Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)

"Crazy in Love"
Single by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
from the album Dangerously in Love
Released April 28, 2003
Format CD single, DVD single, 7" single
Recorded 2002, Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B, hip hop, funk
Length 3:55
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Beyoncé Knowles, Rich Harrison, Shawn Carter, Eugene Record
Producer Rich Harrison, Beyoncé Knowles
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Platinum (RIANZ)
Silver (BPI)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
(2002)		 "Crazy in Love"
(2003)		 "Baby Boy"
(2003)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Excuse Me Miss"
(2002)		 "Crazy in Love"
(2003)		 "Change Clothes"
(2003)
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"Crazy in Love" is a song by American R&B singer–songwriter Beyoncé Knowles, featuring American rapper Jay-Z. Knowles, Jay-Z, and producer Rich Harrison wrote the song for Knowles' debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. The track features a sample from The Chi-Lites' 1970 song "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" that serves as the song's horn hook.

Released on July 8, 2003 as the album's lead single, "Crazy in Love" has reached number one on the charts of United States and the United Kingdom, and the top ten of many charts worldwide. "Crazy in Love" was critically acclaimed and has earned Knowles several awards. In 2009, British magazine NME voted the song as the best song of the decade.[1] The song was also ranked at number three on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the Decade,[2] number four on Pitchfork Media's list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s,[3] number seven on a list produced by The Daily Telegraph[4] and number six on Slant Magazine's list of the 100 Best Singles of the Decade.[5] The song won Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 46th Grammy Awards. "Crazy in Love" was ranked as the 118th greatest song of all time on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.[6]

Contents

Background and writing

In 2002, Knowles had already recorded numerous songs for Dangerously in Love. Her management scheduled the album for an October 2002 release, however it was postponed several times to capitalize on the success of American rapper Nelly's single "Dilemma", which features Destiny's Child group mate Kelly Rowland.[7] These delays allowed Knowles to go back to the studio and record more songs.

Rich Harrison had already prepared a demo of "Crazy in Love" (originally called 'Crazy Right Now') before he met Knowles.[8] He recalled: "Yeah, I had it in the chamber, I hadn't really shopped it much, because sometimes you don't want to come out of the bag before it's right. People don't really get it and you'll leave them with a foul taste in their mouth. So it was just something that I held on to until I got the call from B."[8]

Knowles was introduced to Harrison three months before the song was recorded.[9] In the studio, Harrison played the demo for Knowles. After listening to the sample, Knowles asked Harrison to write the song, giving him two hours. The theme came from Knowles speaking of being conscious of her appearance. She kept saying "I'm looking crazy right now" and Harrison sang that back to her.[9]

Knowles' boyfriend, American rapper Jay-Z became involved late into the song's production. Around three in the morning, he came to the studio and recorded a rap verse, which he thought up in about ten minutes but had not written down.[8][10]

Music and lyrics

"Crazy in Love" is built in B♭ and G major chords.

"Crazy in Love" is a love song composed in the key of D minor.[11] The song's tempo is set at a moderate 100 beats per minute, in common time.[11] Knowles' vocal range spans around one and a half octaves in the song, from A3 to F5.[11] "Crazy in Love" builds a song out of two major chords, B♭ and G, a third apart. One of the main vocal riffs uses the traditional cowbell rhythm that is often found in samba music and the like.[12] Aside from its go-go vibe, "Crazy in Love" has also old soul influences that is derived from the horn hook.[8] The hook is sampled by Harrison from the 1970 song "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)", originally recorded by the Chicago-based vocal group The Chi-Lites.[8]

The lyrics of "Crazy in Love" is composed in the traditional verse-chorus form. Jay-Z opens the song with a brief spoken lyrics. After Knowles sings "uh-oh, uh-oh", he continues the monologue. Knowles begins the first verse, followed with the chorus. She repeats the "uh-oh, uh-oh" phrase, leading to the second verse. The chorus follows, giving way to the second rap. The song continues to the bridge, chorus, then fades out with the horns.

Critical response

"Crazy in Love" was lauded by reviewers. Tim Sendra of Allmusic, an online music database, described the song as a "stunning pop masterpiece",[13] while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the same website called it "deliriously catchy".[14] Darryl Sterdan, writing for the Canadian website Jam!, noted the song's "instantly addictive horn lines".[15] Anthony DeCurtis for Rolling Stone magazine also remarked to the horn sample, and noted the contribution of Jay-Z, writing: "'Crazy in Love' ... roars out of the speakers on the strength of a propulsive horn sample and the charged presence of her pal, Jay-Z."[16] Marc Anthony Neal of the international webzine Popmatters complimented the "uh-oh, uh-oh" phrase as "catchy".[17] MTV News considered the song the "proudest moment" of the album.[18] "Crazy in Love" is ranked second in the list of biggest-selling singles since the year 2000 produced by Yahoo!.[19]

In 2004, Knowles received three Grammy Awards nominations for "Crazy in Love", in the categories of Record of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, winning the last two.[20] The award for Record of the Year was won by Coldplay's "Clocks". A remix of "Crazy in Love" known as "Krazy in Luv" (Maurice's Soul Nu Mix) won the award Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for its remixer, Maurice Joshua. It was also recognized at the 2004 ASCAP Awards as Most Performed Songs and its publisher, EMI, received the Publisher of the Year accolade.[21] Vibe magazine's VIBE Awards also recognized the song for Coolest Collabo in 2003.[22] In Europe, "Crazy in Love" won the award for Best Song at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.[23] The song has also been recognized by Knowles' peers in the urban markets, and won the award for Best Collaboration at the BET Awards in 2004.[24] Entertainment Weekly magazine ranked "Crazy in Love" 47 in the list of The 100 Greatest Summer Songs.[25]

In 2002, Knowles signed with beverage company Pepsi. Subsequently, she appeared on various advertising campaigns of the company's product, and, in one of those promotional footages, the song "Crazy in Love" is being used as background music.[26] "Crazy in Love" was included on the official soundtracks to the 2004 romantic comedy film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.[27] In 2004, it was also featured in the soundtracks of American comedy film White Chicks and Taxi, the Hollywood remake of the French film. The 2007 comedy film Good Luck Chuck used "Crazy in Love" in its soundtrack.[28]

Chart performance

"Crazy in Love" was a commercial success in the United States. Although not yet served to retail stores, the single was already gaining massive attention. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the official US singles chart, based on heavy rotation alone.[29] The same week it reached number one, Dangerously in Love debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one as well. The substantial airplay, and later in retail, gains of "Crazy in Love" facilitated it to dominate the chart,[30] subsequently spending eight straight weeks atop the Hot 100,[31] making it Knowles' first #1 single in her solo career. Beyoncé quickly outdid herself with the release of the album's second single, "Baby Boy", which topped the chart one week longer than "Crazy in Love."[32] The single charted for twenty-seven weeks on the Hot 100, spending fifteen of those weeks in the top ten, and twenty-six of those weeks in the top fifty. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2004 for 500,000 digital downloads. In 2006 its Mobile Mastertone was also certified gold.[33] "Crazy in Love" eventually became the fourth biggest hit of 2003 in the United States.[34]

In international markets, "Crazy in Love" fared as well. Knowles made history by being the third female artist to have a number-one single and a number-one album simultaneously in the UK.[35] The first was the American singer Mariah Carey, whose album Music Box and single "Without You" were #1 for the week of March 12–19, 1994. The second was the Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue in 2001, with her album Fever and its single "Can't Get You out of My Head". Counting her career with Destiny's Child, this became Knowles's third number-one single in the UK, and it was the only song during 2003 to top the charts in both the UK and the U.S.[36] The single spent three weeks at number one in the UK,[37] spending a total of 15 weeks in the Top 100, and reached the top ten in many European countries.[38] It reached number two in Australia; "Crazy in Love" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association with sales in excess of 70,000 units,[39] and emerged as the twenty-eighth best-selling single in Australia.[40]

Music video

Beyoncé in the music video of "Crazy in Love"

The music video of "Crazy in Love", released in May 2003, was filmed by English director Jake Nava. The video showcases Knowles in various dance sequences. The opening scene begins with Knowles wearing a tank top, short shorts, and red high-heels. She performs an elaborate solo dance on a riser. The scene shifts to a gold set detailing a mock photo shoot, before moving into a scene with dancers detailing Knowles and dancing against a wall while wearing caps and full length pants. Jay-Z then appears and ignites a line of petrol leading to a car which then explodes into flames. He proceeds to perform his rap in front of the burning car, and Beyoncé dances and gyrates beside him, wearing an exotic silk print over a fur coat, before kicking the valve off a fire hydrant. She continues to dance while the water is flying all over the place. The video ends with Knowles and her dancers in front of a giant fan in vibrant dresses in contrast to the more neutral colors of the background, the video also had Carmit Bachar (one of the former Pussycat Dolls) as one of the dancers.

The music video received acclaim from critics, and won three awards at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in the categories of Best Female Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography.[41]

Versions and covers

The song has various remixes, including the Rockwilder remix, Maurice's Nu Soul remix, and Juniors World remix. These versions appeared on the single releases of "Crazy in Love" under an altered spelling, "Krazy in Luv".[42] British close harmony trio The Puppini Sisters have recorded a version of the song on their 'The Rise of Ruby Woo' album - a cover version further remixed by English electronica jazz outfit The Real Tuesday Weld. A version of the song included on Asian releases of Dangerously in Love features a rap in Mandarin Chinese performed by American-Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu, in lieu of Jay-Z's performance.[43]

Since the song's release, many artists have recorded cover versions. In 2003, Irish singer-songwriter Mickey Joe Harte recorded an acoustic rendition of "Crazy In Love" for the charity album Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 1. Alternative rock band Snow Patrol covered the song on a BBC session with Zane Lowe. The cover was released as a b-side to the single "Spitting Games"[44] and was later included on the compilation Cosmosonica - Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers Vol. 1[45] and Snow Patrol's compilation album Up to Now. David Byrne performed "Crazy in Love" live, at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005. In 2007, American alternative rock band Switchfoot produced a rock version released in part of Yahoo!'s CoverArt series.[46] While maintaining the fundamental elements of the track, Switchfoot added their "rock flavor" in it.[46] The band shot a video for the cover version and is available on the Yahoo! Pepsi Smash website. After performing the song on air on the Australian radio station Triple J, The Magic Numbers recorded a cover for the 2007 Starbucks (Hear Music) compilation album, Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project. British close harmony trio The Puppini Sisters covered the song for their 2007 album The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo. Tracy Bonham covered the song acoustically, with guitar and violin, in her 2007 album In The City + In The Woods. Indie artist Dsico recorded an electronic music style cover of the song, which is available for download on the Internet. German group The Baseballs covered the song in rockabilly style for their debut album Strike! in 2009. Antony and the Johnsons released an orchestral take of the song as the b-side to their 2009 "Aeon" single. The cast of Glee performed a mash up of the songs 'Hair' and 'Crazy in Love' in the season 1 episode "Hairography".

Crazy In Love has been performed live twice on Australian Idol. The first time was on Season 1 by eventual winner Guy Sebastian on the Final 2 showdown and the second time was a jazzier version on Season 4 by eventual runner-up Jessica Mauboy on the Final 6 Big Band show.

Track listings

Krazy in Luv EP[47]
  1. "Crazy in Love" – 3:56
  2. "Krazy In Luv" (Adam 12 So Crazy Remix) - 4:29
  3. "Krazy In Luv" (Rockwilder Remix) - 4:12
European CD single[48]
  1. "Crazy in Love" – 4:09
  2. "Crazy in Love" (Without Rap) – 3:43
European Maxi-CD single[49]
  1. "Crazy in Love" (Single Version) – 4:11
  2. "Summertime" feat. P. Diddy - 3:53
  3. "Krazy In Luv" (Maurice's Nu Soul Remix) - 6:27
  4. "Krazy In Luv" (Rockwilder Remix) - 4:12
  5. "Crazy in Love" (Enhanced Musicvideo)
UK single[50]
  1. "Crazy in Love" – 3:56
  2. "Summertime" - 3:52
  3. "Krazy In Luv" (Maurice's Nu Soul Remix) - 6:29

Official versions

  1. "Crazy in Love" – 3:56
  2. "Crazy in Love" (Without Rap) / (No Rap Version) – 3:43
  3. "Krazy In Luv" (Maurice's Nu Soul Remix) - 6:29
  4. "Krazy In Luv" (Adam 12 So Crazy Remix) - 4:29
  5. "Krazy In Luv" (Rockwilder Remix) - 4:12

Reception

Critical

This song was number three on Rolling Stone's 2009 list of the 50 Best Songs of the Decade.[51] And number one on NME's " Tracks Of The Decade"[52]

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[38] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[38] 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[38] 5
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[53] 10
Canadian Singles Chart[54] 2
Danish Singles Chart[38] 5
Dutch Top 40[38] 2
European Hot 100 Singles[35] 1
Finnish Singles Chart[38] 12
French Singles Chart[38] 21
German Singles Chart[38] 6
Hungarian Singles Chart[55] 3
Hungarian Dance Chart[56] 2
Irish Singles Chart[38] 1
Italian Singles Chart[53] 5
New Zealand Singles Chart[38] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart[38] 5
Romanian Top 100[57] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[38] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[38] 3
UK Singles Chart[38] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[54] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[54] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[54] 1

Decade-end charts

End of decade chart (2000–2009) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[58] 40

Certifications

Region (provider) Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Australia (ARIA) Platinum[59]
New Zealand (RIANZ) Platinum[60]
Norway (IFPI) Gold[61]
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver[62]
United States (RIAA) Gold[63]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"May We Never Have to Say Goodbye" by Ronan Tynan and Rita Connolly		 Irish Singles Chart number-one single
July 12, 2003 – August 2, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Fly on the Wings of Love" by XTM and DJ Chucky presents Annia
Preceded by
"This Is the Night" by Clay Aiken		 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
July 12, 2003 – August 30, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
Preceded by
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
July 6, 2003 – July 20, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side" by Daniel Bedingfield
Preceded by
"So Gone" by Monica		 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
July 26, 2003 – August 9, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Frontin'" by Pharrell featuring Jay-Z
Preceded by
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy		 European Hot 100 Singles number-one single
July 26, 2003 – August 16, 2003		 Succeeded by
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy
Preceded by
"Harem" by Sarah Brightman		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
September 13, 2003		 Succeeded by
"My Time" by Dutch featuring Crystal Waters

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Beyoncé singles
Discography · Videography · Songs · Awards and nominations · Tours
Dangerously in Love
"Crazy in Love" · "Baby Boy" · "Me, Myself and I" · "Naughty Girl"
#1's
"Check on It"
B'Day
"Déjà Vu" · "Ring the Alarm" · "Irreplaceable" · "Beautiful Liar" · "Get Me Bodied" · "Green Light"
I Am... Sasha Fierce
"If I Were a Boy" · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" · "Diva" · "Halo" · "Ego" · "Sweet Dreams" · "Broken-Hearted Girl" · "Video Phone"
Featured singles
"I Got That" · "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" · "What More Can I Give" · "Hollywood" · "Amor Gitano" · "Until the End of Time" · "Love in This Club Part II" · "Just Stand Up!" · "Telephone" · "Put It in a Love Song"
Soundtrack singles
"Work It Out" · "Fighting Temptation" · "Summertime" · "One Night Only" · "Listen" · "At Last"
Other songs
"Dangerously in Love 2" · "Upgrade U" · "Suga Mama" · "Radio" · "Why Don't You Love Me"
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Jay-Z singles
Reasonable Doubt
"Dead Presidents" · "Ain't No Nigga" · "Can't Knock the Hustle" · "Feelin' It"
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" · "The City Is Mine" · "Wishing On a Star"
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
"Can I Get A..." · "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" · "Money, Cash, Hoes" · "Jigga What, Jigga Who"
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter
"Jigga My Nigga" · "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" · Things That U Do" · "Big Pimpin'"
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" · "Change the Game" · "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
The Blueprint
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" · "Girls, Girls, Girls" · "Jigga That Nigga" · "Song Cry"
The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" · "Hovi Baby" · "Excuse Me Miss"
The Black Album
"What More Can I Say" · "Change Clothes" · "Encore" · "Dirt off Your Shoulder" · "99 Problems"
Kingdom Come
"Show Me What You Got" · "Lost One" · "Hollywood" · "30 Something"
American Gangster
"Blue Magic" · "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." · "I Know"
The Blueprint 3
"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" · "Run This Town" · "Empire State of Mind" · "On to the Next One" · "Young Forever"
Collaborations
"20 Bag Shorty" · "Big Chips" · "Numb/Encore" · "Swagga Like Us"
As featured artist
"I'll Be" · "Money Ain't a Thang" · "Heartbreaker" · "4 da Fam" · "The Best of Me (Remix)" · "Fiesta (Remix)" · "Guess Who's Back" · "What We Do" · "Frontin'" · "Crazy in Love" · "Dear Summer" · "Go Crazy" · "Get Throwed" · "Déjà Vu" · "Upgrade U" · "Umbrella" · "Lost+" · "Mr. Carter" · "Money Goes, Honey Stay (When the Money Goes Remix)" · "I Wanna Rock (G-Mix)" · "XXXO" · "Hot Tottie" · "Monster"
Soundtrack singles
"Who You Wit" · "It's Alright" · "Girl's Best Friend" · "Hey Papi" · "La-La-La" · "Brooklyn Go Hard"
Other songs
"In My Lifetime" · "Anything" · "Takeover" · "Renegade" · "Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)" · "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" · "Power (Remix)"
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