Mad About You (Hooverphonic song)

"Mad About You" is a song by the Belgian band Hooverphonic, released as the lead single from their third studio album, The Magnificent Tree (2000). "Mad About You" is often considered the band's masterpiece and its biggest worldwide success.

"Mad About You"
Single by Hooverphonic
from the album The Magnificent Tree
B-side"Visions"
Released2000
Recorded1999
Studio
Genre
Length3:44
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Alex Callier
Producer(s)
  • Alex Callier
  • Roland Herrington
Hooverphonic singles chronology
"Lung"
(1998)		 "Mad About You"
(2000)		 "Vinegar & Salt"
(2000)
Audio sample
Hooverphonic - "Mad About You"
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The song features a sweeping string arrangement that typifies the trip hop genre. It is also similar in style to a Bond-style film theme, with its dramatic orchestration and lyrics. The song is about a forbidden love, an idea also conveyed in the video, with the lyrics of "Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be so mad about you?".

Usage in the media

"Mad About You" was used in the soundtrack for the films Driven (2001), New Best Friend (2002), A Lot Like Love (2005) and Ma première fois (2012).

It was used in an episode of the CBS series Cold Case (season 3, episode 5).

The song is also played in the Netflix show The Umbrella Academy (season 1, episode 8).

Covers

Cantonese pop singer Joey Yung covered the song in Cantonese on her 2002 album Something About You.

Influences

In its Hooverphonic with Orchestra Live version, the song features the same opening as the Daydream hit from the also Belgian band Wallace Collection, and both songs feature themes from Swan Lake's final scene.

This was an idea from Cédric Murrath, who is both the violinist from Wallace Collection's reformation and the conductor of the Hooverphonic with Orchestra Live[1].

Charts and sales certifications
Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 146
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 35
France (SNEP)[5] 39
Italy (FIMI)[6] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 83
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 104

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[9] Platinum 60,000[10]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Cedric Murrath's answer to ramin rnn, Hooverphonic - Mad About You (Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EA-MIYY1bg
  2. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – Mad About You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – Mad About You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Hooverphonic – Mad About You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. "Italiancharts.com – Hooverphonic – Mad About You". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hooverphonic – Mad About You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: H & Claire – Hysterix". Zobbel. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  9. "Italian single certifications – Hooverphovic – Mad About You" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2001" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mad About You" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224194903/http://mjj.freeforumzone.leonardo.it/discussione.aspx?idd=663234
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