Crazy Night

"Crazy Night" (クーイジーナイト, Kurējī Naito) (also known as "Crazy Nights") is the fourth single by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, from their 1985 album Thunder in the East. Written by lead vocalist Minoru Niihara and guitarist Akira Takasaki and produced by Max Norman, the single was released by Nippon Columbia on December 1, 1984 in Japan and by Atco Records on November 1, 1985. The song was the band's big break in the American metal scene and has since become their signature song.[1][2][3]

"Crazy Night"
Single by Loudness
from the album Thunder in the East
LanguageEnglish
B-side"No Way Out"
ReleasedDecember 1, 1984 (1984-12-01) (Japan)
November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01) (U.S.)
Recorded1984
StudioSound City Studios, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:04
LabelNippon Columbia (Japan)
ATCO (U.S.)
Composer(s)Akira Takasaki
Lyricist(s)Minoru Niihara
Producer(s)Max Norman
Loudness singles chronology
"Road Racer"
(1983)		 "Crazy Night"
(1984)		 "Gotta Fight"
(1985)

The chant of "M-Z-A!" featured in the song came about when Norman asked Niihara to come up with something to sing over the main riff between the chorus and next verse. "M-Z-A!" means nothing, and it was intended to be replaced with another line in post-production. When Niihara couldn't come up with anything to replace it, the "M-Z-A!" chant survived.

Loudness has re-recorded the song in their self-cover albums RockShocks (2004) and Samsara Flight (2016).[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki.

No.TitleLength
1."Crazy Night"4:04
2."No Way Out"4:01

Personnel
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References
  1. "Loudness - Crazy Night". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. "30年前の興奮再び、LOUDNESS「THUNDER IN THE EAST」豪華盤発売". Natalie.mu. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. "LOUDNESS、マディソン・スクエア・ガーデン等のレアシーン満載のトレーラー公開". OKMusic. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. "LOUDNESS、新譜初回盤付属ファンベストの収録曲決定". Natalie.mu. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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