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Crazy for You (Hedley song)

"Crazy for You" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their fifth studio album, Wild Life (2013). It was made available for purchase on iTunes on October 22, 2013 as a promotional single supporting pre-orders of the album.[2] The song was released as the second official single off the album on January 20, 2014 through Universal Music Canada.[3] It was a success in Canada, reaching the top 10 and selling over 166,000 copies.[4] In the US, "Crazy for You" was served to hot adult contemporary radio through Capitol Records on March 17, 2014.[5]

"Crazy for You"
Single by Hedley
from the album Wild Life
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:37
3:21 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brian Howes
  • Jacob Hoggard
Hedley singles chronology
"Anything"
(2013) 		"Crazy for You"
(2014) 		"Heaven in Our Headlights"
(2014)

Composition

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"Crazy for You" was written by Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes and Jason Van Poederooyen. It was co-produced by Hoggard along with Howes.[6] Lyrically, the song is a love song to a woman of questionable mental faculties.[7] Musically, the track is described as disco, drawing comparisons to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky".[8]

Music video

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The official music video for "Crazy for You" was directed by J. Lee Williams and Timur Musabay, and premiered on February 14, 2014.[9] In the clip, the band members are locked in a psychiatric hospital, from which they escape and subsequently go on the run, whereupon they discover that the world outside is different than they remember.[10][11] The video was nominated for the Post-Production Video of the Year at the 2014 MMVAs, but it lost to City and Colour's "Thirst".[12]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations for "Crazy for You"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2014 MuchMusic Video Awards Post-Production of the Year Nominated [12]
2014 Juno Awards Producer of the Year Nominated [13]
2015 Single of the Year Nominated [14]
2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated [15]

Track listing

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Digital download[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Crazy for You"3:37
UK CD single[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Crazy for You" (Radio edit)3:21
2."Radio ID"0:04
3."Song Intro"0:10

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] 2× Platinum 166,000[4]

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Crazy for You"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada October 22, 2013 Digital download Universal Music Canada [2]
January 20, 2014 Radio airplay [3]
Oman February 5, 2014 Digital download [25]
United States March 17, 2014 Hot adult contemporary radio Capitol Records [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Wild Times for Hedley". Ottawa Citizen. March 24, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hedley (2013-10-22). "Twitter / Hedleyonline: You guys get a brand ..." Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "Hedley - Crazy For You". Virgin Radio 96. Bell Media. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Bliss, Karen (27 January 2015). "Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "R&R:: Going for Adds: Hot AC". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ^ Jane Stevenson (February 21, 2014). "Hedley's Jacob Hoggard enjoying the 'Wild Life'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ^ David Berry (March 24, 2014). "Pop Psychology: Hedley loses the plot with Crazy For You". The National Post. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Francois Marchand (November 10, 2013). "Hedley shows its positively wild side (with video)". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Hedley "Crazy For You" (J.Lee Williams and Timur Musabay, dir.)". Video Static. February 25, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Melody. "Hedley are on the run in their Crazy For You music video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Go Behind The Scenes Of Hedley's "Crazy For You" Music Video". ANDPOP. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ a b "MuchMusic Video Awards 2014 nods led by Drake, Hedley: See the full list of nominees here". National Post. May 21, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Past Nominees and Winners - The Juno Awards". Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Past Nominees and Winners - The Juno Awards". Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Nominees And Performers Announced for 2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards". March 31, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Crazy for You - Single by Hedley". Spotify. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Crazy For You (CD single) by Hedley: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon UK. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  18. ^ "ARIA Hitseekers - Week Commencing 23rd June 2014" (PDF). p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-10. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  19. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  20. ^ "Hedley History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  21. ^ "Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  22. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  23. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 - Year-End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  24. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Hedley – Crazy for You". Music Canada.
  25. ^ "Crazy For You - Single by Hedley". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.


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