Crazy for You (Let Loose song)

"Crazy for You"
Single by Let Loose
from the album Let Loose
B-side
  • "Cardboard City"
  • "Start a New Day"
Released12 April 1993 (1993-04-12)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length4:19
Label
Songwriter(s)Richie Wermerling
Producer(s)Nicky Graham
Let Loose singles chronology
"Crazy for You"
(1993) 		"The Way I Wanna Be"
(1993)

"Crazy for You" is a song by British pop music trio Let Loose, released in April 1993 by Vertigo Records as their debut single from their self-titled album (1994). The song was written by Richie Wermerling and produced by Nicky Graham. The original 1993 release reached No. 44 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number 157 in Australia.[2]

On 13 June 1994, "Crazy for You" was re-issued in the UK by Mercury Records and attained a new peak of No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It became the UK's eighth-best-selling single of 1994.

Speaking to Digital Spy in 2009, Wermerling said of the song and its success: "I wrote the song myself and knew it was a bit prettier than some of my other ones, but I didn't think it would pick up as much as it did. It was around for months and even I had to turn off the radio after a while. I'm pleased though as it still pays for the bacon in the morning now!"[3]

Critical reception

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Alex Kadis from Smash Hits gave "Crazy for You" a full score of five out of five and named it Best New Single. She wrote, "This is a brilliant brilliant pop song with gorgeous lyrics, an "all together now" chorus and strong, emotive vocals."[4]

Track listings

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1993 release

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  • UK and Australian CD single[5]
  1. "Crazy for You" (7-inch) – 4:19
  2. "Crazy for You" (Loose Mix) – 6:06
  3. "Cardboard City" – 4:34
  4. "Crazy for You" (Reg Mix) – 4:18
  • UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single[6][7][8]
  1. "Crazy for You" – 4:19
  2. "Cardboard City" – 4:34

1994 re-issue

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  1. "Crazy for You" – 4:09
  2. "Cardboard City" – 4:34
  3. "Candy Stripe" – 4:51
  4. "Start a New Day" – 4:43
  1. "Crazy for You" – 4:09
  2. "Start a New Day" – 4:43
  • UK 12-inch single[14]
  1. "Crazy for You" (Wild Fruit N.R.G. Mix) – 7:57
  2. "Crazy for You" (Wild Fruit Club Mix) – 7:55
  3. "Seventeen" (The Wild Fruit Mix) – 7:35
  4. "Crazy for You" (radio mix) – 4:12

Personnel

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Let Loose

  • Richie Wermerling – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rob Jeffrey – guitar, backing vocals
  • Lee Murray – drums, backing vocals

Production

  • Nicky Graham – producer of "Crazy for You"
  • Let Loose – producers of "Cardboard City", "Start a New Day" and "Candy Stripe", remixing on "Crazy for You"
  • Matt Kemp – engineer on "Crazy for You" and "Cardboard City", remixing on "Crazy for You"

Other

  • Simon Fowler – photography (1993 release)
  • Mainartery – design (1993 and 1994 releases)
  • Mike Diver – photography, montage (1994 release)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 12 April 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Vertigo [28]
Australia July 1993 CD cassette [2]
United Kingdom (re-release) 13 June 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [29]
Japan 24 September 1994 CD [30]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Let Loose ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ Balls, David (20 April 2009). "Whatever happened to... Let Loose?". Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ Kadis, Alex (8 June 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 55. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ Crazy for You (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. VERCD 74, 862 121-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Crazy for You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. VER 74, 862 120-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Crazy for You (UK cassette single sleeve). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. VERMC74, 862 120-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Crazy for You (European CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. 862 120-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Crazy for You (UK CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MERCD 402, 858 303-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Crazy for You (Australian CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. 856 051-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Crazy for You (Japanese CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. PHCR-8313.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Crazy for You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MER 402, 858 302-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Crazy for You (UK cassette single sleeve). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MERMC 402, 858 302-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Crazy for You (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MERX 402.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crazy for You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  20. ^ 16 August 1994
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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  24. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  25. ^ "1994 in Review – Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 December 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  26. ^ Kreisler, Lauren (14 September 2012). "Official Charts Pop Gem #6: Let Loose – Crazy for You". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  27. ^ "British single certifications – Let Loose – Crazy for You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  28. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 April 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 11 June 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  30. ^ "クレイジー・フォー・ユー | レット・ルース" [Crazy for You | Let Loose] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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