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{{short description|1990 single by Seal}} |
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{{Infobox song |
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| name = Crazy |
| name = Crazy |
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| cover = Crazysealsingle.jpg |
| cover = Crazysealsingle.jpg |
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| alt = |
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| type = single |
| type = single |
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| artist = [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] |
| artist = [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] |
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| album = [[Seal (1991 album)|Seal]] |
| album = [[Seal (1991 album)|Seal]] |
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| B-side = |
| B-side = * "Sparkle" (7" single) |
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* "Sparkle" (7" single) |
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* "Krazy" (CD maxi) |
* "Krazy" (CD maxi) |
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| released = {{start date|1990|11|26|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|date=24 November 1990|title=New Releases: Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-11-24+Brits-1991.pdf|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=vii|access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref> |
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| released = {{start date|df=yes|1990|11|26}}<ref name="BPI"/> |
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| recorded = 1990 |
| recorded = 1990 |
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| studio = [[Sarm |
| studio = [[Sarm Studios|Sarm West]] (London) |
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| genre = * [[Pop music|Pop]]-[[funk]]<ref name="Ratiner2009">{{cite book|author=Tracie Ratiner|title=Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Bo6AQAAIAAJ|date=December 2009|publisher=Gale / Cengage Learning|isbn=978-0-7876-9616-0}}</ref> |
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* [[dance-rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" |website= [[Stereogum]] |date= March 28, 2022 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2180821/the-number-ones-seals-kiss-from-a-rose/columns/the-number-ones/ |quote= ...[Seal's] debut single "Crazy", a magnetic dance-rock swirl...|accessdate= October 10, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]-[[funk]]<ref name="Ratiner2009">{{cite book|author=Tracie Ratiner|title=Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Bo6AQAAIAAJ|date=December 2009|publisher=Gale / Cengage Learning|isbn=978-0-7876-9616-0}}</ref> |
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* [[Soul music|soul]]<ref name= "1001 2015">{{cite book|first= Siobhan|last= O'Neill|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2015 |title= 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die|chapter= Seal - "Crazy|publisher= [[Rizzoli Libri|Universe]]|location= New York|page= 653}}</ref> |
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* [[dance-rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" |website= [[Stereogum]] |date= March 28, 2022 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2180821/the-number-ones-seals-kiss-from-a-rose/columns/the-number-ones/ |quote= ...[Seal's] debut single “Crazy,” a magnetic dance-rock swirl...|accessdate= October 10, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name= "1001 2015"/> |
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| length = |
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* 4:30 (single version) |
| length = * 4:30 (single version) |
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* 5:57 (album version) |
* 5:57 (album version) |
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| label = |
| label = * [[ZTT Records|ZTT]] (UK) |
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* [[ZTT Records|ZTT]] (UK) |
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* [[Sire Records|Sire]] (US) |
* [[Sire Records|Sire]] (US) |
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| writer = |
| writer = * Seal |
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* Seal |
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* Guy Sigsworth |
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| producer = |
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* [[Trevor Horn]] |
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* [[Guy Sigsworth]] |
* [[Guy Sigsworth]] |
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| producer = * [[Trevor Horn]] |
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| prev_title = [[Killer (Adamski song)|Killer]] |
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* Guy Sigsworth |
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| prev_year = 1990 |
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| prev_title = [[Killer (Adamski song)|Killer]] |
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| next_title = [[Future Love Paradise|Future Love EP]] |
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| prev_year = 1990 |
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| next_title = [[Future Love Paradise]] |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4Fc67yQsPqQ|"Crazy"}}}} |
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| next_year = 1991 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4Fc67yQsPqQ|"Crazy"}}}} |
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"'''Crazy'''" is a song written by |
"'''Crazy'''" is a song written by English singer-songwriter [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] and English songwriter [[Guy Sigsworth]]. Produced by [[Trevor Horn]], it was released by [[ZTT Records]] on 26 November 1990 as the lead single from Seal's debut studio album, ''[[Seal (1991 album)|Seal]]'' (1991). The song became his first commercial hit, reaching No. 2 in the United Kingdom, while becoming his first top ten single in the United States. It has since been covered by several artists, including [[Alanis Morissette]], whose version was released as a single from her 2005 compilation album, ''[[The Collection (Alanis Morissette album)|The Collection]]''. |
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==Background and composition== |
==Background and composition== |
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Seal wrote "Crazy" in 1990 inspired by the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] and the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|Tiananmen Square massacre]] in 1989. In 2015, Seal said of the song's conception in 1990: "I felt the cycle had reached its apex. I felt the world changing and I felt profound things happening."<ref>{{cite web|title=Seal – Crazy Lyrics|url=https://genius.com/8225299|publisher=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|access-date=20 November 2015|date=18 November 2015}}</ref> |
Seal wrote "Crazy" in 1990 inspired by the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] and the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|Tiananmen Square massacre]] in 1989. In 2015, Seal said of the song's conception in 1990: "I felt the cycle had reached its apex. I felt the world changing and I felt profound things happening."<ref>{{cite web|title=Seal – Crazy Lyrics|url=https://genius.com/8225299|publisher=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|access-date=20 November 2015|date=18 November 2015}}</ref> |
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According to the song's producer [[Trevor Horn]], "Crazy" was made over the course of two months: "Crazy wasn't an easy record to make, because we were aiming high."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/feb/13/trevor-horn-video-killed-the-radio-star-ztt |title=Trevor Horn: 'I had delusions the label would be a hub of creativity' | Media | the Guardian |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |access-date=2016-07-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202024505/https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/feb/13/trevor-horn-video-killed-the-radio-star-ztt |archive-date=2 December 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
According to the song's producer [[Trevor Horn]], "Crazy" was made over the course of two months: {{"'}}Crazy' wasn't an easy record to make, because we were aiming high."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/feb/13/trevor-horn-video-killed-the-radio-star-ztt |title=Trevor Horn: 'I had delusions the label would be a hub of creativity' | Media | the Guardian |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |access-date=2016-07-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202024505/https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/feb/13/trevor-horn-video-killed-the-radio-star-ztt |archive-date=2 December 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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The song's signature is a keyboard mantra that continually swells and swirls, driven by [[bass guitar|bass]]-heavy beats and [[wah-wah pedal]] guitars played by Simply Red guitarist [[Simply Red|Kenji Suzuki]]. Its floating, ambient stylings established a sound years before [[The Politics of Dancing (Paul van Dyk album)| |
The song's signature is a keyboard mantra that continually swells and swirls, driven by [[bass guitar|bass]]-heavy beats and [[wah-wah pedal]] guitars played by Simply Red guitarist [[Simply Red|Kenji Suzuki]]. Its floating, ambient stylings established a sound years before ''[[The Politics of Dancing (Paul van Dyk album)|The Politics of Dancing]]'' by [[Paul van Dyk]] or [[William Orbit]]'s work with [[Madonna]] and [[All Saints (group)|All Saints]]. Orbit produced a remix of the track for the single release. Seal's vocals are deeply melodic and soulful, at times with a characteristic rasp, while at others soaring high above the backing track. In an interview with ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'', Seal told: |
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{{blockquote|I had no doubt about 'Crazy'. I always thought it was a potential No. 1—even though it never was! It's the first song I wrote on the guitar, and the first song where I said everything I wanted to say in a concise way. Before that my songs had been too long. But as soon as I wrote the hook, I knew it was a potential hit.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2011 |orig-year= 2010 |title= 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die |chapter= 10,001 Songs You Must Hear… |publisher= [[Octopus Publishing Group]] |isbn= 978-1-84403-684-4}}</ref>}} |
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==Release and commercial performance== |
==Release and commercial performance== |
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In the |
In the United Kingdom, the song was released as the first single from the album ''Seal'' in November 1990<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=17943 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207091134/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=17943 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 February 2009 |title=SEAL, CRAZY, Silver, Tuesday 1 January 1991 |access-date=8 January 2009 |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] }}</ref> and peaked at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in January 1991<ref name="UK"/> and is Seal's biggest solo hit there.<ref name="everyHit">[http://www.everyhit.com/ everyHit - UK Top 40 Hit Database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004013645/http://www.everyhit.com/ |date=4 October 2006 }}. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> The single sold over 200,000 copies, thus earning a [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] silver certification.<ref name="BPI" /> It won Seal a number of awards including the 1992 [[Ivor Novello award]] for songwriting.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web |url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8615 |title= Crazy |work= Songfacts.com |access-date= 2009-03-13}}</ref> |
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The single was released in the United States in 1991, debuting at number eighty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in mid-June; it peaked at number seven in late August and remained on the chart for nineteen weeks, until October.<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Issues dated from 22 June to 26 October 1991.</ref> It reached the top five on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and the top twenty on the [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] chart.<ref name="awards"/><ref name="Billboard-Seal">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=seal|chart=all}} "Seal - Artist Chart History"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> It was the most commercially successful single from ''Seal'' and was Seal's biggest hit in the US until "[[Kiss from a Rose]]", which reached number 1 in 1995. In August 2003 an acoustic version of "Crazy" charted at number four on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Digital Tracks]] chart.<ref name="B2003">''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. 16 August 2003.</ref> |
The single was released in the United States in 1991, debuting at number eighty-three on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in mid-June; it peaked at number seven in late August and remained on the chart for nineteen weeks, until October.<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Issues dated from 22 June to 26 October 1991.</ref> It reached the top five on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and the top twenty on the [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] chart.<ref name="awards"/><ref name="Billboard-Seal">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=seal|chart=all}} "Seal - Artist Chart History"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> It was the most commercially successful single from ''Seal'' and was Seal's biggest hit in the US until "[[Kiss from a Rose]]", which reached number 1 in 1995. In August 2003, an acoustic version of "Crazy" charted at number four on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Digital Tracks]] chart.<ref name="B2003">''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. 16 August 2003.</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' felt that UK newcomer Seal "comes on like a cross between [[Terence Trent D'Arby]] and [[Lenny Kravitz]] on this keyboard-driven [[Soul-funk|funk'n'soul]] jam."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-06-15.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=New & Noteworthy|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1991-06-15|page=65|access-date=2018-01-25|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, complimenting it as "a lush, sumptuous all-pervading piece that's as much of a song as it is a dancetrack."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=The Stud Brothers|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52256670066/|date=1990-12-15|access-date=2023-02-24}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' declared it as "adventurous [[techno-pop]] by this promising UK singer who sang on [[Adamski]]'s recent hit single "[[Killer (Adamski song)|Killer]]". Produced by [[Trevor Horn]], this classy, galloping mix of funk, soul and pop is currently riding high on the UK charts. Europe should be next."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-01-12.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=1991-01-12|page=13|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> Jack Barron from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' felt that the song "finds all of Seal's talents intact."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jack|last=Barron|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|title=Groove Check|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52228707373/in/photostream/|date=1990-10-27|access-date=2023-02-24}}</ref> Another editor, Barbara Ellen, also named it Single of the Week", adding, "The best thing about "Crazy" is the intelligent manipulation of vocals. They're eerie and penetrating anyway, but the production guy has wisely given them some space to breath and grow, at least he does at the beginning of the record."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Barbara|last=Ellen|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52259049301/|date=1990-12-15|access-date=2023-02-24}}</ref> Bob Mack from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' noted Seal's "stirring vocal that's being compared to [[Marvin Gaye]]", explaining that "based on a '70s cop-show-type bass synth line, "Crazy" flows natch enough that you hum along on first listening."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Bob|last=Mack|title=Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmnYK4rTBA4C|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=1991|page=95|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> Eve Zibart from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' named it "easily the best pop single of 1991", remarking that the "moody" song offers "his simple philosophy: "We're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy"."<ref>Zibart, Eve (27 December 1991). "Annual Top 10 Lists Of Weekend Music Critics". ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref> |
[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' felt that UK newcomer Seal "comes on like a cross between [[Terence Trent D'Arby]] and [[Lenny Kravitz]] on this keyboard-driven [[Soul-funk|funk'n'soul]] jam."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-06-15.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=New & Noteworthy|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1991-06-15|page=65|access-date=2018-01-25|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, complimenting it as "a lush, sumptuous all-pervading piece that's as much of a song as it is a dancetrack."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=The Stud Brothers|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52256670066/|date=1990-12-15|access-date=2023-02-24}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' declared it as "adventurous [[techno-pop]] by this promising UK singer who sang on [[Adamski]]'s recent hit single "[[Killer (Adamski song)|Killer]]". Produced by [[Trevor Horn]], this classy, galloping mix of funk, soul and pop is currently riding high on the UK charts. Europe should be next."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-01-12.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=1991-01-12|page=13|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> Jack Barron from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' felt that the song "finds all of Seal's talents intact."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jack|last=Barron|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|title=Groove Check|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52228707373/in/photostream/|date=1990-10-27|access-date=2023-02-24}}</ref> Another editor, Barbara Ellen, also named it Single of the Week", adding, "The best thing about "Crazy" is the intelligent manipulation of vocals. They're eerie and penetrating anyway, but the production guy has wisely given them some space to breath and grow, at least he does at the beginning of the record."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Barbara|last=Ellen|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52259049301/|date=1990-12-15|access-date=2023-02-24}}</ref> Bob Mack from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' noted Seal's "stirring vocal that's being compared to [[Marvin Gaye]]", explaining that "based on a '70s cop-show-type bass synth line, "Crazy" flows natch enough that you hum along on first listening."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Bob|last=Mack|title=Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmnYK4rTBA4C|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=1991|page=95|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> Eve Zibart from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' named it "easily the best pop single of 1991", remarking that the "moody" song offers "his simple philosophy: "''We're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy''"."<ref>Zibart, Eve (27 December 1991). "Annual Top 10 Lists Of Weekend Music Critics". ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref> |
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==Retrospective response== |
==Retrospective response== |
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In 1999, the Daily Vault's Jason Warburg stated that |
"Crazy" was awarded one of [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]]'s Pop Awards in 1993, honoring the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the song.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= BMI Congratulates The PRS Writers and Publishers of BMI's Most Performed Works of 1992: Most Performed Pop Songs |magazine= [[Music Week]] |page= 2 |date= 1993-11-20 |accessdate= 2023-05-13 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf}}</ref> In 1999, the Daily Vault's Jason Warburg stated that it's "an obvious club track with its propulsive synthesizer melody and driving rhythm section. The ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]'' guitar part closing out the bridge is a nice touch, too, demonstrating just how effectively Seal has grafted synthesized [[electronic dance music|dance music]] onto its funk roots."<ref>{{cite web|first= Jason |last= Warburg |title= ''Seal'' – Seal |publisher= The Daily Vault |date= 1999-01-28 |access-date= 2020-11-21 |url= http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=691}}</ref> [[Siobhan O'Neill]] commented on the song in the 2010 book ''10,001 Songs You Must Hear…'', "Full of drug and dance scene references, "Crazy" blends soulful lyrics and husky vocals with Horn's trademark sweeping orchestration and a voguish electronic backing—a combination that, in the wake of this and [[Massive Attack]], became the template for a whole strand of dance music."<ref>{{cite book|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2011 |orig-year= 2010 |title= 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die |chapter= 10,001 Songs You Must Hear… |publisher= [[Octopus Publishing Group]] |isbn= 978-1-84403-684-4}}</ref> |
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==Music video and use in other media== |
==Music video and use in other media== |
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The single's |
The single's music video, directed by Big TV!, features multiple re-creations of Seal himself performing the song against a primarily white background. A female dancer appears just before the [[bridge (music)|bridge]] of the song, and at the end Seal holds a dove while snow falls on him. The video received [[Rotation (music)|heavy rotation]] on [[MTV Europe]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Station Reports > TV > MTV/London|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-02-02.pdf|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=1991-02-02|page=21|accessdate=2022-12-11}}</ref> |
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The song is played during a party scene in the film ''[[Naked in New York]]'' (1993),<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110623/soundtrack |title= Soundtracks for Naked in New York |work= IMDB.com |access-date= 2012-01-16}}</ref> is heard in a ''[[Baywatch]]'' episode, in the trailer for the film ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' (1995) and featured in a scene in ''[[Clockers (film)|Clockers]]'', released in 1995. It is also heard in the middle of "True Calling", the second episode of Season 6 of TV's ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]''. It was also used as a theme song for the ABC-TV series ''[[Murder One (TV series)|Murder One]],'' which was transmitted during the [[1995–96 United States network television schedule|1995–1996 television season]]. It is also heard in the film ''Mystery Date''. The song featured in the 1999 [[Robbie the Reindeer]] film ''[[Hooves of Fire]]'', where it is performed by a seal. |
The song is played during a party scene in the film ''[[Naked in New York]]'' (1993),<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110623/soundtrack |title= Soundtracks for Naked in New York |work= IMDB.com |access-date= 2012-01-16}}</ref> is heard in a ''[[Baywatch]]'' episode, in the trailer for the film ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' (1995) and featured in a scene in ''[[Clockers (film)|Clockers]]'', released in 1995. It is also heard in the middle of "True Calling", the second episode of Season 6 of TV's ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]''. It was also used as a theme song for the ABC-TV series ''[[Murder One (TV series)|Murder One]],'' which was transmitted during the [[1995–96 United States network television schedule|1995–1996 television season]]. It is also heard in the film ''Mystery Date''. The song featured in the 1999 [[Robbie the Reindeer]] film ''[[Hooves of Fire]]'', where it is performed by a seal. |
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# "Krazy" – 6:26 ''{{small|(producers: [[Trevor Horn]], [[Tim Simenon]])}}'' |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(7" mix)}} – 4:30 |
# "Crazy" {{small|(7" mix)}} – 4:30 |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(William Orbit |
# "Crazy" {{small|(William Orbit mix)}} – 5:25 |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(acoustic version / instrumental version)}} – 6:57 |
# "Crazy" {{small|(acoustic version / instrumental version)}} – 6:57 |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(a cappella mix)}} – 3:27 |
# "Crazy" {{small|(a cappella mix)}} – 3:27 |
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# "Sparkle" {{small|(extended version)}} – 6:23 |
# "Sparkle" {{small|(extended version)}} – 6:23 |
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# "Krazy" – 6:27 |
# "Krazy" – 6:27 |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Do You Know the Way to L.A. |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Do You Know the Way to L.A. mix)}} – 3:50 |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Chick on My Tip |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Chick on My Tip mix)}} – 6:47 |
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==Charts== |
==Charts== |
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===Weekly charts=== |
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|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-05-25.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=25 May 1991|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-23.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=8|issue=12|page=33|date=23 March 1991|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref> |
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|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=229|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Seal|page=229|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=4 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=229|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Seal|page=229|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=4 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref> |
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|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-30.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=30 March 1991|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> |
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|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-16.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=8|issue=11|page=17|date=16 March 1991|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref> |
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|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url= https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19910113/7501/ |title= 1991 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 19th January 1991 |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date= 12 July 2013}}</ref> |
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|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5383/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} "Seal - Billboard Singles"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref><ref name="Billboard-Seal"/> |
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! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5383/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} "Seal - Billboard Singles"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref><ref name="Billboard-Seal"/> |
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! scope="row"| US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="awards"/><ref name="Billboard-Seal"/> |
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|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1991/singles-chart|title=1991 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1991|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1991|language=de|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1991|title=Jaaroverzichten 1991|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> |
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|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2024&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2024.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2024|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2024&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2024.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2024|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> |
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|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 1991|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=21|date=21 December 1991|access-date=17 January 2020|via=American Radio History}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 1991|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=21|date=21 December 1991|access-date=17 January 2020|via=American Radio History}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=EHR Year-End Top 100|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=20|date=21 December 1991|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1991-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1991|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1991|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1991|language=de|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref> |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom |type=single|award=Silver|artist=Seal|title=Crazy|relyear=1992|certyear=1992|id=1549-1080-1}} |
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===Alanis Morissette version=== |
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{{Infobox song |
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| name = Crazy |
| name = Crazy |
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| cover = Crazy (Alanis Morissette song).jpg |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Alanis Morissette]] |
| artist = [[Alanis Morissette]] |
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| album = [[The Collection (Alanis Morissette album)|The Collection]] |
| album = [[The Collection (Alanis Morissette album)|The Collection]] |
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| released = {{start date|2005|10|31|df=y}} |
| released = {{start date|2005|10|31|df=y}} |
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| genre = * [[Electronic music|Electronic]] |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic music|Electronic]]|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="Fournier2015">{{cite book|author=Karen Fournier|title=The Words and Music of Alanis Morissette|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhwUBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA120|date=16 January 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3069-3|pages=120}}</ref>|[[disco-rock]]<ref name="Inc.2005">{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BhUEAAAAMBAJ|date=29 October 2005|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BhUEAAAAMBAJ/page/n69 70]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>}} |
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* [[dance-pop]]<ref name="Fournier2015">{{cite book|author=Karen Fournier|title=The Words and Music of Alanis Morissette|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhwUBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA120|date=16 January 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3069-3|pages=120}}</ref> |
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| length = {{ubl|3:39|5:22 (alternative take)}} |
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* [[dance rock]]<ref name="Inc.2005">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BhUEAAAAMBAJ|date=29 October 2005|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BhUEAAAAMBAJ/page/n69 70]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> |
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| label = [[Maverick Records|Maverick]] |
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| length = * 3:39 |
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| writer = {{hlist|Seal (lyrics)|[[Guy Sigsworth]] (music)}} |
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| producer = [[Glen Ballard]] |
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| writer = * Seal (lyrics) |
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| prev_year = 2004 |
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| next_title = [[Underneath (Alanis Morissette song)|Underneath]] |
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| producer = [[Glen Ballard]] |
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| next_year = 2008 |
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| prev_title = [[Eight Easy Steps]] |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Lu0fTmHsDqE|"Crazy"}}}} |
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| prev_year = 2004 |
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| next_title = [[Underneath (Alanis Morissette song)|Underneath]] |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Lu0fTmHsDqE|"Crazy"}}}} |
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====Track listing==== |
====Track listing==== |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Claude Le Gache |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Claude Le Gache club mix) (edit)}} |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Eddie Baez Coo Coo |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Eddie Baez Coo Coo club mix) (edit)}} |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Monk Mix of Meds) ( |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Monk Mix of Meds) (edit)}} |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Interstate |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Interstate mix) (edit)}} |
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# "Crazy" {{small|(Claude Le Gache |
# "Crazy" {{small|(Claude Le Gache mixshow)}} |
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====Charts==== |
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Please only insert official charts here; this does not include iTunes charts, music video countdowns or radio charts, but official airplay charts are allowed if the song did not appear on the corresponding singles charts. Thanks. --> |
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|Czech Republic ([[Rádio Top 100 Oficiální]])<ref>[http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=143277&sec=597e85eb4e6ca7e3562dc89a575e72e3 Čns Ifpi]</ref> |
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!scope="row"|Canada Hot AC Top 30 (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-01-20.pdf|title=R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1641|page=55|date=January 20, 2006|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref> |
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|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title=IFPI archive |access-date=6 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040717032705/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archive-date=17 July 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title=IFPI archive |access-date=6 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040717032705/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archive-date=17 July 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|Italy (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=May 31, 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Alanis Morissette".</ref> |
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|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2005/week-48|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 48, 2005|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> |
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"Crazy" is a song written by English singer-songwriter Seal and English songwriter Guy Sigsworth. Produced by Trevor Horn, it was released by ZTT Records on 26 November 1990 as the lead single from Seal's debut studio album, Seal (1991). The song became his first commercial hit, reaching No. 2 in the United Kingdom, while becoming his first top ten single in the United States. It has since been covered by several artists, including Alanis Morissette, whose version was released as a single from her 2005 compilation album, The Collection.
Background and composition
[edit]Seal wrote "Crazy" in 1990 inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. In 2015, Seal said of the song's conception in 1990: "I felt the cycle had reached its apex. I felt the world changing and I felt profound things happening."[5]
According to the song's producer Trevor Horn, "Crazy" was made over the course of two months: "'Crazy' wasn't an easy record to make, because we were aiming high."[6]
The song's signature is a keyboard mantra that continually swells and swirls, driven by bass-heavy beats and wah-wah pedal guitars played by Simply Red guitarist Kenji Suzuki. Its floating, ambient stylings established a sound years before The Politics of Dancing by Paul van Dyk or William Orbit's work with Madonna and All Saints. Orbit produced a remix of the track for the single release. Seal's vocals are deeply melodic and soulful, at times with a characteristic rasp, while at others soaring high above the backing track. In an interview with Q, Seal told:
I had no doubt about 'Crazy'. I always thought it was a potential No. 1—even though it never was! It's the first song I wrote on the guitar, and the first song where I said everything I wanted to say in a concise way. Before that my songs had been too long. But as soon as I wrote the hook, I knew it was a potential hit.[7]
Release and commercial performance
[edit]In the United Kingdom, the song was released as the first single from the album Seal in November 1990[8] and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in January 1991[9] and is Seal's biggest solo hit there.[10] The single sold over 200,000 copies, thus earning a BPI silver certification.[8] It won Seal a number of awards including the 1992 Ivor Novello award for songwriting.[11]
The single was released in the United States in 1991, debuting at number eighty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-June; it peaked at number seven in late August and remained on the chart for nineteen weeks, until October.[12] It reached the top five on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top twenty on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.[13][14] It was the most commercially successful single from Seal and was Seal's biggest hit in the US until "Kiss from a Rose", which reached number 1 in 1995. In August 2003, an acoustic version of "Crazy" charted at number four on Billboard's Hot Digital Tracks chart.[15]
Critical reception
[edit]Larry Flick from Billboard felt that UK newcomer Seal "comes on like a cross between Terence Trent D'Arby and Lenny Kravitz on this keyboard-driven funk'n'soul jam."[16] A reviewer from Melody Maker named it Single of the Week, complimenting it as "a lush, sumptuous all-pervading piece that's as much of a song as it is a dancetrack."[17] Pan-European magazine Music & Media declared it as "adventurous techno-pop by this promising UK singer who sang on Adamski's recent hit single "Killer". Produced by Trevor Horn, this classy, galloping mix of funk, soul and pop is currently riding high on the UK charts. Europe should be next."[18] Jack Barron from NME felt that the song "finds all of Seal's talents intact."[19] Another editor, Barbara Ellen, also named it Single of the Week", adding, "The best thing about "Crazy" is the intelligent manipulation of vocals. They're eerie and penetrating anyway, but the production guy has wisely given them some space to breath and grow, at least he does at the beginning of the record."[20] Bob Mack from Spin noted Seal's "stirring vocal that's being compared to Marvin Gaye", explaining that "based on a '70s cop-show-type bass synth line, "Crazy" flows natch enough that you hum along on first listening."[21] Eve Zibart from The Washington Post named it "easily the best pop single of 1991", remarking that the "moody" song offers "his simple philosophy: "We're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy"."[22]
Retrospective response
[edit]"Crazy" was awarded one of BMI's Pop Awards in 1993, honoring the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the song.[23] In 1999, the Daily Vault's Jason Warburg stated that it's "an obvious club track with its propulsive synthesizer melody and driving rhythm section. The Shaft guitar part closing out the bridge is a nice touch, too, demonstrating just how effectively Seal has grafted synthesized dance music onto its funk roots."[24] Siobhan O'Neill commented on the song in the 2010 book 10,001 Songs You Must Hear…, "Full of drug and dance scene references, "Crazy" blends soulful lyrics and husky vocals with Horn's trademark sweeping orchestration and a voguish electronic backing—a combination that, in the wake of this and Massive Attack, became the template for a whole strand of dance music."[25]
Music video and use in other media
[edit]The single's music video, directed by Big TV!, features multiple re-creations of Seal himself performing the song against a primarily white background. A female dancer appears just before the bridge of the song, and at the end Seal holds a dove while snow falls on him. The video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.[26]
The song is played during a party scene in the film Naked in New York (1993),[27] is heard in a Baywatch episode, in the trailer for the film The Basketball Diaries (1995) and featured in a scene in Clockers, released in 1995. It is also heard in the middle of "True Calling", the second episode of Season 6 of TV's Cold Case. It was also used as a theme song for the ABC-TV series Murder One, which was transmitted during the 1995–1996 television season. It is also heard in the film Mystery Date. The song featured in the 1999 Robbie the Reindeer film Hooves of Fire, where it is performed by a seal.
Track listing
[edit]- 7"
- "Crazy" – 4:30
- "Sparkle" – 3:36
- CD
- "Crazy" – 4:30
- "Crazy" (extended version) – 5:09
- "Krazy" – 6:26 (producers: Trevor Horn, Tim Simenon)
- CD maxi single
- "Crazy" (7" mix) – 4:30
- "Crazy" (William Orbit mix) – 5:25
- "Crazy" (acoustic version / instrumental version) – 6:57
- "Crazy" (a cappella mix) – 3:27
- "Sparkle" (extended version) – 6:23
- "Krazy" – 6:27
- "Crazy" (Do You Know the Way to L.A. mix) – 3:50
- "Crazy" (Chick on My Tip mix) – 6:47
Charts
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Certifications
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[58] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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Cover versions
[edit]The hard rock band Talisman covered the song on their 1995 album Life, and a version by power metal band Iron Savior is included as a bonus track on their 2002 album, Condition Red.
Two cover versions were released in 2003: one by punk covers band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their 2003 album Take a Break, and another by alternative metal band Mushroomhead as a hidden track on their 2003 album, XIII. In 2004, the song was covered by Brooklyn Bounce.
Indie artist Brian Eaton covered the song on his 2011 pop/rock album, Graphic Nature.[59]
French pop singer Tal covered this song for her debut album, Le droit de rêver, in the deluxe edition released in 2012.
In 2022, Denver Colorado-based alt-rock band Ancient Echoes released a cover version.
Alanis Morissette version
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Alanis Morissette covered the song for a Gap advertisement in 2005, and a James Michael-produced remix of her version, which was originally produced by Morissette's longtime collaborator Glen Ballard, was released as a single from her greatest hits album, The Collection (2005). Her version is briefly heard over an establishing shot of Central Park in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. Morissette said of the cover, "it's poking fun not only at how I've been perceived but also at what I've accurately been perceived as."[62] She called the main line in the song, "You're never going to survive/Unless you get a little crazy", "one of the simplest, yet most profound statements."[63]
Chart performances
[edit]Released in the US in mid-October 2005 (see 2005 in music), Morissette's cover was less successful than Seal's original; it failed to chart on the Hot 100, instead debuting and peaking at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (which comprises the most popular songs yet to enter the Hot 100) in late November.[64] It was another top ten hit for Morissette on the Adult Top 40 chart and was popular in nightclubs, becoming Morissette's second top ten Hot Dance Club Play hit after "Eight Easy Steps" (2004). It reached number twenty-nine in Canada and the top forty across much of Continental Europe, but in the United Kingdom it became Morissette's lowest peaking single, reaching sixty-five.
Music video
[edit]The single's video was directed by Meiert Avis, who directed the video for Morissette's "Everything" (2004), and shot in Los Angeles, California in the week ending 24 September.[65] In it Morissette is seen walking the streets at night, performing the song in a club and obsessively following a man (played by Chris William Martin) and his girlfriend. Eventually, Morissette confronts the man at a party. During a 22 October appearance on the UK television show popworld, Morissette said the video's final shot, which is of a photo showing her and the woman close together, is supposed to reveal to the audience (who, before this point, are meant to believe the man is her ex-boyfriend) that she was actually following the woman.
Track listing
[edit]- "Crazy" (Claude Le Gache club mix) (edit)
- "Crazy" (Eddie Baez Coo Coo club mix) (edit)
- "Crazy" (Monk Mix of Meds) (edit)
- "Crazy" (Interstate mix) (edit)
- "Crazy" (Claude Le Gache mixshow)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[66] | 61 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[67] | 20 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[68] | 4 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[69] | 3 |
| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[70] | 15 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[71] | 22 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[72] | 6 |
| Germany (GfK)[73] | 38 |
| Greece (IFPI)[74] | 22 |
| Italy (FIMI)[75] | 3 |
| Italy (Musica e Dischi)[76] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[77] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[78] | 40 |
| Scotland (OCC)[79] | 43 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[80] | 12 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[81] | 57 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[82] | 31 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[83] | 65 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[84] | 10 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[64] | 4 |
| US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[84][85] | 6 |
| US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[84] | 6 |
| US Pop 100 (Billboard)[84][85] | 95 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | 10 October 2005 | Maverick | [86] | |
| United Kingdom | 31 October 2005 | CD | [87] |
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- Seal (musician) songs
- Alanis Morissette songs
- British dance-pop songs
- Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
- European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Sweden
- Number-one singles in Switzerland
- Song recordings produced by Trevor Horn
- Songs written by Guy Sigsworth
- Songs written by Seal (musician)
- Music videos directed by Big T.V.
- Music videos directed by Meiert Avis
- ZTT Records singles
- Sire Records singles
- Maverick Records singles