The song was leaked in late 2005, months before its regular release, and consequently received massive airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, most notably by radio DJ Zane Lowe, who also used the song in TV ads for his show. When it was finally released in March 2006, it became the first single to top the UK charts on download sales alone. The song remained at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks (which no other song had achieved in over ten years, and was only surpassed by Rihanna's "Umbrella" in July 2007) before the band and their record company decided to remove the single from UK stores so people would "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it." In spite of this deletion, the song became the UK's best selling single of 2006.
The song won a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, and was also nominated as Record of the Year, which it lost to "Not Ready to Make Nice" by the Dixie Chicks. It was also nominated and further won a 2006 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song. The song was also named the best song of 2006 by Rolling Stone and by the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.
Musically, "Crazy" was inspired by film scores of spaghetti Westerns, in particular by the works of Ennio Morricone, who is best known as the composer of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. The song samples a portion of "Last Man Standing" by the brothers Gian Franco and Gian Piero Reverberi from the 1968 spaghetti Western Django, Prepare a Coffin (Preparati la bara!) (The track is listed as "Nel cimitero di Tucson" on the film's soundtrack). In a 2006 interview with The lNew York Times, Danger Mouse said: "I brought in a song that I felt was a complete Ennio Morricone ripoff, but Cee-Lo and I started talking, and I somehow got off on this tangent about how people won't take an artist seriously unless they're insane."
The song's lyrics, written by Cee-Lo, were inspired by a conversation he and Danger Mouse had in the studio with the instrumental playing on repeat: Danger Mouse was "caught up in thinking that people have to believe you're crazy to think you're an artist." After the conversation, Cee-Lo recorded the vocals for the song in just one take.
Crazy
Gnarls Barkley Lyrics
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I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space
Mm-hmm, hmm
And when you're out there, without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Hmm
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice
That's my only advice
Mm
Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you
Who do you think you are?
Hahaha, bless your soul
You really think you're in control?
Well
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart
To lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember, is thinking
I wanna be like them
Mm-hmm
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And there's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
But maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
The song "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be mentally unwell. The lyrics speak to the feeling of being out of touch with one's own emotions and the world around them, as well as the idea that perhaps this sense of disconnection and confusion is actually something that should be celebrated, rather than feared.
The opening lines of the song, "I remember when / I remember, I remember when I lost my mind," set the tone for what is to come. The singer is remembering a time when he felt completely overwhelmed and disconnected from reality, and there is a sense of longing in his voice as he recalls this experience. He goes on to describe the strange comfort he found in this place of madness, where even his emotions had an echo in an endless expanse of space.
The chorus of the song is perhaps the most well-known part, with the repeated refrain of "Does that make me crazy? / Possibly," suggesting that the singer is questioning whether his own state of mind is something that should be pathologized or celebrated. The bridge of the song brings in a note of caution, with the singer warning the listener to think twice before jumping headfirst into the world of madness.
Overall, "Crazy" is a powerful and thought-provoking song that explores the complexities of mental illness and the ways in which it can both isolate and connect us to the world around us.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space
And when you're out there, without care
Yeah, I was out of touch, but it wasn't because I didn't know enough. I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Possibly
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you, who do you think you are? Hahaha, bless your soul
You really think you're in control?
Well, I think you're crazy. I think you're crazy. I think you're crazy, just like me
My heroes had the heart
To lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember, is thinking
I wanna be like them
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And there's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
But maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy. Maybe we're crazy. Probably
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Brian Burton, Gian Reverberi, Gianfranco Reverberi, Thomas Callaway
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@itsjustnopinionok
Greatest songs of all times?1.Beethoven symphony no's 3,5,7,9.
Last 5 string quartets
2. Schubert: "Ava maria"
3. Chopin: mostly all his piano works
4. Brahms symphonies (all of them)
5. Scott Joplin : The Entertainer
6. MJ "Thriller album"
7. Prince "Purple Rain" album
8. The Who "Who are you"
9. The Beatles. all there albums.
10. Fleetwood Mac: "Gypsy"
And to many others to list.
Crazy is good but lower on the list.
@xchroniclex4792
I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space
And when you're out there without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you
Who do you think you are
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
You really think you're in control
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on the limb
And all I remember is thinking I want to be like them
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
But maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
@heheboi9269
there's absolutely nothing wrong in finding a song on tiktok, but calling it a tiktok song, is simply unacceptable.
@msve3730
That shit blows my mind. Like how 🤔. Folks think the missy Eliot song is a tik tac song
@amadeus7907
Fucking facts
@landslide6019
It's not a war crime if it's in defense of a legend.
@-GoldenSTAR-
Damn you're right my man! SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE!!!
@isisunshine7920
I founded on YouTube, best song. I start every day with this song and I love it!!!!!!!
@67badnewsboiii35
How many people remember what listening to this on the radio as a kid in the car
@tinyboii4286
i remember every morning at 6 am at my grandmas house listening to this on MTV
@ITZZZJOHNYYYYY
You knowww
@vaporishbrush4121
Me did yep and I am still technically a kid