Crazy is a R&B

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 love song by duo K-Ci and JoJo. It was released in 2001 and was their first single off the album X

X (K-Ci and JoJo album)

X is the third studio album by American R&B duo and brothers K-Ci & JoJo, released December 5, 2000 on MCA. Recording sessions took place during 1999–2000. Production was handled by various producers, including Mike Smoov, Rory Bennett, and DeVante Swing. The album peaked at number twenty on the US...

. It was also featured on the soundtrack to the hit dance film Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance is a 2001 romantic drama dance film produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main...

, starring Julia Stiles

Julia Stiles

Julia O'Hara Stiles is an American actress.After beginning her career in small parts in a New York City theatre troupe, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet...

 and Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas is a Guyanese-American actor. He is perhaps best known for his co-starring role in the 2001 film Save the Last Dance, as well as his television role as Detective Temple Page in The District and also "Barber Shop".- Early life :Thomas is the son of immigrants from Guyana and was...

 

Lyrical Content

"Crazy" tells the story of a lover who has made a mistake and cannot stop thinking about his misdeeds and his partner. The song discusses losing sleep over it and begging his lover to return to him.

Credits

Adapted from X liner notes.

• Darrell Delite – producer, writer, other instruments, vocoder, mixer
• K-Ci Hailey – writer, vocals
• JoJo Hailey – writer, vocals
• Paul Pesco – guitar
• Zak Sulam – guitar
• Brian Kinkead – recording
• J. Rea – recording
• Ben Arrindell – mixer
• Paul Osborn – mixer
• Matt – Protools engineer

Charts

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Chart (2001)	Peak position