Crank It Up (Ashley Tisdale song)

"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 on October 9, 2009. The single had no official release in the United States and Canada. The song features uncredited vocals by Sean Garrett.

"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
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop electropop
Length	3:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Niclas Molinder Joacim Persson Johan Alkenäs David Jassy
Producer(s)	Twin Alke
Ashley Tisdale singles chronology
"It's Alright, It's OK" (2009) "Crank It Up" (2009) "Gonna Shine" (2011)

Song information

The song is included as a bonus track in the standard edition of "Guilty Pleasure".[1] The single was released on October 16, 2009 in Germany[2] and on October 17, 2009, in the rest of Europe. The song is included in the German compilation album Popstar Hits and she performed the song in several live shows such as Popstars.[2][3][4][5]

Music video

The music video is directed by Scott Speer and was filmed on the week of September 28, 2009 in Los Angeles.[2] 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[6] 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".[7] As of March 2019, the music video has surpassed 20 million views on YouTube.[8]

Track listing

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.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11]	22
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[12]	66
Germany (Official German Charts)[13]	19
Ukraine (FDR Pop Singles)[14]	3

Credits and personnel

Song credits Vocals – Ashley Tisdale, David Jassy 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 and 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[15]	October 9, 2009	Warner Bros. Records	EP	9362497825
Chile[16]			Digital download	47263-6
Finland[17]	October 12, 2009
Germany	October 9, 2009		Digital download[10]	9362497825
	October 16, 2009		CD single[9]
Europe[2]	October 17, 2009		CD single, digital download
Argentina[18]	October 26, 2009		Digital download

References

1. "Guilty Pleasure – Ashley Tisdale". AshleyTisdale.com. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
2. "New single and Performance at Popstar". AshleyTisdale.de. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
3. "Popstars Hits". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
4. "New Concert in Scottsdale, Arizona". AshleyTisdale.com. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
5. "First look at the 2009 Progressive Skating & Gimnastic Event". AshleyTisdale.com. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
6. ""Crank It Up" premiere details-Germany & USA". AshaleyTisdale.com. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
7. "Ashley Tisdale Cranks Things Up in Her New Video". eonline.com. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
8. "YouTube Stats of Ashley Tisdale - Crank It Up (Video)". kworb.net. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
9. "Tisdale,Ashley / Crank It Up". Amazon. September 25, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
10. "Crank It Up von Ashley Tisdale". Amazon. October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
11. "Austriancharts.at – Ashley Tisdale – Crank It Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
12. "European Hot 100 – November 7, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ashley Tisdale – Crank It Up". GfK Entertainment Charts.
14. "FDR Pop Singles Chart #426 ~ 15 Листопада – 22 Листопада 2009 (15 Nov – 22 Nov 2007)". November 15, 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
15. "Ashley Tisdale- Crank It Up EP". iTunes Store. October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
16. "Ashley Tisdale- Crank It Up (Single)". Bazuca. October 9, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
17. "Crank It Up-Ashley Tisdale". mtv3.fi. October 12, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
18. "Ashley Tisdale- Crank It Up". Bajamusica.com. October 9, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2009.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics