 Archuleta signed with Jive Records in June 2008 . His self @-@ titled album , David Archuleta , was released in November 2008 . His first single , " Crush " , was released in August 2008 on Z100 , a New York radio station . On August 12 " Crush " became available on iTunes . It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , beaten only by Rihanna 's " Disturbia " . It was the best chart debut in more than 18 months . According to Nielsen SoundScan , the track sold 166 @,@ 000 downloads in the first week in the United States . It has sold 1 @.@ 92 million digital copies in the US . 
