Crazy (2:59)
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“Crazy” is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere. It became a top ten hit throughout Europe, North America and Oceania, in the first half of 2006, reaching number one of the single charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Canada, New Zealand and other countries.
The song was leaked in late 2005, months before its regular release, and consequently received massive airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, most notably by radio DJ Zane Lowe, who also used the song in TV ads for his show. When it was finally released in March 2006, it became the first single to top the UK charts on download sales alone. The song remained at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks (which no other song had achieved in over ten years, and was only surpassed by Rihanna’s “Umbrella” in July 2007) before the band and their record company decided to remove the single from UK stores so people would “remember the song fondly and not get sick of it.” In spite of this deletion, the song became the UK’s best selling single of 2006.
The song won a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, and was also nominated as Record of the Year, which it lost to “Not Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks.
The song was leaked in late 2005, months before its regular release, and consequently received massive airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, most notably by radio DJ Zane Lowe, who also used the song in TV ads for his show. When it was finally released in March 2006, it became the first single to top the UK charts on download sales alone. The song remained at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks (which no other song had achieved in over ten years, and was only surpassed by Rihanna’s “Umbrella” in July 2007) before the band and their record company decided to remove the single from UK stores so people would “remember the song fondly and not get sick of it.” In spite of this deletion, the song became the UK’s best selling single of 2006.
The song won a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, and was also nominated as Record of the Year, which it lost to “Not Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks.
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SelenaSweety wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Crazy is my favorite, love it!
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jennica_med_c wrote:
I'm not writing this because I don't know enough. I just know too much. And yeah, I think it might be the song of the decade as well. At least in the top five!
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lovesjantzen wrote:
WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK
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sapphire1905 wrote:
I think 'lovesjantzen' is CRAZZZYYYYYY lol only jkin :)
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ewok20t3 wrote:
Rolling Stone Magazine's "Song of the Decade"...and they may have gotten it right!
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boycrazee0512 wrote:
You really think you're in control...? I think you're crazy!
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Acepholis wrote:
30 sec letdown...I want it all *grrr*
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lovesjantzen wrote:
THIS SONG SAVED MY LIFE IMAGINE THAT
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far7east8boy wrote:
goodie mob ..
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mtBeer wrote:
sooooo crazy^^
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rosscoer wrote:
i'm with Sid80132.... good stuff is timeless..
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watsocj wrote:
This will become a all time classic, now that is crazy!
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SID80132 wrote:
Just as good as the first time I heard it years ago. Just doesn't age.
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Turner_Ound wrote:
so soulful
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TheHriday wrote:
Hypnotic, this.
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exquisiteO wrote:
wondrous...
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keraarek wrote:
<3 x D
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just-pink wrote:
Timeless
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tollcollect wrote:
still love it, awesome song
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danifran wrote:
I think you're crazy just like me...
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