" A Big Insanity" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. The song was written by Michael Cretu

Michael Cretu

Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....

 and Klaus Hirschburger. It was released in April 1990 as the album's second single. The song's B-side, "The Skin I'm in", appeared on Sandra's fourth studio album Paintings in Yellow

Paintings in Yellow

Paintings in Yellow is the fourth studio album from German singer Sandra, released in 1990.The five-part track "The Journey" foreshadowed the Enigma sound. Frank Peterson, who was the co-producer on the Enigma project, took up the role of writing and producing some of the tracks with Michael...

. The song was a minor hit, being a top twenty hit in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

and a top 30 in Germany.

Formats and track listings

CD maxi

1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" - 4:29
2. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (club mix) - 6:12
3. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (dance mix) - 6:39
4. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (dub mix) - 2:33
5. "The Skin I'm in" - 3:40

7" single

1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" - 4:29
2. "The Skin I'm in" - 3:40

12" single

1. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" - 4:29
2. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (club mix) - 6:12
3. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (dance mix) - 6:39
4. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (dub mix) - 2:33

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
French SNEP Singles Chart	41
German Singles Chart	27