Crazy (K-Ci and JoJo song)

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"Crazy"
Single by K-Ci & JoJo
from the album X
ReleasedMarch 2, 2001 (2001-03-02)
Recorded2000
GenreR&B
Length3:37 (radio version)
4:20 (main version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Darrell Allamby, Lincoln Browder, Cedric R Hailey, Joel Hailey
Producer(s)Darrell "Delite" Allamby
K-Ci & JoJo singles chronology
"Girl"
(1999) 		"Crazy"
(2001) 		"Wanna Do You Right"
(2001)

Crazy is a R&B love song by duo K-Ci & JoJo. It was released in 2001 and was their first single off the album X. It was also featured on the soundtrack to the hit dance film Save the Last Dance, starring Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas.[1] The song is notable for making prominent use of auto-tune years before it became popular.

Lyrical content[]

"Crazy" tells the story of a lover who has made a mistake and cannot stop thinking about his misdeeds and his girlfriend. The song discusses losing sleep over it and after realizing the pain he has caused his girlfriend, he must choose between her and his criminal life. Once he chooses his criminal friends over her, he begins to have huge regrets and realizes he wants to return to her.

Credits[]

Adapted from X liner notes.[2]

  • Darrell Delite – producer, writer, other instruments, vocoder, mixer
  • K-Ci Hailey – writer, vocals
  • JoJo Hailey – writer, vocals
  • Paul Pesco – guitar
  • Zak Sulam – guitar
  • Brian Kinkead – recording
  • J. Rea – recording
  • Ben Arrindell – mixer
  • Matt – Pro Tools engineer

Charts[]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3]
55
Australian Urban (ARIA)[4] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 38
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 63
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 4

References[]

  1. ^ Save the Last Dance (2001) - IMDb
  2. ^ "Crazy". X (CD liner). K-Ci & JoJo. MCA Records. 2000.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 21st May 2001" (PDF). ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (586): 3. May 21, 2001. OCLC 222025672. Archived from the original on February 21, 2002.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "ARIA Urban Chart - Week Commencing 21st May 2001: Singles" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – K-Ci & JoJo – Crazy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "K-Ci JoJo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "K-Ci JoJo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  9. ^ "K-Ci JoJo Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
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