Crazy (The Manhattans song)

"Crazy"
Single by The Manhattans
from the album Forever by Your Side
B-side"Love Is Gonna Find You"[1]
ReleasedJune 1983[1]
Recorded1983[2]
Genre
Length4:52 (Album full version)[2]
3:55 (7" Single version)[1]
LabelColumbia Records[2]
Songwriter(s)
  • John V. Anderson
  • Steve Williams
  • Steve Horton[2]
Producer(s)
  • John V. Anderson
  • Steve Williams[2]
The Manhattans singles chronology
"Honey, Honey"
(1982)
"Crazy"
(1983)
"Forever by Your Side"
(1983)
Music video
"Crazy" (Official Music Video) on YouTube

"Crazy" is a song written and produced by the Americans songwriters and music producers John V. Anderson, Steve Williams and Steve Horton.[2] The song was recorded in 1983 by popular American R&B vocal group The Manhattans and released the same year on the album Forever by Your Side by Columbia Records.[2] "Crazy" was released as a single in June 1983,[1] reaching No. 4 on the R&B chart,[3] and No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Besides the United States, "Crazy" peaked at No. 63 on the UK Singles chart.[5] Two formats were released for the single of "Crazy". The first was 7" single, where "Crazy" was only 3:55 in length and containing the song "Love Is Gonna Find You" on B-side.[1] The second was 12" single, containing the instrumental version of "Crazy" on B-side.[6]

"Crazy" was followed later in 1983 by a second single, the title track "Forever by Your Side", which was successful in Brazil in 1985.

  1. ^ a b c d e 45cat. "Manhattans – Crazy / Love Is Gonna Find You 7" (1983)". Retrieved February 21, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Discogs. "The Manhattans – Forever By Your Side (1983)". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Billboard. "The Manhattans – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Billboard. "The Manhattans – The Hot 100 Chart". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. ^ The Official UK Charts. "Manhattans – UK Charts". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Discogs. "Crazy / Crazy (Instrumental) 12" (1983)". Retrieved February 22, 2018.