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| "Crazy For You" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Madonna | |||||
| From the album Vision Quest Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||
| Single Released | March 2nd, 1985 June 5th, 1985 (Japan) April 16th, 1991 (re-release) | ||||
| Single Format | 12" Maxi Single7" Single Shaped Picture Disc 5" CD Single Cassette Single | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Record Label | Geffen Records and Sire | ||||
| Writers | John Bettis Jon Lind | ||||
| Producers | John "Jellybean" Benitez | ||||
| Certification | Gold in the United Kingdom & the United States | ||||
| Chart Positions | #1 US #1 AU #2 United Kingdom (1985 / 1991) | ||||
| Madonna single chronology | |||||
| "Material Girl" 1985 | "Crazy For You" 1985 | "Angel" 1985 | |||
| Madonna UK single chronology | |||||
| "Justify My Love" Nov 1990 #2 | "Crazy For You" (Remix) Feb 1991 #2 | "Rescue Me" Apr 1991 #3 | |||
"Crazy For You" is a hit single recorded by Madonna, released in 1985 and 1991. The song was recorded for the soundtrack to the movie Vision Quest, which also featured a guest appearance by Madonna herself, portraying a nightclub singer.
Song history
Released just three weeks after the release of "Material Girl", the song was Madonna's first song (along with "Gambler") that was written specifically for a soundtrack. Madonna has a cameo in the film as a nightclub singer singing both "Crazy For You" and "Gambler" in the film.
The ballad has become a fan favourite, with numerous radio stations playing the song regularly since its release. Due to the success of the song, Vision Quest, on its release in Europe, was renamed Crazy For You to capitalize on the song's popularity.
On its original release the single was backed by with Berlin's song, "No More Words". The song was a minor hit in Europe. The band at the time were signed to Geffen Records, who released the single and the Vision Quest soundtrack.
In February 1991 the song was re-released in the UK as the second single from Madonna's multi-platinum greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection. The single cover for the song's re-release was the same photo used on the cover of the U.S. release of "Rescue Me". The cover photograph is from the photoshoot of Madonna's controversial 1990 music video for "Justify My Love", and was taken by Stephane Sednaoui.
The music video, directed by Vision Quest director Harold Becker, shows clips of the movie which explains how the two lead characters fall in love. Meanwhile, Madonna sings about their love in a night club. The same video was used for the UK 1991 re-release.
Credits
- Written by John Bettis and Jon Lind
- Produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez
- Arranged by Rob Mounsey
- Mastered by Greg Fulginiti
- John Kalodner : John Kalodner
Chart performance
"Crazy For You" became Madonna's second number-one hit single in the USA. The song also was a huge hit in many European countries and reached number one in Australia and Japan. Remarkably, on the Australian chart, "Crazy For You" displaced yet another Madonna song "Into The Groove" from the top spot when it eventually made it to number one, and thus, Madonna became one of only a handful of acts who have ever achieved the feat of replacing themselves at the No.1 spot on the singles chart.
When it was re-released in the UK in 1991 the song entered the chart at number two for two weeks, having previously also peaked at number two on its 1985 release. Combined sales topped 750,000 making it her best selling single to date.
Chart trajectories
| U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Chart position | 42 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 60 | 76 | 84 | 91 |
| UK Top 40 Singles chart trajectory 1985 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Chart position | 12 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 31 |
| UK Top 40 Singles chart trajectory 1991 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 |
| Chart position | 14 | 23 | 34 |
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia | 1 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Germany | 36 |
| France | 47 |
| Japan | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart 1985 | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart 1991 | 2 |
| USA Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| UK | Gold |
| UK | Silver (re-release) |
| USA | Gold |
Official versions
Original versions
- Album Version 4:10
- Album Edit
Remixes
- Shep Pettibone/Michael Hutchinson Mix/ Q-Sound Mix 3:45
- Junior Vasquez Arena Anthem
- Junior Vasquez Arena Dub
- Junior Vasquez X-Beat Mix
- Junior Vasquez X-Beat Beats
Live Versions
- Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour
External link
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"Crazy for You (song)"