I'll Go Crazy
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| “I'll Go Crazy” | |||||
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| Single by James Brown and The Famous Flames | |||||
| B-side | "I Know It's True (I Found Someone)" | ||||
| Released | 1960 | ||||
| Length | 2:10 | ||||
| Label | Federal 12369 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown | ||||
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"I'll Go Crazy" is a 1960 rhythm and blues song recorded by James Brown and The Famous Flames.[1] It was a Top 20 Billboard R&B hit, charting at #15. It was performed by the group as the first song on their million-selling album Live at the Apollo. It is perhaps best remembered for the lyrics on the song's bridge:
"You gotta live... For yourself... For yourself..and nobody else!"
"I'll Go Crazy" has inspired cover versions by many different artists, including The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, The Buckinghams, Chris Isaak, The Phantoms, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, Buddy Guy, The Nighthawks, Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy, Graham Bonnet, and The Bad Boys. It was performed by Dan Aykroyd in the actor's tribute to Brown on his induction at the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors.
[edit] Personnel
James Brown and The Famous Flames: Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett, Lloyd Stallworth.
