Joshua Bassett - Crisis (Official Music Video)

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Credits:
Director: Keenan O'Reilly
Executive Producer: Chris North
Production Company: Two Bridges Entertainment
Produced by: Pokey Spears
Director of Photography: Connor O'Brien
1st AC: Bryce Platz
Colorist: Zachary Hetlage
Production Manager: Eddie Espinoza
Gaffer: Chris Walters
Electric: Mike Collier
Key Grip: ALex Picasso
Best Boy Grip: Tiger Whitesides
Key PA: Joe Coffey
PA: Emerson Korum
PA: Michael Elliot
PA: Brianna Christie
Styling: Apuje Kalu
Hair & Grooming: Heather Rae Bang
BTS Photography: Luke Rogers
Extras: Anthony Escobedo, Chris Casey, Heather-Rae Bang, Keenan O’Reilly
Management: Ryan Norris Anderson & Steve Bursky

Creative Direction: Joshua Bassett & Sarah Carpenter
Executive Assistant to Mr. Bassett: Arianna Zaidenweber

Lyrics:
My label said to never waste a crisis
And here I am, guitar in my hand
In the middle of one

And honestly I didn't want to write this
Don't know if I can
I'm still holding back
Still wanna run

And if you get to tell your truth then so do I
And it's cool if you want me to play the bad guy

Don't you dare act like I didn't love you
Don't go thinking that I didn't hurt too
Don't you ever wonder if I'm okay after all you've put me through
Half the shit you're saying's only half true
Messing with my life as a career move
I can't help but wonder why you won't make it end

Guess you would never dare
You would never dare to waste a crisis

My momma called ‘cause she heard I got death threats
Oh what the hell am I supposed to do with that?
I wish that I could open my eyes and the nightmare be over
But you sensationalize, keep fanning the fire for the headlines

But don't you dare act like I didn't love you
Don't go thinking that I didn't hurt too
Don't you ever wonder if I'm okay after all you've put me through
Half the shit you're saying's only half true
Messing with my life as a career move
I can't help but wonder why you won't make it end

Guess you would never dare
You would never dare to waste a crisis

Weren't you the one who left in the first place
Weren't you the one who called things off
Was it an act to love me, or an act to hate me?

Don't you dare act like I didn't love you
Don't go thinking that I didn't hurt too
Don't you ever wonder if I'm okay after all you've put me through
Half the shit you're saying's only half true
Messing with my life as a career move
I can help but wonder why you won't make it end

But you would never dare
You would never dare to waste a crisis

#JoshuaBassett #Crisis

[irenemariaruizsolano]

He's expressing his feelings, and they're valid. He's not calling writing songs a career move. He's talking about not making it end. He's allowed to feel that way.

[justaperson]

just the fact hes donating 100% of it to mental health charities is so f*cking nice this man is so f*ucking kind

[joselyna]

They always say there’s 2 sides in every story and as good as olivias songs are i think Josh’s songs gives a whole different perspective on the outside world Im so glad to hear his songs I feel so sorry for what he went through but so happy for him and his music it’s amazing he has my support

[alexia]

"but you sensationalise, keep fanning the fire for the headlines." SO GOOD. His songwriting skills omg.

[celineterra]

The fact he sings about death threats he got and he’s donating the money off his song to mental health organizations. Yeah he’s got my support 100%

[nikitagigigeorge]

The fact that his label told him to release these 3 songs 6 months ago and take maximum advantage of the situation so that he'll get More fame but Josh said no because he didn't want to fuel the fire in the drama more than it already was created by the press just shows what a good human being he is, he waited for all the negativity to go down so that ppl can listen to his story with a calm mind and that tells you how classy and mature he is!!! 🥰💞

[PowerGotNow]

“Messing with My Life as a Career Move” felt that damn. This song is going to bang

[GraceLieu]

I remember being so worried for Joshua earlier in the year after all the drama. All the hate towards him was so horrible. People will grow apart from others and that's understandable, so I never hated him when Olivia released those songs. I hope he's doing alright now. This is also such a beautiful song too :)

[Westdrum]

Been waiting on these songs for awhile now and wasn’t disappointed.

[lyllathecookie]

The lyric at 1:20 about the death threats shattered me. Joshua didn’t (and still doesn’t) deserve all the hate he got, and no one should go through something like that. I’m glad that he mentioned that his mental heath is a lot better.

[CobraKaiKid]

If you get to tell your truth then so do I…

[primrosemunro]

A lot of people compare early Taylor Swift to Olivia but I honestly think Joshua compares more to later Taylor.. the maturity in his songs and the stunning guitar reflects the sombre emotion of somebody who has been trampled over but doesn’t want to take revenge.

[ab-bsni]

“Messing with my Life as a Career move” literally, she has the right to sing on her heartbreak but doesn’t have the right ruining someone’s life in the making.

[mariahsurrency]

“was it an act to hate me or was it an act to love me” THESE LYRICS 😩 I LOVE YOU JOSH

[VannieEats]

This is a really good song, and he has such a nice voice. Really appreciate how he is donating to mental health organizations too!💖

[Risky]

This song never gets old. No matter how much I listen, I never get bored.

[jillversluis]

“don’t you dare act like
i didn’t love you”


*cries and plays 79 more times*

[Albert]

He's very brave, the lyrics are very direct. How could anyone ever hate this guy? I don't think there's any malice in him.

[BlehHin]

I think it was extremely wise of him to wait to release this. At the time all the drama popped off, his side would have been irrelevant. The fans were raging and painting him as the villain. Now that the dust has settled and the emotions have passed, we can all hear him clearly. I respect him a lot for this. He shared the part of the music industry we never get to hear about. He straight up addressed how that situation affected him and all without having to do any interviews lol. I hope when he's asked about this again in the future, he can point to this song and just say "Listen to this." and leave it at that.

[Megan_Jennifer]

“Messing with my life as a career move” damn... he’s awesome. I can’t believe Olivia’s fans sent him death threats... it’s insane. How fucking pathetic could you be to care THAT much about the life of someone you don’t even know.