I Go Crazy (Paul Davis song)
| "I Go Crazy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Paul Davis | ||||
| from the album Singer of Songs: Teller of Tales | ||||
| B-side | "Reggae Kinda Way" | |||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Format | Single | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Bang | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Davis | |||
| Producer(s) |
Phil Benton Paul Davis | |||
| Paul Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"I Go Crazy" is a song written, composed, and recorded by American singer-songwriter Paul Davis. It was the first single he released from his 1977 album Singer of Songs: Teller of Tales, and his second-highest peaking pop hit, peaking at #7 on the Billboard chart in 1978. Inspired by a brief stay in the Bellevue psychiatric ward, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart on 27 August 1977 and began slowly climbing, peaking in March and April 1978, before dropping off the chart the week after 27 May 1978, encompassing the entire 1977-1978 school year in the process. Overall, it spent 40 weeks (nine months and one week) on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, setting what was then the record for the longest run on that chart, of consecutive weeks or not.[1]
Covers
The song has been covered by several artists, including these four whose versions were all released as singles:
- Lee Greenwood, on his 1989 album If Only for One Night. Greenwood's version was issued as a single that summer for the country music market.
- Will Downing, on his 1991 album A Dream Fulfilled. Downing's version was also a single.
- Barry Manilow, on his 1996 album Summer of '78.
- DHT, on their 2005 album Listen to Your Heart.
Chart performance
Paul Davis
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 25 |
Lee Greenwood
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 47 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 55 |
Will Downing
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 37 |
Barry Manilow
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 30 |
DHT featuring Edmée
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] | 15 |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 76 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 56 |
References
- ↑ ""I Go Crazy" singer Paul Davis dies". CNN. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ↑ Canadian peak
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6559." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Greenwood Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lee Greenwood.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – DHT feat. Edmée – I Go Crazy" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – DHT feat. Edmée – I Go Crazy" (in French). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – DHT feat. Edmée – I Go Crazy" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – DHT feat. Edmée – I Go Crazy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
