| "Crazy for You" | ||||
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| Single by Madonna | ||||
| from the album Vision Quest | ||||
| B-side | "No More Words" (Berlin) | |||
| Released | March 2, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
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| Producer(s) | John "Jellybean" Benitez | |||
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"Crazy for You" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for the film Vision Quest (1985), written by John Bettis and Jon Lind, and produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez. Released on March 2, 1985 through Geffen Records, it is a pop ballad with torch influences, and lyrics that talk about sexual attraction and desire. Jon Peters and Peter Guber produced Vision Quest, while Joel Sill, Warner Bros. Pictures music vice president, and music director Phil Ramone were in charge of putting together its soundtrack. Sill got in touch with Bettis and Lind, and asked them to write a new song for the film. The duo came up with "Crazy for You" after reading the script, and decided to use it in a scene in which the main characters – Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino – dance together for the first time.
Peters and Ramone knew Madonna from Sire Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records, and proposed she record the song after watching her previous videos. Initial recording sessions did not impress Bettis and Lind, who felt that the track would be dropped from the soundtrack. The song was re-recorded with the involvement of composer Rob Mounsey, much to the Bettis and Lind's liking. "Crazy for You" was a challenge for Benitez, as his work up to that point had been only dance-pop, and ushered a new musical direction for Madonna. Not wanting to draw attention from the singer's Like a Virgin album and its singles, Warner Bros. initially did not want to issue "Crazy for You" as a single, but Peters pushed and convinced executives to greenlight the release.
Upon release, critical reception towards the song was generally positive, with praise being given to Madonna's vocals. Additionally, it earned her first Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The song became Madonna's second number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the charts of Australia and Canada. It also peaked at number two in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. While no official music video was shot, Geffen put together a compilation that mixed scenes of Vision Quest with shots of Madonna singing. "Crazy for You" has been performed on three of the singer's concert tours, the most recent being the Celebration Tour of 2023–2024. Additionally, it has been covered by multiple artists, including Groove Armada and Kelly Clarkson, and featured in television series and movies like Full House and 13 Going on 30 (2004).