Crazy Gonna Crazy

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"Crazy Gonna Crazy"
Single by TRF
from the album Dance to Positive
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)
Recorded1994
Genre J-pop
Label Avex Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Tetsuya Komuro
Producer(s) Tetsuya Komuro
TRF singles chronology
"Boy Meets Girl"
(1994)
"Crazy Gonna Crazy"
(1995)
"Masquerade"
(1995)
Music video
"Crazy Gonna Crazy" on YouTube

"Crazy Gonna Crazy" (stylized as "CRAZY GONNA CRAZY") is a song by Japanese band TRF. The song was released on January 1, 1995 as their 8th single.

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Background and release

"Crazy Gonna Crazy" was written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. [1] "Crazy Gonna Crazy" was released as the theme song to the show Gaman Dekinai! [2] The single first was released on January 1, 1995, [2] and then re-released on November 29, 2006. [3]

Reception

"Crazy Gonna Crazy" peaked at #1 on Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and sold approximately 11.4 million copies combined with "EZ Do Dance." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tetsuya Komuro

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Crazy Gonna Crazy" Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro 5:59
2."Crazy Gonna Crazy" (Disco Mix) Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro 7:00
3."Crazy Gonna Crazy" (Eurobeat Mix) Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro 7:00
Total length:19:59

Cover versions

Pretty Rhythm versions

"Crazy Gonna Crazy"
Single by Prizmmy
ReleasedOctober 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)
Recorded2013
Genre J-pop
Label Avex Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Tetsuya Komuro
Producer(s) Tetsuya Komuro
Prizmmy singles chronology
"EZ Do Dance"
(2013)
"Crazy Gonna Crazy"
(2013)
"Butterfly Effect"
(2014)
Music video
"Crazy Gonna Crazy" on YouTube

Japanese girl group Prizmmy released a cover of "Crazy Gonna Crazy" as their 9th single on October 30, 2013 in collaboration between Avex Pictures and the Pretty Rhythm franchise to honor TRF's 20th anniversary. The song served as the third opening theme song to the anime series Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live . The single charted at #71 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. [5]

Following the release, "Crazy Gonna Crazy" has continued to be featured in the Pretty Rhythm franchise, especially in the King of Prism spin-offs. [6] A version of the song appeared in the film King of Prism: Pride the Hero [7] where it was performed by the characters Shin Ichijo (voiced by Junta Terashima) and Louis Kisaragi (voiced by Shouta Aoi).

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