Crave (Kiesza album)

Crave is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kiesza. It was released through her own label Zebra Spirit Tribe on August 14, 2020, and serves as the follow-up to her debut album, Sound of a Woman, released in 2014. The album was called a "1980s-inspired upbeat dance album" by CBC.ca.^[4]

Crave
Studio album by Kiesza
Released	August 14, 2020
Length	32:48
Label	Zebra Spirit Tribe
Producer	Lick Drop Chris Malinchak NamahFalcon Peter Wade Emery Taylor Electric Louis Biancaniello Michael Biancaniello Bobby Love Kid Harpoon
Kiesza chronology
Weird Kid (2019) Crave (2020)
Singles from Crave
"When Boys Cry" Released: January 10, 2020 "All of the Feelings" Released: March 6, 2020 "Crave" Released: April 10, 2020 "Love Me with Your Lie" Released: June 12, 2020

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	^[2]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[3]

Track listing

Crave – track listing^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Run Renegade"	Kiesa Rae Ellestad Amanda Lucille Warner Peter Wade Keusch	Peter Wade	4:05
2.	"All of the Feelings"	Ellestad Adam Agati Emery Taylor	Taylor	3:37
3.	"Crave"	Ellestad Paul Phamous Edvard Erfjord Henrik Michelsen	Electric	3:36
4.	"Can't Be Saved"	Ellestad Louis Biancaniello Michael Biancaniello	L. Biancaniello M. Biancaniello	3:33
5.	"Love Me with Your Lie"	Ellestad Robert Wauchope	Bobby Love	2:50
6.	"When Boys Cry"	Ellestad Chris Malinchak	Malinchak	2:53
7.	"Sky Ain't the Limit"	Ellestad Daniel Foreman Jacob Cunningham	Lick Drop	3:15
8.	"Love Never Dies"	Ellestad Malinchak	Malinchak	5:03
9.	"Dance with Your Best Friend" (featuring LICK DROP, Cocanina and Shan Vincent de Paul)	Ellestad Foreman Cunningham Cocoa M. D. Bell Shan Vincent de Paul	Lick Drop	3:56
Total length:				32:48

Crave – Physical bonus tracks^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
10.	"Sweet Love"	Ellestad Philippe Sly Kasper Falkenberg Nicholas Furdal Thomas Hull	NamahFalcon Kid Harpoon	3:24
11.	"You're the Best"	Ellestad Falkenberg Furdal	NamahFalcon	2:40
Total length:				38:52

Crave – Deluxe edition reissue^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
10.	"Dying for You"	Ellestad Taylor Sparks	Sparks	2:59
11.	"When the Stars Don't Shine"	Ellestad Sparks	Sparks	2:45
Total length:				38:36

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)^[8]	81

Release history

Release dates and formats for Crave

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	August 14, 2020	Digital download LP streaming	Standard	Zebra Spirit Tribe	^[5]^[9]
		CD	Bonus track edition		^[6]
	July 30, 2021	Digital download streaming	Deluxe edition		^[7]

References

1. "Crave - Kiesza". Metacritic. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
2. Daly, Rhian (August 13, 2020). "Kiesza – 'Crave' review: superstar-endorsed Canadian pop hero makes a jubilant comeback". NME. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
3. Torres, Eric (August 15, 2020). "Kiesza: Crave Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
4. Rashotte, Vivian (August 12, 2020). "'I'm fighting my way back': Kiesza stages a comeback after brain injury". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. "Crave by Kiesza on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
6. . Kiesza Official Store. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
7. "Crave (Deluxe) by Kiesza on Apple Music". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
8. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 21 August 2020 - 27 August 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
9. "Kiesza - Crave - Amazon.com Music". Amazon (US). Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.