Crazy for You (Hedley song)

"Crazy for You"
Single by Hedley
from the album Wild Life
Released January 10, 2014
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:37
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Howes
  • Hoggard
Hedley singles chronology
"Anything"
(2013)		 "Crazy for You"
(2014)		 "Heaven in Our Headlights"
(2014)

"Crazy for You" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their fifth studio album, Wild Life (2013). It was made available for purchase on iTunes on October 22, 2013 as a promotional single supporting pre-orders of the album.[1] The song was released as the second official single off the album on January 20, 2014 through Universal Music Canada.[2][3] It was a success in Canada, reaching the top 10 and selling over 166,000 copies.[4] In the US, "Crazy for You" was servied to hot adult contemporary radio through Capitol Records on March 17, 2014.[5]

Music video

The official music video for "Crazy for You" was directed by J. Lee Williams and Timur Musabay, and premiered on February 14, 2014.[6][7] In the clip, the band members are locked in a psychiatric hospital, from which they escape and subsequently go on the run, whereupon they discover that the world outside is different than they remember.[8][9] The video was nominated for the Post-Production Video of the Year at the 2014 MMVAs, but it lost to City and Colour's "Thirst".[6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012-13) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 7
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 5
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[12] 5
Canada AC (Billboard)[13] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 22

Release history

Country Date Format Label(s)
Canada October 22, 2013[1] Digital download Universal Music Canada
January 20, 2014[2][3] Radio airplay
Oman February 5, 2014[15] Digital download
United States March 17, 2014[5] Hot adult contemporary radio Capitol Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hedley. "Twitter / Hedleyonline: You guys get a brand ...". Twitter.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hedley. "Hedley - Cover Photos". Facebook.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hedley - Crazy For You". Virgin Radio 96. Bell Media.
  4. ↑ Bliss, Karen (27 January 2015). "Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "R&R:: Going for Adds: Hot AC". Radio & Records. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Hedley - Crazy For You (2014)". IMVDb. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultimate Music | Hedley “Crazy For You” (Video Premiere)". josepvinaixa. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hedley are on the run in their Crazy For You music video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Retrieved 18 June 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  9. ↑ "Go Behind The Scenes Of Hedley’s “Crazy For You” Music Video". ANDPOP. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hedley Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Hedley.
  11. ↑ "Hedley Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Hedley.
  12. ↑ "Hedley Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada Hot AC for Hedley.
  13. ↑ "Hedley Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canada AC for Hedley.
  14. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 : Page 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Crazy For You - Single by Hedley". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.