Crazy Beat
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| "Crazy Beat" | ||
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| Single by Blur | ||
| from the album Think Tank | ||
| Released | 7 July 2003 | |
| Format | CD, DVD, 7" vinyl | |
| Recorded | Marrakech, 2002 | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 3:15 | |
| Label | Parlophone, Food, EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Blur, Norman Cook | |
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| Blur singles chronology | ||
| "Out of Time" (2003) |
"Crazy Beat" (2003) |
"Good Song" (2003) |
"Crazy Beat" is a song by Blur and was released as the second single from their seventh album Think Tank in 2003 (see 2003 in British music).
"Crazy Beat" has been compared by critics and the band to Blur's 1997 hit "Song 2" in its guitar-driven simplicity. Released in the United States as the first single from the album, it became Blur's first single since "Song 2" to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching #22. However, it was Blur's lowest-charting single in the UK since 1994's "End of a Century", reaching only #18 (see 1994 in British music).
[edit] Track listings
- 7" R6610
- "Crazy Beat"
- "The Outsider"
- CD CDRS6610
- "Crazy Beat"
- "Don't Be"
- "Crazy Beat" (alternative video)
- DVD DVDR6610
- "Crazy Beat" (video)
- "Don't Be"
- "The Outsider"
- "Crazy Beat" (animatic)
[edit] Video
"Crazy Beat" was supported by two music videos. The official video sees the band performing the song and creating a beast composed of green lightning which attacks people in a pub. The alternate video shows four women performing a peculiar dance to the song, wearing matching brown dresses and blonde wigs.
[edit] Cover images
 7" |
 CD |
 DVD |
| Blur |
| Damon Albarn | Alex James | Dave Rowntree |
| Graham Coxon | Simon Tong |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Leisure | Modern Life Is Rubbish | Parklife | The Great Escape | Blur | 13 | Think Tank |
| Compilations: The Special Collectors Edition | Live at the Budokan | Bustin' + Dronin' |
| The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set | Blur: The Best of |
| Singles: See Blur Singles |
| Other projects |
| The Ailerons | Fat Les | The Good, the Bad and the Queen | Gorillaz | Me Me Me | WigWam |
| Related articles |
| Food Records | Honest Jon's | Stephen Street | Transcopic |
