Crazy for You (Hedley song)

"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.^[2] The song was released as the second official single off the album on January 20, 2014 through Universal Music Canada.^[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 served to hot adult contemporary radio through Capitol Records on March 17, 2014.^[5]

"Crazy for You"
Single by Hedley
from the album Wild Life
Released	January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)
Genre	Disco[1]
Length	3:37 3:21 (radio edit)
Label	Universal Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Jacob Hoggard Brian Howes Jason Van Poederooyen
Producer(s)	Brian Howes Jacob Hoggard
Hedley singles chronology
"Anything" (2013) "Crazy for You" (2014) "Heaven in Our Headlights" (2014)

Composition

"Crazy for You" was written by Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes and Jason Van Poederooyen. It was co-produced by Hoggard along with Howes.^[6] Lyrically, the song is a love song to a woman of questionable mental faculties.^[7] Musically, the track is described as disco, drawing comparisons to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky".^[8] Hoggard said the track was inspired by "old school Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder."^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11][12] It was inspired by the 1988 film, They Live.^[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".^[13]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Crazy for You"

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref(s)
2014	MuchMusic Video Awards	Post-Production of the Year	Nominated	[13]
2014	Juno Awards	Producer of the Year	Nominated	[14]
2015		Single of the Year	Nominated
2015	Canadian Radio Music Awards	Song of the Year	Nominated	[15]

Track listing

Digital download^[16]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crazy for You"	3:37

UK CD single^[17]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crazy for You" (Radio edit)	3:21
2.	"Radio ID"	0:04
3.	"Song Intro"	0:10

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Crazy for You" Chart (2014) Peak position Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[18] 7 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 7 Canada AC (Billboard)[20] 8 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 5 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[22] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Crazy for You" Chart (2014) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	2× Platinum	166,000[4]

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Crazy for You"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	October 22, 2013	Digital download	Universal Music Canada	[2]
	January 20, 2014	Radio airplay		[3]
Oman	February 5, 2014	Digital download		[25]
United States	March 17, 2014	Hot adult contemporary radio	Capitol Records	[5]