Crazy Love (MJ Cole song)

"Crazy Love"
Single by MJ Cole
from the album Sincere
B-side"Attitude"
Released24 April 2000 (2000-04-24)
StudioProlific
GenreUK garage
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)MJ Cole
MJ Cole singles chronology
"Sincere"
(1998) 		"Crazy Love"
(2000) 		"Sincere (reissue)"
(2000)
Music video
"Crazy Love" on YouTube

"Crazy Love" is a song by UK garage musician MJ Cole, released on 24 April 2000 as the second single from his debut album Sincere. Elisabeth Troy Antwi provides vocals on the song. The song peaked at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart, and No. 17 in Iceland. In the United States, exactly one year after its UK release, the song was serviced to rhythmic radio and reached No. 22 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Emeli Sandé on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical. In March 2019, for Dummy Mag, the Heartless Crew included "Crazy Love" in their list of "The 10 Best UK Garage Tunes".[1]

Track listings

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UK CD single[2]

  1. "Crazy Love" (radio edit) – 3:33
  2. "Attitude" – 5:23
  3. "Crazy Love" (Todd Edwards Discofied 2000 remix) – 6:19
  4. "Crazy Love" (video)

UK 12-inch single[3]

A1. "Crazy Love" – 4:38
A2. "Crazy Love" (Todd Edwards Save Your Crys dub) – 6:29
B1. "Attitude" – 5:23

US 12-inch single[4]

A1. "Crazy Love" (Riprock 'N' Alex G radio edit) – 3:33
A2. "Crazy Love" (Todd Edwards Discofied 2000 vocal mix) – 6:19
A3. "Crazy Dubb" – 5:23
B1. "Crazy Love" (London Underground main mix) – 6:13
B2. "Sincere" (Naked Music Jay's Breakfast dub) – 6:09

Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.[2]

Studios

  • Recorded at Prolific Studios
  • Mixed at Soho Recording Studios (London, England)
  • Artwork designed at Intro (London, England)

Personnel

  • MJ Cole – writing (as Matt Coleman), production, mixing, engineering
  • Elisabeth Troy Antwi – writing, vocals
  • Alan Mawdsley – assistant mix engineering
  • Michael Williams – art direction
  • Merton Gauster – photography

Charts

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Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 44
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 17
Scotland (OCC)[7] 52
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 10
UK Dance (OCC)[9] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 22

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 24 April 2000 (2000-04-24)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[12]
United States 24 April 2001 (2001-04-24) Rhythmic contemporary radio
[13]

References

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  1. ^ "The 10 Best UK Garage Tunes, according to Heartless Crew". DummyMag.
  2. ^ a b Crazy Love (UK CD single liner notes). MJ Cole. Talkin' Loud, Mercury Records. 2000. TLCD59, 562 709-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Crazy Love (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). MJ Cole. Talkin' Loud, Mercury Records. 2000. TLX 59, 562 709-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Crazy Love (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). MJ Cole. Talkin' Loud, Island Records. 2000. 314-572 842-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 20. 13 May 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (22.7–29.7 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 July 2000. p. 10. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  10. ^ "MJ Cole Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – MJ Cole – Crazy Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 24, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 April 2000. p. 27. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ "CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1398. 20 April 2001. p. 58. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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