Crazy (Icehouse song)

"Crazy" is a 1987 single by the Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse, from the Man of Colours album, the single peaked at Number 4 on the ARIA charts. The song was written by band members Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer and Andy Qunta. and produced by David Lord

"Crazy"
Single by Icehouse
from the album Man of Colours
B-side"Completely Gone"
Released1 June 1987 (1987-06-01)[1]
GenreSynth-pop, New wave
LabelRegular (Australia)
Chrysalis (rest of the world)
Songwriter(s)Iva Davies
Robert Kretschmer
Andy Qunta
Producer(s)David Lord
Icehouse singles chronology
"Paradise"
(1986)		 "Crazy"
(1987)		 "Electric Blue"
(1987)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report) [2] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 74
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 14
Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 38

Year-end charts
Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 96

Music videos

Two versions of the music video exist; an Australian version, and a version for US markets.[12]

Australian version

The Australian version features Davies wandering through the unused Pyrmont Power Station in Sydney while various events occur around him, such as explosions, a car crashing and various people wandering through the scene. It was shot in one continuous take.

US Release

The US version was directed by John Jopson.

It is based on Play Misty for Me,[13] with Davies hosting a late night radio show, and taking a request from a fan, (the actress Paris Jefferson), who asks "mind if I wake you tonight?". Davies misinterprets this as the request, but the caller goes on to say "play 'Crazy' for me?". The rest of the video shows Icehouse singing and playing instruments in a large mansion. The final scene shows Davies meeting the caller, who has posters of Icehouse and Iva Davies plastered all over her wall. Davies gives a short uneasy smile, before leaving the house.

The International (US) Version was filmed in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.

Track listing

Australian release (7")
  1. "Crazy"
  2. "Completely Gone"

US promo release (12")
  1. "Crazy (12" Mix)"
  2. "Crazy (Midnight Mix)"
  3. "Crazy (LP version)"
  4. "No Promises (Live)

References
  1. "Kent Music Report No. 671 – 1 June 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Icehouse – Crazy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 23 December 2011 (2011-12-23).
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Icehouse – Crazy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Crazy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 December 2011 (2011-12-23).
  7. "Icehouse: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2011 (2011-12-23).
  8. Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Joel Whitburn
  9. "Icehouse: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2011 (2011-12-23).
  10. "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  11. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. "Icehouse and Iva Davies Official Website - Crazy Single". www.icehouse-ivadavies.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  13. "THE ICEHOUSE STORY - Icehouse On Video". www.spellbound-icehouse.org. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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