Crucial (song)

"Crucial"
File:New Edition Crucial cover.JPG
Single by New Edition
from the album Heart Break
Released	February 11, 1989
Format	Vinyl Single
Recorded	1988
Genre	R&B, new jack swing
Length	4:33
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Jellybean Johnson
Producer(s)	Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
New Edition singles chronology
"Can You Stand The Rain" (1988) "Crucial" (1989) "N.E. Heart Break" (1989)

"Crucial" is New Edition's fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Despite failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Crucial" hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of New Edition's more popular singles from the post-Bobby Brown era. It was used in the License to Drive soundtrack.

Track listings

1. Crucial (12" Dance Remix) - 8:00
2. Crucial (12" Dub) - 5:10
3. Crucial (Acapella) - 4:30

Personnel

• Ronnie DeVoe: background vocals
• Ricky Bell: background vocals
• Michael Bivins: background vocals
• Ralph Tresvant: lead and background vocals
• Johnny Gill: background vocals