I love the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet so much that I am treating myself to three consecutive articles during my birthday month. Below, the third of my picks:

“#1 Crush” is a song by the American rock band Garbage, released internationally as a b-side to their debut single “Vow” (1995), and in the United Kingdom on the b-side to second single “Subhuman” (1995). In 1996, Nellee Hooper and Marius de Vries remixed “#1 Crush” for the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s modernised Romeo + Juliet film adaptation. In addition to downplaying the guitars and reworking the percussion and synth elements of the song, Hooper added a distorted vocal sample from Madonna’s 1995 single “Bedtime Story.” The remix of “#1 Crush” was released in March 1997 and went to number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for four weeks, and is Garbage’s sole number-one entry on any US singles chart.” I think this means it would have been ineligible for Oscar consideration. I do not care.

This article is part of a special year-long series of anecdotes, reflections and thoughts about the Academy Awards.