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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Crazy
| cover = Aerosmith-Crazy.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Aerosmith
| album = Get a Grip
| B-side = Gotta Love It
| released =
| recorded = 1993
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Blues rock
*glam metal
| length =
* 5:16 (album version)
* 4:04 (single edit)
| label = Geffen
| writer =
* Steven Tyler
* Joe Perry
* Desmond Child
| producer = Bruce Fairbairn
| prev_title = Deuces Are Wild
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Blind Man
| next_year = 1994
| misc =
}}
"'Crazy'" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Desmond Child. It was the final single from their massively successful 1993 album 'Get a Grip', released in May 1994. "Crazy" peaked at number 17 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, number three in Canada, and number one in Iceland for two weeks. In Finland and the United Kingdom, it was released as a double-A side with "Blind Man", reaching number eight in the former country and number 23 in the latter.
Composition
The song is set in A major, and follows the time signature. It was written earlier, around the same time as "Angel," but the band felt it had to "spread out their ballads to retain their rock image."
Music video
The video for the song was directed by Marty Callner and received heavy rotation on MTV. It was one of the most requested videos of 1994. It featured the third appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, and was the career debut of Steven's then 16-year-old daughter, Liv Tyler. The decision to cast Liv in the video for "Crazy" was based on the video's creators having seen her in a Pantene commercial. "I understand why people might have a problem with '[the video's content]'," she remarked. "But I have no problem with it, and Steven has no problem with it. And if other people have a problem with it, it's their problem."
The film-like video depicts Silverstone and Tyler as schoolgirls who skip class and run away, driving off in a 1993 black Ford Mustang GT convertible in a manner similar to the 1991 film 'Thelma & Louise'. The two use their good looks to take advantage of a service station clerk and, needing money, enter an amateur pole-dancing competition. The video is edited to show the similarities in stage moves of Steven Tyler and daughter Liv. The girls win the dance competition, then spend the night in a motel. They continue their joyride the following day, where they encounter a young, sweaty and shirtless farmer (played by model Dean Kelly) aboard a tractor tilling land in the countryside. They persuade him to join them in their journey, where they all go skinny dipping in a lake. The girls take off with his clothes and leave him behind at the lake. Naked, he chases after them, and rejoins them in the convertible. The final seconds of the video show the word "Crazy" spelled out in cursive in the cropland by the still-running tractor as the farmer runs towards it and the girls drive off.
Jason London makes a short cameo at the end in a tag scene, reprising his character from the "Amazing" video.
Director's cut
A longer director's cut of the video appears on the compilation 'Big Ones You Can Look At'. This version features a few more provocative clips, and a longer, more risque version of the pole-dancing competition scene. It also removes the scene in which the girls abandon the farmer after skinny-dipping with him. Both versions of the video include an extra reprise of the chorus which is not included on the album and radio versions.Pop-Up Video (VH-1): Season 2/Episode 12; March 14, 1998Accolades
The song earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1994. This was the band's second Grammy win for 'Get a Grip' and third overall.
The video for "Crazy" was ranked number 23 in VH1's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time.
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Legacy
The song appeared on several compilations including 'Big Ones', 'A Little South of Sanity', 'O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits' and 'Devil's Got a New Disguise'. Despite bringing much success for the band in the mid-1990s, Aerosmith rarely performed it on tour until it was added to international shows on their 2007 World Tour due to overwhelming demand from fans. It was covered in 'Glee' by Jacob Artist and Melissa Benoist, mashed up with Britney Spears' "(You Drive Me) Crazy".
References
Category:Aerosmith songs
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1993 songs
Category:1994 singles
Category:Blues rock songs
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Marty Callner
Category:Number-one singles in Iceland
Category:Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn
Category:Songs written by Desmond Child
Category:Songs written by Joe Perry (musician)
Category:Songs written by Steven Tyler
Category:Glam metal ballads
Category:Glam metal songs
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