Crazy for You (Hedley song)

"Crazy for You"
Single by Hedley
from the album Wild Life
Released	January 20, 2014
Format	CD single digital download
Genre	Disco
Length	3:37 3:21 (radio edit)
Label	Universal Capitol
Writer(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)

"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.^[1] The song was released as the second official single off the album on January 20, 2014 through Universal Music Canada.^[2][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]

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.^[6][7] 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.^[8][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".^[6]

Track listing

UK CD single^[10]

1. "Crazy for You (Radio edit)" – 3:21
2. "Radio ID" – 0:04
3. "Song Intro" – 0:10

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11]	7
Canada AC (Billboard)[12]	8
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[13]	5
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[14]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	2× Platinum	166,000[4]
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label(s)
Canada	October 22, 2013[1]	Digital download	Universal Music Canada
	January 20, 2014[2][3]	Radio airplay
Oman	February 5, 2014[17]	Digital download
United States	March 17, 2014[5]	Hot adult contemporary radio	Capitol Records

References

1. Hedley. "Twitter / Hedleyonline: You guys get a brand ...". Twitter.
2. Hedley. "Hedley - Cover Photos". Facebook.
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4. Bliss, Karen (27 January 2015). "Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
5. "R&R:: Going for Adds: Hot AC". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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7. "Ultimate Music | Hedley "Crazy For You" (Video Premiere)". josepvinaixa. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
8. "Hedley are on the run in their Crazy For You music video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
9. "Go Behind The Scenes Of Hedley's "Crazy For You" Music Video". ANDPOP. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
10. "Crazy For You (CD single) by Hedley: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
11. "Hedley – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Hedley.
12. "Chart Search". Billboard Canada AC for Hedley. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
13. "Chart Search". Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Hedley. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
14. "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Hot AC for Hedley. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
15. "Canadian Hot 100 : Page 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
16. "Canadian single certifications – Hedley – Crazy for You". Music Canada.
17. "Crazy For You - Single by Hedley". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.