Crystallize (Lindsey Stirling song)

"Crystallize"
Single by Lindsey Stirling
from the album Lindsey Stirling
Released 18 September 2012
Format Single
Recorded 2011–12
Genre
Length 4:18 (album version)
5:00 (YouTube version)
Label BridgeTone
Writer(s) Lindsey Stirling
Producer(s) Marko G.
Lindsey Stirling singles chronology
"Shadows"
(2012)
"Crystallize"
(2012)
"Skyrim (Main Theme)"
(2012)

"Crystallize" is a song by American dubstep-violinist Lindsey Stirling from her self-titled studio album, Lindsey Stirling. The song was released as a music video on YouTube on February 23, 2012. The video proved to be a success, with more than 42 million views at the end of the year, and was the eighth-most watched video of 2012. The song became Lindsey Stirling's album's lead single due to its success. The song appeared on three Billboard charts and, according to Nielsen SoundScan, by April 2013 it had reached 234,000 digital sales. On February 4, 2014, almost two years after the release of the video, "Crystallize" earned Stirling's first RIAA certified gold record by selling 500,000 copies in the United States.[1] At the end of 2013, on the year-end chart, "Crystallize" finished first in the chart of Classical Digital Songs.[2] On July 27, 2014, the official music video reached 100 million views, being Stirling's first YouTube video in doing so.[3]

Music video

The music video was filmed at the ice castles of Silverthorne, Colorado. It was co-directed by Lindsey Stirling herself and Devin Graham, with Graham as the videographer. It had over 42 million views at the end of 2012, and it reached #8 on the list of the most-watched YouTube videos of that year. Since "Crystallize" was released, Lindsey's popularity has increased considerably and it is Lindsey's most-watched video of her YouTube channel with over 147 million views.[4]

Meaning

Speaking with Artistdirect, Stirling explained the background to the song: "It has a pretty deep meaning," she said. "Basically, it's about creating inner beauty in yourself first. It all comes back to research being done by a scientist (Dr. Masaru Emoto) who studied the crystallization of water."

"Basically, he'd test out water and look at it at a magnified level as it crystallized in different environments," Stirling continued. "If it was in positive environments where good things were being spoken to it, the crystals came out beautiful. Whereas if negative things were said to these little vials of water, these crystals were these jagged shapes that were meaningless."

"When we surround ourselves eternally with positivity and we create healthy and positive environments and we do good things for people and ourselves, we're made up of 70 percent water so the crystals in your body create actual literal inner beauty," Stirling added. "That's what "Crystallize" is about. It's about taking control of your environment, creating beauty within yourself, and therefore creating beauty outside. I know that's pretty deep, but that's what it's about."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Crystallize" – 5:00

Charts and Certifications

The album was a success worldwide, especially in the United States; in the chart of Classical Digital Songs it held the number one spot for 39 non-consecutive weeks and, until March 8, 2014, it had been in the charts for 75 weeks.[6] Crystallize was also a moderate hit in Europe as it entered the Top 40 category in four European countries: Germany,[7] Austria,[8] Switzerland[9] and Bulgaria.[10]

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs[11] 17
Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs[12] 28
Billboard Classical Digital Songs[13] 1
Bulgarian Singles Charts[10] 37
Austrian Singles Charts[8] 28
German Singles Charts[7] 39
Swiss Singles Charts[9] 37
French Singles Charts[9] 184

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs[12] 78
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Billboard Classical Digital Songs[2] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - March 10, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. 1 2 "Classical Digital Songs : Mar 10, 2014 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. https://twitter.com/LindseyStirling/status/493337642210041856
  4. YouTube
  5. "Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  6. "Classical Digital Songs : Mar 08, 2014 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  7. 1 2 "Lindsey Stirling - Crystallize @ Top40-Charts.com - Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  8. 1 2 Steffen Hung (2013-02-22). "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  9. 1 2 3 Steffen Hung. "Lindsey Stirling - Crystallize". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  10. 1 2 "Lindsey Stirling - Crystallize - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  11. "Lindsey Stirling - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  12. 1 2 "Lindsey Stirling - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  13. "Classical Digital Songs : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  14. "American single certifications – Lindsey Stirling – Crystallize". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-07-15. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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