Crazy for You

Crazy For You" is a single by American singer-songwriter Madonna and was released by Geffen Records on March 2, 1985. It is included in the film and soundtrack to the 1985 motion picture Vision Quest. It also appears remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and was re-released on February 24, 1991 by Sire Records to promote the album.

Song History
It was ranked number 38 on Vh1's 100 Greatest Love Songs, and the special revealed that 'Crazy for You' was recorded in one take.

On its original release the single was backed with Berlin's song, "No More Words". The song had already been a top 30 hit in the United States (as an A-side) in 1984, and was also a minor hit in Europe. The band at the time were signed to Geffen Records, who released the single and the Vision Quest soundtrack.

In February 1991 the song was re-released in the United Kingdom having been included on The Immaculate Collection. Like the rest of the recordings on that compilation, "Crazy For You" was slightly remixed and edited (in this case by Shep Pettibone and Michael Hutchinson). It was this new remix found this single release. The single cover for the song's re-release was the same photo used on the cover of the U.S. release of "Rescue Me". The cover photograph is from the photoshoot of Madonna's controversial 1990 music video for "Justify My Love", and was taken by Stephane Sednaoui.

Madonna also performed "Crazy For You" on her 2004 Re-Invention Tour, a heart-felt rendition which she dedicated to all her fans who had stuck by her for the last twenty years. It was greeted with roaring approval, with the audience singing along word for word with Madonna.


Music video
The music video, directed by Vision Quest director Harold Becker, shows clips of the movie which explains how the two lead characters fall in love. Meanwhile, Madonna sings about their love in a night club. The same video was used for the UK 1991 re-release. Madonna shot her performance on November 22, 1983 at the Big Foot Tavern in Spokane, Washington.

Director: Harold Becker
Producers: Peter Guber, Jon Peters
Director of Photography: Owen Roizman
Editor: Maury Winetrobe
Production Company: Geffen Pictures

Credits
Written by John Bettis and Jon Lind
Produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez
Arranged by Rob Mounsey
Mastered by Greg Fulginiti
John Kalodner : John Kalodner
Bob marley

Charts
"Crazy for You" became Madonna's second number-one hit single in the USA. The song also was a huge hit in many European countries and reached number one in Australia and Japan. Remarkably, on the Australian chart, "Crazy for You" displaced another Madonna release "Angel"/"Into the Groove" from the top spot, making Madonna one of only a handful of acts who have ever achieved the feat of replacing themselves at the No.1 spot on the singles chart.

When it was re-released in the UK in 1991 the song entered the chart at number two for two weeks, having previously also peaked at number two on its 1985 release. Combined sales topped 750,000 making it her best selling single in the UK to date.

Chart (1985) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 80
Australia 1
Austria 23
Canada 4
Ireland 2
Eurochart Hot 100 6
Germany 26
France 47
Israel 3
Japan (International) 1
South Africa, Republic of 2
Spain 17
Sweden 13
Switzerland 16
United Kingdom 2
United Kingdom (1991) 2


[edit] Certifications
Country Certification
UK Gold
UK Silver (re-release)
USA Gold


[edit] Official versions
Original versions

Album Version 4:10
Video Version/Album Edit 3:54
Remastered Version from Something to Remember 4:04
Remastered Version from The Immaculate Collection (remixed by Shep Pettibone and Michael Hutchinson) 3:45
Re-Invention Tour Rehearsal 3:37

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