Crazy for You (Hedley song)
"Crazy for You" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their fifth studio album, Wild Life (2013). It was made available for purchase on iTunes on October 22, 2013 as a promotional single supporting pre-orders of the album.[1] The song was released as the second official single off the album on January 20, 2014 through Universal Music Canada.[2][3] It was a success in Canada, reaching the top 10 and selling over 166,000 copies.[4] In the US, "Crazy for You" was served to hot adult contemporary radio through Capitol Records on March 17, 2014.[5]
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Single by Hedley | ||||
from the album Wild Life | ||||
Released | January 20, 2014 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:37 3:21 (radio edit) | |||
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Music video
The official music video for "Crazy for You" was directed by J. Lee Williams and Timur Musabay, and premiered on February 14, 2014.[6] In the clip, the band members are locked in a psychiatric hospital, from which they escape and subsequently go on the run, whereupon they discover that the world outside is different than they remember.[7][8] The video was nominated for the Post-Production Video of the Year at the 2014 MMVAs, but it lost to City and Colour's "Thirst".[6]
Track listing
UK CD single[9]
- "Crazy for You (Radio edit)" – 3:21
- "Radio ID" – 0:04
- "Song Intro" – 0:10
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 7 |
Canada AC (Billboard)[11] | 8 |
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] | 5 |
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2014) | Position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] | 22 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[15] | 2× Platinum | 166,000[4] |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label(s) |
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Canada | October 22, 2013[1] | Digital download | Universal Music Canada |
January 20, 2014[2][3] | Radio airplay | ||
Oman | February 5, 2014[16] | Digital download | |
United States | March 17, 2014[5] | Hot adult contemporary radio | Capitol Records |
References
- Hedley (2013-10-22). "Twitter / Hedleyonline: You guys get a brand ..." Twitter.
- Hedley. "Hedley - Cover Photos". Facebook.
- "Hedley - Crazy For You". Virgin Radio 96. Bell Media.
- Bliss, Karen (27 January 2015). "Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "R&R:: Going for Adds: Hot AC". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- "Hedley - Crazy For You (2014)". IMVDb. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- Melody. "Hedley are on the run in their Crazy For You music video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "Go Behind The Scenes Of Hedley's "Crazy For You" Music Video". ANDPOP. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "Crazy For You (CD single) by Hedley: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Hedley Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Hedley Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Canadian Hot 100 - Year-End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "Canadian single certifications – Hedley – Crazy for You". Music Canada.
- "Crazy For You - Single by Hedley". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.