"Crazy"
Single by Simple Plan
from the album Still Not Getting Any...
B-side"I'd Do Anything" (MTV Singapore)
ReleasedOctober 17, 2005 (2005-10-17)[1]
Length3:38
LabelLava
Songwriter(s)
  • Pierre Bouvier
  • Charles Comeau
Producer(s)Bob Rock
Simple Plan singles chronology
"Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)"
(2005) 		"Crazy"
(2005) 		"When I'm Gone"
(2007)

"Crazy" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on October 17, 2005, as the fourth single from their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any... (2004). It became a radio hit in Canada, reaching number eight on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 listing, and it entered the top 40 in Australia, the Czech Republic, France, and Sweden. Despite being serviced to US radio, it did not chart.[2]

Music video

The video deals with many social problems in modern society. It starts with self-image issues by showing a woman who seems to want to have plastic surgery. Then it shows depression and self-harm with a scarred female teenager writing hateful messages in her journal. With the lines "parents act like it's world war three" there is a shot of a teenage girl sitting on her bed, presumably the child of the fighting parents. It then shows a group of obese people sitting on a beach. There are a few scenes of a child pretending to shoot a screen and being shot himself, presumably a reference to violence in the media and people's desensitization to it. With the words "rich guys driving big SUVs" there is a scene of an older, well dressed couple laughing and drinking together. Immediately after there is a shot of an older homeless man, showing the wealth disparity in society. Other groups shown in the video include veterans, the elderly, and people of colour. The video starts in black and white, but progressively changes to color.

Track listings

UK CD1 and limited-edition 7-inch single[3][4]

  1. "Crazy" (album version)
  2. "I'd Do Anything" (MTV Singapore)

UK CD2[5]

  1. "Crazy" (album version)
  2. "I'd Do Anything" (MTV Singapore)
  3. "Crazy" (music video)
  4. "Crazy" (making of)

Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Crazy" (album version)
  2. "Crazy" (live)
  3. "Shut Up!" (MTV Singapore)
  4. "I'd Do Anything" (MTV Singapore)

Charts

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 32
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 8
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[9] 8
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] 15
France (SNEP)[11] 38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 39

References

  1. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 17th October 2005" (PDF). ARIA. October 17, 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Simple Plan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Crazy (UK CD1 liner notes). Simple Plan. Lava Records. 2005. ATO233CD, 7567939855.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Crazy (UK limited 7-inch single liner notes). Simple Plan. Lava Records. 2005. AT0233, 7567-94076-7.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Crazy (UK CD2 liner notes). Simple Plan. Lava Records. 2005. AT0233CDX.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Crazy (Australian CD single liner notes). Simple Plan. Lava Records. 2004. 7567939832.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Simple Plan – Crazy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1637. December 16, 2005. p. 30. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1640. January 13, 2006. p. 52. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200610 into search.
  11. ^ "Simple Plan – Crazy" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ^ "Simple Plan – Crazy". Singles Top 100.
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