(You Drive Me) Crazy
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" Crazy" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears
. The song was written and produced by Max Martin
, Jörgen Elofsson
, Per Magnusson
and David Kreuger
for Spears' debut studio album
, ...Baby One More Time
(1999). It was released on August 23, 1999 by Jive Records
, as the third single from the album. The teen pop
song, speaks of a woman who is crazy by her love interest, claiming that his "love keeps [her] up all night".
The single version differs from the original album version on ...Baby One More Time
, which was recorded a year before in March 1998 in Sweden. On May 12, 1999, Martin and Spears came to the Battery Studios in New York and re-recorded the vocals of the original song to the remixed version, called "The Stop Remix!". The remix was first included on the original motion picture soundtrack of the film Drive Me Crazy
, and was later included on Spears' first compilation Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
. The song was a commercial success reaching the top ten positions in almost every country it charted in. It also gave Spears her second top ten hit in the United States.
An accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Dick
, portrays Spears as a waitress of a club, who changes her clothes and starts to sing and dance to a guy who stares at her and drives her crazy. It features guest appearances of actors Melissa Joan Hart
and Adrien Grenier, due to promotion of the 1999 film Drive Me Crazy
. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was performed by Spears on five tours, including ...Baby One More Time Tour
, Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour
, Dream Within a Dream Tour
, and The Onyx Hotel Tour
.
in the third quarter of 1999, but was also later included on her compilation Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
. The "Stop Remix!" was used as the single version and was first included on the original motion picture soundtrack of the film Drive Me Crazy
. The soundtrack was released on September 28, 1999. The single version differs from the original album version on ...Baby One More Time
, which was recorded a year before in March 1998 in Sweden. On May 12, 1999, Max Martin and Britney Spears came to the Battery Studios in Manhattan, NY and re-recorded the vocals of the original song to the remixed version. The song was written and produced by Per Magnusson
, Jörgen Elofsson
, David Kreuger
& Max Martin
in 1998. It is a teen pop
and dance-pop
song about Britney falling in love with someone. 2002 saw the release of two major-label cover versions of the track. British nu metal band SugarComa released a cover of the track as the second single from their album Becoming Something Else, and Richard Cheese covered it in a Jazz
style on his album Tuxicity
. American pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene
covered the song for their 2011 We Own the Night Tour
as a tribute for Spears.
, peaking at number ten for one week, thanks to the heavy airplay
it received; the track peaked at number six on the Hot 100 Airplay
chart, the third highest of any Spears single, just behind "Hold It Against Me
" and "Till the World Ends
. However, the single did not do well in terms of sales, and it failed to chart on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
; this can be mainly attributed to the fact that the song was released as a 12" single
, and at the time, this format's sales could not compete with those of the regular CD single
s. As with Spears' previous two singles, "Crazy" was also a success at Top 40 radio, reaching the top ten of all three charts: the Top 40 Tracks
, Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Top 40. The song also peaked at number 4 on the US Pop Songs
chart.
The track also proved to be another international hit, reaching the top five in numerous Europe
an nations, including France
, the German-speaking
region and the Scandinavia
n countries. In the official UK Singles Charts, "Crazy" peaked at number five and sold a total of 257,000 copies, becoming eligible for a silver certification
by the British Phonographic Industry
. However, the single only managed to reach the top 20 this time around in Canada
and Australia
; Nonetheless, the Australian Recording Industry Association
certified the single platinum
for shipping 70,000 copies.
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listed at number eight, on her Top 10 Songs, saying: "The second single from Britney's debut album is nearly as catchy as the first above. By the end of the first time you hear it, or possibly the second, you are bound to be singing along to the "cra-a-a-azy" chorus. It might follow a simple formula, but it sure is fun".
, and shot at the Redondo Beach
Power Station
in California
from June 14–15, 1999. Spears revealed the concept was her idea, and hoped that the video would "take [her] to the next level." Actors Melissa Joan Hart
and Adrian Grenier
make cameo appearance
s on the music video, since they were promoting the film Drive Me Crazy
(1999), which featured the song as its theme. Dick revealed that, at first, Grenier didn't want to be on the music video. "The big issue is that Adrian Grenier did not want to be in the video. [...] So, I was given instructions to ring him up and make sure he appeared in the video. I said, 'You know what, Adrian, I just think it would be great for your career, and Britney's a great girl and she's fun to work with.' Eventually he came around."
The music video premiered on a MTV
's Making the Video
special, while debuting on TRL
at number four, on August 24, 1999. It begins with Spears as one of several waitresses in a club. The waitresses dress to go dancing. Spears goes and changes into a shining green top and black pants (as seen on the single cover above), and then begins an extensive dance scene. Next, she climbs up onto a stage and sings; behind her, the word "CRAZY" is seen shining in bright orange. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is the longest running by a female artist on TRL, staying on the top ten for seventy-three days. An alternate footage of the video can be found on the DVD of Spears first compilation album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
(2004). Jennifer Vineyard of MTV
commented, "the alternate audio gives the feel of Spears singing the song as a round, where the beat is in sync but one layer of her vocals is just slightly ahead of the other." The waitress character of "(You Drive Me) Crazy" also inspired Spears' vampy waitress character of "Womanizer
" (2008).
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
. The song was written and produced by Max Martin
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
, Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
, Per Magnusson
Per Magnusson
Per Magnusson is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. His musical career took off in 1994 as one of the original team members of the now-legendary Cheiron Productions, meeting great international success working with Boyzone, Britney Spears, Westlife and the Backstreet Boys.Shortly after...
and David Kreuger
David Kreuger
David Kreuger is a Swedish songwriter.David Kreuger began at Cheiron Studios in the spring of 1993. During the period 1993-1997, he worked with Per Magnusson on several projects....
for Spears' debut studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, ...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time is the debut studio album of American recording artist Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999, by Jive Records. In June 1997, while Spears was in a negotiation with manager Lou Pearlman to join female pop group Innosense, her mother asked family friend and entertainment...
(1999). It was released on August 23, 1999 by Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
, as the third single from the album. The teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
song, speaks of a woman who is crazy by her love interest, claiming that his "love keeps [her] up all night".
The single version differs from the original album version on ...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time is the debut studio album of American recording artist Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999, by Jive Records. In June 1997, while Spears was in a negotiation with manager Lou Pearlman to join female pop group Innosense, her mother asked family friend and entertainment...
, which was recorded a year before in March 1998 in Sweden. On May 12, 1999, Martin and Spears came to the Battery Studios in New York and re-recorded the vocals of the original song to the remixed version, called "The Stop Remix!". The remix was first included on the original motion picture soundtrack of the film Drive Me Crazy
Drive Me Crazy
-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...
, and was later included on Spears' first compilation Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the first greatest hits album from American singer Britney Spears, released on November 1, 2004 by Jive Records. The compilation was released in two different formats, a standard edition and a limited edition containing a bonus disc with remixes. A compilation DVD...
. The song was a commercial success reaching the top ten positions in almost every country it charted in. It also gave Spears her second top ten hit in the United States.
An accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Dick
Nigel Dick
Nigel Dick is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 300 other music videos.Nigel Dick should not be confused with the Australian Dr...
, portrays Spears as a waitress of a club, who changes her clothes and starts to sing and dance to a guy who stares at her and drives her crazy. It features guest appearances of actors Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Catherine Hart is an American actress, writer, television director, television producer, singer and businesswoman...
and Adrien Grenier, due to promotion of the 1999 film Drive Me Crazy
Drive Me Crazy
-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...
. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was performed by Spears on five tours, including ...Baby One More Time Tour
...Baby One More Time Tour
The ...Baby One More Time Tour was the debut concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It supported her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time and visited United States and Canada. The tour was announced in March 1999, with dates released a month later. Tommy Hilfiger was chosen...
, Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour
Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour
The Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour was the second concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It supported her second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again and visited North America, Europe and Brazil. It marked the first time Spears toured outside North America...
, Dream Within a Dream Tour
Dream Within a Dream Tour
The Dream Within a Dream Tour was the third concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It promoted her third studio album Britney in North America and Japan. The Dream Within a Dream Tour was promoted by Concerts West, marking the first time Spears did not tour with Clear Channel...
, and The Onyx Hotel Tour
The Onyx Hotel Tour
The Onyx Hotel Tour was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It supported her fourth studio album In the Zone and visited North America and Europe. A tour to promote the album was announced in December 2003...
.
Background and composition
Originally released from her debut album ...Baby One More Time...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time is the debut studio album of American recording artist Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999, by Jive Records. In June 1997, while Spears was in a negotiation with manager Lou Pearlman to join female pop group Innosense, her mother asked family friend and entertainment...
in the third quarter of 1999, but was also later included on her compilation Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the first greatest hits album from American singer Britney Spears, released on November 1, 2004 by Jive Records. The compilation was released in two different formats, a standard edition and a limited edition containing a bonus disc with remixes. A compilation DVD...
. The "Stop Remix!" was used as the single version and was first included on the original motion picture soundtrack of the film Drive Me Crazy
Drive Me Crazy
-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...
. The soundtrack was released on September 28, 1999. The single version differs from the original album version on ...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time is the debut studio album of American recording artist Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999, by Jive Records. In June 1997, while Spears was in a negotiation with manager Lou Pearlman to join female pop group Innosense, her mother asked family friend and entertainment...
, which was recorded a year before in March 1998 in Sweden. On May 12, 1999, Max Martin and Britney Spears came to the Battery Studios in Manhattan, NY and re-recorded the vocals of the original song to the remixed version. The song was written and produced by Per Magnusson
Per Magnusson
Per Magnusson is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. His musical career took off in 1994 as one of the original team members of the now-legendary Cheiron Productions, meeting great international success working with Boyzone, Britney Spears, Westlife and the Backstreet Boys.Shortly after...
, Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
, David Kreuger
David Kreuger
David Kreuger is a Swedish songwriter.David Kreuger began at Cheiron Studios in the spring of 1993. During the period 1993-1997, he worked with Per Magnusson on several projects....
& Max Martin
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
in 1998. It is a teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
and dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song about Britney falling in love with someone. 2002 saw the release of two major-label cover versions of the track. British nu metal band SugarComa released a cover of the track as the second single from their album Becoming Something Else, and Richard Cheese covered it in a Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
style on his album Tuxicity
Tuxicity
Tuxicity is the second album from Richard Cheese, released October 1, 2002. The title is a reference to the System of a Down album Toxicity.-Track listing:# "She Hates Me" – 1:43# "Fell in Love with a Girl" – 1:31...
. American pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene
Selena Gomez & the Scene
Selena Gomez & the Scene is an American pop band formed in Hollywood, California in 2009. Along with lead singer and founder Selena Gomez, the band consists of bassist Joey Clement, guitarist Ethan Roberts, drummist Greg Garman and keyboardist Dane Forrest. Selena Gomez & the Scene have released...
covered the song for their 2011 We Own the Night Tour
We Own the Night Tour
The We Own the Night Tour is the third concert tour by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene, in support of their third studio album, When the Sun Goes Down...
as a tribute for Spears.
Chart performance
"Crazy" became Spears' second top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, peaking at number ten for one week, thanks to the heavy airplay
Airplay (song)
Airplay is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry to state how frequently a song is being played on over-the-air radio stations. For example, a song which is being played several times every day would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay...
it received; the track peaked at number six on the Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...
chart, the third highest of any Spears single, just behind "Hold It Against Me
Hold It Against Me
"Hold It Against Me" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, released as the first single from her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale. It was written and produced by Max Martin, Dr. Luke and Billboard, with additional writing by Bonnie McKee. Luke explained that he wanted "Hold It...
" and "Till the World Ends
Till the World Ends
"Till the World Ends" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, released as the second single from her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale. It was written and produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin, with additional writing by Kesha and Alexander Kronlund, and additional production by...
. However, the single did not do well in terms of sales, and it failed to chart on the Hot 100 Singles Sales
Hot 100 Singles Sales
The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the...
; this can be mainly attributed to the fact that the song was released as a 12" single
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
, and at the time, this format's sales could not compete with those of the regular CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
s. As with Spears' previous two singles, "Crazy" was also a success at Top 40 radio, reaching the top ten of all three charts: the Top 40 Tracks
Top 40 Tracks
Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was...
, Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Top 40. The song also peaked at number 4 on the US Pop Songs
Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...
chart.
The track also proved to be another international hit, reaching the top five in numerous Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an nations, including France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the German-speaking
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
region and the Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n countries. In the official UK Singles Charts, "Crazy" peaked at number five and sold a total of 257,000 copies, becoming eligible for a silver certification
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
. However, the single only managed to reach the top 20 this time around in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; Nonetheless, the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
certified the single platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
for shipping 70,000 copies.
Critical response
Bill LambBill Lamb
The Hon. William Henry Lamb was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until 1962 and, variously, a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Lang Labor Party...
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listed at number eight, on her Top 10 Songs, saying: "The second single from Britney's debut album is nearly as catchy as the first above. By the end of the first time you hear it, or possibly the second, you are bound to be singing along to the "cra-a-a-azy" chorus. It might follow a simple formula, but it sure is fun".
Music video
Backed with the 'The Stop Remix!', the music video for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was directed by Nigel DickNigel Dick
Nigel Dick is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 300 other music videos.Nigel Dick should not be confused with the Australian Dr...
, and shot at the Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of...
Power Station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from June 14–15, 1999. Spears revealed the concept was her idea, and hoped that the video would "take [her] to the next level." Actors Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Catherine Hart is an American actress, writer, television director, television producer, singer and businesswoman...
and Adrian Grenier
Adrian Grenier
Adrian Grenier is an American actor, musician and director. He is best known for his lead role on the HBO original series, Entourage, as Vincent Chase.-Early life:...
make cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
s on the music video, since they were promoting the film Drive Me Crazy
Drive Me Crazy
-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...
(1999), which featured the song as its theme. Dick revealed that, at first, Grenier didn't want to be on the music video. "The big issue is that Adrian Grenier did not want to be in the video. [...] So, I was given instructions to ring him up and make sure he appeared in the video. I said, 'You know what, Adrian, I just think it would be great for your career, and Britney's a great girl and she's fun to work with.' Eventually he came around."
The music video premiered on a MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Making the Video
Making the Video
Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the...
special, while debuting on TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
at number four, on August 24, 1999. It begins with Spears as one of several waitresses in a club. The waitresses dress to go dancing. Spears goes and changes into a shining green top and black pants (as seen on the single cover above), and then begins an extensive dance scene. Next, she climbs up onto a stage and sings; behind her, the word "CRAZY" is seen shining in bright orange. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is the longest running by a female artist on TRL, staying on the top ten for seventy-three days. An alternate footage of the video can be found on the DVD of Spears first compilation album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (DVD)
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is a greatest videos DVD compilation by singer Britney Spears. Released by Jive Records on November 9, 2004, it accompanied the greatest hits of the same name. The collection contained all of Spears's music videos from 1998 to 2004, including unreleased material from...
(2004). Jennifer Vineyard of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
commented, "the alternate audio gives the feel of Spears singing the song as a round, where the beat is in sync but one layer of her vocals is just slightly ahead of the other." The waitress character of "(You Drive Me) Crazy" also inspired Spears' vampy waitress character of "Womanizer
Womanizer (song)
"Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...
" (2008).
Track listings
- U.K. CD
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (SpacedustSpacedustSpacedust were the British production duo of Paul Glancy and Duncan Glasson.They had a number one hit single in the UK Singles Chart in 1998 with a song entitled "Gym and Tonic". The track was a cover of Bob Sinclar's single "Gym Tonic"...
Dark Dub) – 9:15 - "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Spacedust Club Mix) – 7:20
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Video)
- European CD
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix! Instrumental) – 3:16
- "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Main Version) – 3:41
- Japanese CD
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:17
- "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Main Version) – 3:41
- "...Baby One More Time...Baby One More Time (song)"...Baby One More Time" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It served as Spears' debut single from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time . Written by Max Martin and produced by Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, "...Baby One More Time" was released on September 30, 1998,...
" (Davidson Ospina Chronicles Dub) – 6:30 - "SometimesSometimes (Britney Spears song)"Sometimes" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her debut studio album ...Baby One More Time . Written by Jörgen Elofsson and produced by Per Magnusson and David Krueger, the song was released as Spears' second single on April 30, 1999 by Jive Records...
" (Soul Solution Drum Dub) – 4:56 - "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix! Instrumental) – 3:16
- "Sometimes" (ThunderpussThunderpussThunderpuss was the remix/productionteam of music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox. Harris had previously worked as part of several music groups including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control and had also released several singles himself...
2000 Club Mix) – 8:02
- Malaysia/Taiwanese/Hong Kong CD
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Spacedust Dark Dub)
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Spacedust Club Mix)
- "Autumn Goodbye"
- Korean CD
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (SpacedustSpacedustSpacedust were the British production duo of Paul Glancy and Duncan Glasson.They had a number one hit single in the UK Singles Chart in 1998 with a song entitled "Gym and Tonic". The track was a cover of Bob Sinclar's single "Gym Tonic"...
Club Mix) – 7:20 - "Sometimes" (Soul Solution — Mid Tempo Mix) – 8:02
- "...Baby One More Time...Baby One More Time (song)"...Baby One More Time" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It served as Spears' debut single from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time . Written by Max Martin and produced by Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, "...Baby One More Time" was released on September 30, 1998,...
" (Davidson Ospina Club Mix) – 5:40 - "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Main Version) – 3:41
- "I'm So Curious" – 3:35
- The Singles CollectionThe Singles Collection (Britney Spears album)The Singles Collection is the second greatest hits album from American singer Britney Spears, released in commemoration of her ten year anniversary with her record company Jive Records...
Boxset Single
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16
- "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Main Version) – 3:41
Charts
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... ) |
13 |
| Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
3 |
| Europe (Music & Media) | 2 |
| Ireland (IRMA Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... ) |
3 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 9 |
| Japan (Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... ) |
80 |
Year-end charts
| Country (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada | 44 |
| France | 46 |
| Country (2000) | Position |
| Australia | 41 |
| France | 63 |
| Germany | 37 |
| New Zealand | 35 |
| Sweden | 20 |
| Switzerland | 36 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Platinum |
| France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Gold |
| Germany IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
Gold |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Gold |
| Sweden IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
Platinum |
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
Silver |
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Golden Music Awards | Best Record Dance | Won |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards MTV Video Music Awards An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos... |
Best Dance Video | Nominated |
| 2000 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards | Favorite Song | Nominated |
Credits and personnel
- Written by Jörgen ElofssonJörgen ElofssonJörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
, Per MagnussonPer MagnussonPer Magnusson is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. His musical career took off in 1994 as one of the original team members of the now-legendary Cheiron Productions, meeting great international success working with Boyzone, Britney Spears, Westlife and the Backstreet Boys.Shortly after...
, David KreugerDavid KreugerDavid Kreuger is a Swedish songwriter.David Kreuger began at Cheiron Studios in the spring of 1993. During the period 1993-1997, he worked with Per Magnusson on several projects....
and Max MartinMax MartinMartin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
. - Produced and mixed by Max Martin and Rami YacoubRami YacoubRami Yacoub is a Swedish music producer and songwriter of Palestinian descent, and former member of the successful songwriting/production houses Cheiron Studios and Maratone...
for Cheiron Productions. - Recorded at Cheiron StudiosCheiron StudiosCheiron Studios was a recording studio located at Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1992 by Denniz PoP and Tom Talomaa. Cheiron Studios was apart from being a recording studio, also a label Cheiron Records in affiliation with BMG for a while, and the music publishing service Cheiron Songs...
, Stockholm, Sweden and Battery Studios, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - Pro Tools Engineer at Battery Studios: Stephen George.
- Assistant Engineer at Battery Studios: Daniel Boom.
- Mixed at Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
: Esbjörn Öhrwall and Johan Carlberg. - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
: Thomas Lindberg. - Background vocals: Jeanette Söderholm, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub and THE FANCHOIR.
- THE FANCHOIR is Chatrin Nyström, Jeanette Stenhammar, Johanna Stenhammar, Charlotte Björkman and Therese Ancker.
- Original album version produced by Per Magnusson, David Kreuger and Max Martin for Cheiron Studios.
- Choreographed by Darrin Henson
External links
- Britney Spears – official web site.
- Britney Spears – official web site at Jive RecordsJive RecordsJive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
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