"Crazy" is a song written by English soul artist Seal, and produced by Trevor Horn for Seal's debut album Seal (1991). Seal's debut single, "Crazy" is one of his biggest hits, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. It since has been covered by several artists, including Alanis Morissette, whose version was released as a single from her album The Collection (2005). Another artist to have a successful cover, is the Cleveland based band Mushroomhead. It is a hidden track on their XXIII, be warned that it is a metal cover being that Mushroomhead is Nu-Metal. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Seal Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning black British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... Seal was Seals eponymous 1991 debut album and contained the UK singles: Killer (originally performed with Adamski), Crazy (both reaching number one in the UK) and Future Love Paradise. Confusingly, Seals next album, released in 1994, would also be named Seal - usually referred to as Seal II. The... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ambient music is a musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, modern classical music, traditional, world, and noise. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music record producer, songwriter and musician. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Seal Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning black British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... Killer is a popular song by Seal. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Seal Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning black British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music record producer, songwriter and musician. ... Seal was Seals eponymous 1991 debut album and contained the UK singles: Killer (originally performed with Adamski), Crazy (both reaching number one in the UK) and Future Love Paradise. Confusingly, Seals next album, released in 1994, would also be named Seal - usually referred to as Seal II. The... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born in Ottawa, 1 June 1974) is a Canadian and naturalized[1] American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress, who ranks among the top selling recording artists in history, thanks to her multi-million selling third album. ...

History

Style and success

The song's signature is a keyboard mantra that continually swells and swirls, driven by bass-heavy beats and wah-wah pedal guitars. 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. Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... A Vox wah-wah pedal. ... This article is about the DJ. For the American historian, see Paul Van Dyke. ... William Orbit (sometimes written as William Ørbit, born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English musician and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonnas album Ray of Light, which received four Grammy Awards. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... All Saints is a British Pop girl band that released their debut self-titled album in 1997. ...

The video for "Crazy" features multiple recreations of Seal himself.

It was released as the first single from the album Seal in November 1990 (see 1990 in music) in the United Kingdom. "Crazy" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and helped Seal gain exposure for the first time. As of 2006, it is Seal's biggest hit there.^[1] 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.^[2] It reached the top five on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the top twenty on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.^[3] It was the most commercially successful single from Seal, and it is Seal's biggest hit in the U.S. after "Kiss from a Rose" (1995). In August 2003 an acoustic version of "Crazy" charted at number four on Billboard's Hot Digital Tracks chart.^[4] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a Billboard is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Kiss from a Rose is a song from Seals second eponymous album Seal, subsequently featured on the Batman Forever (1995) film soundtrack. ... The Hot Digital Tracks is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine. ...

The single's music video, directed by Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom, features multiple recreations of Seal himself performing the song against a 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. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Big TV! is the working name of film directors Andy Delaney and Monty Whitbloom. ... In popular music, especially occidental, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section. ...

The song is heard in the trailer for the film The Basketball Diaries (1995). The Basketball Diaries is a 1978 book written by American author Jim Carroll, in which he chronicles the decline of a promising young, white basketball player in New York City in the 1960s. ...

Cover versions

The hard rock band Talisman covered the song on their 1996 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 industrial metal band Mushroomhead as a hidden track on their 2003 album XIII. 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 Alanis Morissette: 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."^[5] 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."^[6] Talisman is a band with Tom Talisman as the lead singer. ... Life was the 4th studio album by hard rock band Talisman released on 23rd August 1995 on Polydor Records. ... Iron Savior is a German power metal band formed by Piet Sielck, with a science-fiction theme to their writing. ... Condition Red is Iron Saviors fourth full length album, released in 2002. ... Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. ... The fourth album by Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, released in 2003 on Fat Wreck Chords independent record label (catalogue Number: FAT-650). ... Mushroomhead is an American band from Cleveland, Ohio. ... XIII is the second (and final as their next album is to be released independantly) major record label release from Mushroomhead. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born in Ottawa, 1 June 1974) is a Canadian and naturalized[1] American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress, who ranks among the top selling recording artists in history, thanks to her multi-million selling third album. ... Gap, Incorporated (NYSE: GPS) is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ... In film and television, an establishing shot sets up, or establishes, a scenes setting and/or its participants. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ... The Devil Wears Prada is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisbergers 2003 novel of the same name. ...

Released in the U.S. 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.^[7] 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, number thirty-three on the United World Chart and the top forty across much of Continental Europe, but in the United Kingdom it became Morissette's lowest peaking single, reaching sixty-five. See also: 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 other events of 2005 list of years in music 2000s in music January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock and roll songs recorded in 1954... The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Adult Top 40 is a another variation on the Top 40 format, in which this genre is more geared towards an adult audience who are not into Rock music teen Pop, Dance music, Hip-Hop, Modern Rock or slower Adult Contemporary fare. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... The United World Chart is a nationwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. ...

The video for Morissette's cover features her stalking an ex-lover.

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 September 24.^[8] In it Morissette is seen walking the streets at night, performing the song in a club and obsessively following a man and his girlfriend. Eventually, Morissette confronts the man at a party. During an October 22 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... Popworld is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music vidoes, as well as musical performances from todays top artists. ...

Charts

The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a Billboard is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... The ARC Weekly Top 40 is an American mainstream music chart. ... The Hot Digital Tracks is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Adult Top 40 is a another variation on the Top 40 format, in which this genre is more geared towards an adult audience who are not into Rock music teen Pop, Dance music, Hip-Hop, Modern Rock or slower Adult Contemporary fare. ... The ARC Weekly Top 40 is an American mainstream music chart. ... 5FM is a SABC radio station mainly based in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Los 40 Principales is a musical radio station in Spain with more of 3,000,000 listeners. ... J-Wave is a Japanese FM radio station based in Tokyo, Japan. ... The United World Chart is a nationwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} everyHit - UK Top 40 Hit Database. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
2. ^ Billboard. Issues dated from June 22 to October 26, 1991.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Seal - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
4. ^ ^{a b} Billboard. August 16, 2003.
5. ^ Cooper, Tim. "Still crazy after all these years". The Independent. January 11, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2006.
6. ^ Tecson, Brandee J. "Alanis Sheds Her Angst In The Form Of A Hits Album". MTV News. November 16, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
7. ^ ^{a b} Billboard. December 3, 2005.
8. ^ Staff. "For The Record: Quick News On Young Buck, Dr. Dre, Bright Eyes, Switchfoot, Elliott Smith, Jin & More". MTV News. September 30, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
9. ^ ^{a b c} "Seal - Billboard Singles". Billboard and All Music Guide. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
10. ^ "Seal". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
11. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} "Alanis Morissette". Mariah-charts.com. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
12. ^ ^{a b} "Alanis Morissette - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
13. ^ ^{a b c} "Alanis Morissette - Billboard Singles". Billboard and All Music Guide. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
14. ^ "Alanis Morissette". Rock on the Net. Retrieved December 17, 2006.