20310/crank-it-up/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
16. ^ "Crank It Up-Ashley Tisdale". mtv3.fi. October 12, 2009. http://download.mtv3.fi/album/Ashley_Tisdale/Crank_It_Up/3DCFB485-D8CC-4080-B417-37931402DAF0/. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 
17. ^ "Ashley Tisdale- Crank It Up". Bajamusica.com. October 9, 2009. http://www.bajamusica.com/Discos/Ashley-Tisdale-218490-Crank-It-Up. Retrieved 2009-11-11.