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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Far Side of Crazy

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Wall of Voodoo

| album = Seven Days in Sammystown

| B-side = Wrong Way to Hollywood / Dance You Fuckers

| released = 1985

| recorded = 1984

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = New wave

| length = 3:55 (album version)

| label = IRS

| writer = Andy Prieboy

| producer = Ian Broudie

| chronology = Wall of Voodoo

| prev_title = Big City

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Do It Again

| next_year = 1987

| misc =

}}

"'Far Side of Crazy'" is a song by the new wave group Wall of Voodoo from their album 'Seven Days in Sammystown'. It was released as the album's lead single in late 1985, with an accompanying music video combining black and white and full color footage. The song was also featured in the 1985 movie 'Head Office'.

The lyrics refer to the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981. The title comes from his poems; "I remain the far side of crazy". Hinckley was obsessing over actress Jodie Foster and believed that the only way to attract her attention was to become famous himself. He was inspired by the murder of John Lennon and the subsequent media attention that his killer, Mark David Chapman, received as a result. The song picks a number of lines from the letters that Hinckley sent to Foster both before and after the assassination.

The single failed to chart in all territories except Australia, where it reached #23 in June 1986 and stayed in the Top 100 for 21 weeks.

Track listing



7": I.R.S. Records / A 6846 (Europe)

#"Far Side Of Crazy" (A. Prieboy) 4:07

#"Wrong Way To Hollywood" (M. Moreland, A. Prieboy) 4:21

7": Illegal Records / ES 1098 (Australia)

#"Far Side Of Crazy" (A. Prieboy) 4:07

#"This Business Of Love" (C. Gray) 4:25

12": I.R.S. Records / IRMT 111 (UK)

#"Far Side Of Crazy" (A. Prieboy) 4:07

#"Wrong Way To Hollywood" (M. Moreland, A. Prieboy) 4:21

#"Dance You Fuckers" (C. Gray) 6:10

Charts



References



Category:Wall of Voodoo songs

Category:1985 singles

Category:1985 songs

Category:I.R.S. Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Ian Broudie

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