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- ↑ "Crazy". X (CD liner). K-Ci & JoJo. MCA Records. 2000.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 21st May 2001" (PDF). ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (586): 3. May 21, 2001. OCLC 222025672. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "ARIA Urban Chart - Week Commencing 21st May 2001: Singles" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "K-Ci & JoJo – Crazy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ "K-Ci JoJo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "K-Ci JoJo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ "K-Ci JoJo Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ↑ "BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001". Jam! . Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 26, 2022.