19 and Crazy

"19 and Crazy" is a song recorded by American country music duo Bomshel. It was released in September 2009 as the third single from their debut album Fight Like a Girl. Kelley Shepard and Kristy Osmunson, who comprise Bomshel, co-wrote the song with Mark Irwin and Josh Kear. Osmunson, Kear, and Irwin also produced the track.

"19 and Crazy"
Single by Bomshel
from the album Fight Like a Girl
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2009
GenreCountry
Length3:55
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Mark Irwin
Josh Kear
Kristy Osmunson
Kelley Shepard
Producer(s)Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Kristy Osmunson[1]
Bomshel singles chronology
"Fight Like a Girl"
(2009)		 "19 and Crazy"
(2009)		 "Just Fine"
(2010)

Content

"19 and Crazy" is an up-tempo country song that centralizes on its female narrator, who states a desire to retain the lifestyles of her late teenage years.[2]

Critical reception

Kevin J. Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B rating. He stated that "the song has an incessant driving beat that straddles the fence between urgency and just plain annoyingly fast."[3] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave a positive review, saying that it was similar in theme to Mark Wills' "19 Somethin'" but adding, "it's tempered by a sense of maturity by the opening stanza, where she realizes she[…]might tell her children not to do all of the crazy things that she did."[2]

Music video

The video was directed by Eric Welch, and features the duo on their touring.

Chart performance

"19 and Crazy" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated October 3, 2009.[4] On the chart dated November 7, 2009, it became Bomshel's second consecutive Top 40 country hit. It peaked at number 33 in December 2009.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 33
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References
  1. Fight Like a Girl (CD booklet). Bomshel. Curb Records. 2009. 78946.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Bobby Peacock (2009-11-02). "Bomshel — "19 and Crazy"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  3. Coyne, Kevin (2009-09-20). "Bomshel - "19 and Crazy"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  4. Morris, Edward (2009-09-26). "Justin Moore's "Small Town USA" Tops Country Songs Chart, Taylor Swift CD Returns to No. 1". CMT.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  5. "Bomshel Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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