like these." The Washington Post reviewer Sean Daly compared it to Salt-n-Pepa's 1987 single "Push It" and added that Stefani "pushes it real good". PopMatterss Jason Damas gave it a very strong review, writing that "Stefani nails all the vocal mannerisms" and that Kanal "reveals a major mainstream pop jones here, especially in the way he layers the cut [...] with dozens of orchestra hits [...] which have been absent from almost all pop albums for a decade or more now." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine gave the song a mixed review, stating that it "features some near-fatal car metaphors" but that Stefani "maintains her signature sass throughout". Release and commercial performance "Crash" had originally not been planned as a major single release from Love. Angel. Music. Baby. In late 2005 Stefani announced that she was pregnant (while performing the song on tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) and would be delaying her second solo album, and the song was announced as the sixth single in January 2006. The song impacted US contemporary hit radio and rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the US on January 24, 2006. The single debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 11, 2006. It reached number 49 for two weeks and remained on the chart for a total of eight weeks. "Crash" was somewhat more successful on the pop charts, reaching number 20 on the Top 40 Mainstream and number 28 on the Pop 100, and had some crossover success, reaching number 38 on the Rhythmic Top 40. "Crash" was the only single from Love. Angel. Music. Baby. that did not receive a CD single release in Canada; in addition, the track experienced minimal radio success, peaking at number 87 on the BDS Airplay Chart in March 2006. Due to Stefani's pregnancy, a live music video was released instead of a narrative video. The video was directed by Sophie Muller at a performance in Anaheim, California, during Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour. Track listings US promotional 12-inch single A1. "Crash" (album version) – 4:06 B1. "Crash" (instrumental) – 4:05 B2. "Crash" (a cappella) – 4:06 European promotional CD single "Crash" (album version) – 4:06 Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Gwen Stefani – lead vocals, songwriting Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering Lee Groves – keyboards, mix programming Rob Haggett – second assistant engineer