Crazy
Producer
I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo, in so much space, mmm
And when you're out there without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much, mm
[Chorus 1]
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
[Verse 2]
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice, mm
Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you, who do you think you are?
Ha, ha, ha, bless your soul
You really think you're in control?
[Chorus 2]
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on the limb
And all I remember is thinkin' I wanna be like them, mm-hmm
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little, it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
[Chorus 3]
But maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
[Outro]
Mm-woah, ooh
Ooh, woo-ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh-hoo, mm-hmm
About
Any successful artistic collaboration is going to rely to some degree on serendipity, but Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” seems an especially uncanny intersection of timing and talent.
Though the partnership between producer Danger Mouse– fresh off the success of The Grey Album, his Jay-Z/Beatles mash-up– and Goodie Mob rapper/soulman Cee-Lo Green seemed like an intriguing match-up from the start, it hardly seemed like a recipe for an instantaneous worldwide smash hit.
Yet from the time it first appeared on the group’s website, “Crazy” became the virtual definition of a viral hit single, eventually becoming the first song to reach #1 on the UK charts solely through download sales. It went on to become the most played song 2006.
The song was originally a demo by Cee-Lo Green for girl group The Pussycat Dolls, as confirmed by lead singer Nicole Scherzinger but they instead chose the song “Don’t Cha” and released it as their lead single.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Producer Danger Mouse about the song’s genre from an interview with the Rolling Stone Top 500 (#100):
It seemed too out there for urban radio and too urban for rock radio
“Crazy” became the UK’s first-ever No. 1 single to top the chart based solely on download sales.
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