Crazy (Aerosmith song)
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"Crazy" is a song performed by rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Desmond Child. It is the 5th and final single from Aerosmith's wildly popular 1993 album Get a Grip. It was released as a single in 1994 and peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Lyrical Interpretation
The song's lyrics are about a woman who comes and goes and is unfaithful, and the woman's "crazy ways" drive the narrator "crazy."Video
The video for the song received heavy rotation on MTV and was one of the most requested videos. It featured the 3rd appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, as well as the career debut of Steven's daughter Liv Tyler. The video was very film-like and depicted the two as schoolgirls who skip class, run away, and enter a dance competition. The video is noteworthy for its very risque and suggestive sexual scenes, many of which depict lesbianism in the characters.
Success
The song was the 2nd highest chart performance for the band out of all the singles for Get a Grip. The song also earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal in 1994. This was the band's 2nd Grammy win for Get a Grip and 3rd award overall.Criticism
Many longtime fans were critical of the song for being too pop in nature, and the band has thus rarely performed it during their constant touring the past 5 years.
| Aerosmith |
| Steven Tyler | Joe Perry | Brad Whitford | Tom Hamilton | Joey Kramer |
| Ray Tabano | Jimmy Crespo | Rick Dufay |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Aerosmith | Get Your Wings | Toys in the Attic | Rocks | Draw the Line | Night in the Ruts | Rock in a Hard Place | Done with Mirrors | Permanent Vacation | Pump | Get a Grip | Nine Lives | Just Push Play | Honkin' on Bobo |
| Live albums: Live Bootleg | Classics Live I and II | A Little South of Sanity | Rockin' the Joint |
| Compilations: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits | Gems | Pandora's Box | Big Ones | Box of Fire | | O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits |
| Videos: Live Texxas Jam '78 | 3 x 5 | Aerosmith Scrapbook | Things That Go Pump in the Night | The Making of Pump | Big Ones You Can Look At | You Gotta Move |
| Singles: Mama Kin | Dream On | Sweet Emotion | Walk This Way | Last Child | Back in the Saddle | Draw the Line | Kings and Queens | Come Together | Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) | Dude (Looks Like a Lady) | Angel | Rag Doll | Love in an Elevator | Janie's Got a Gun | What it Takes | The Other Side | Livin' on the Edge | Cryin | Amazing | Crazy | Deuces Are Wild | Blind Man | Fallin' in Love (is Hard on the Knees) | Hole in My Soul | Pink | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | Jaded |
| Concert tours |
| Toys in the Attic Tour | Rocks Tour | Draw the Line Tour | Night in the Ruts Tour | Rock in a Hard Place Tour | Back in the Saddle Tour | Permanent Vacation Tour | Pump Tour | Get a Grip Tour | Nine Lives Tour | Just Push Play Tour | Girls of Summer Tour | Rocksimus Maximus Tour | Honkin' on Bobo Tour | Rockin' the Joint Tour | Route of All Evil Tour |
| Related content |
| Achievements and Awards | Contributions to Pop Culture | Toxic Twins | The Joe Perry Project | Rock 'n' Roller Coaster | Flaming Moe's | Quest for Fame | Revolution X | | |
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