Crazy for You (Let Loose song)

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"Crazy for You"
Let Loose Crazy for You 1994 Single Cover.jpg
Single by Let Loose
from the album Let Loose
B-side
  • "Cardboard City"
  • "Start a New Day"
Released12 April 1993 (1993-04-12)
Studio Moody (London, England) [1]
Genre Pop rock [2]
Length4:19
Label
Songwriter Richie Wermerling
Producer Nicky Graham
Let Loose singles chronology
"Crazy for You"
(1993)		"The Way I Wanna Be"
(1993)

"Crazy for You" is a song by British pop music trio Let Loose, released in April 1993 by Vertigo Records as their debut single from their self-titled album (1994). The song was written by Richie Wermerling and produced by Nicky Graham. The original 1993 release reached No. 44 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number 157 in Australia. [3] In June 1994, "Crazy for You" was re-issued in the UK by Mercury Records and attained a new peak of No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It became the UK's eighth-best-selling single of 1994 and was nominated in the category for Best Single at the 1995 Smash Hits Awards. [4]

Contents

Speaking to Digital Spy in 2009, Wermerling said of the song and its success: "I wrote the song myself and knew it was a bit prettier than some of my other ones, but I didn't think it would pick up as much as it did. It was around for months and even I had to turn off the radio after a while. I'm pleased though as it still pays for the bacon in the morning now!" [5]

Critical reception

The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "'Crazy' is Let Loose's most catchy song to date, a nicely crafted pop gem, with a good chance of becoming a substantial hit, provided radio can fit them in alongside the established heart-throbs of East 17, Bad Boys Inc et al." [6] Miranda Watson from Music & Media commented, "With a softer approach than East 17 and less dancey than Take That, Let Loose, a.k.a. Richie Wermerling (vocals), Robbie Jeffrey (guitar) and Lee Murray (drums) produce a light, melodic brand of pop, with a touch of Bros, designed to pull at teen girl heart-strings." [1] Alex Kadis from Smash Hits gave it a full score of five out of five and named it Best New Single, saying, "This is a brilliant brilliant pop song with gorgeous lyrics, an "all together now" chorus and strong, emotive vocals." [7]

Track listings

1993 release

  1. "Crazy for You" (7-inch) – 4:19
  2. "Crazy for You" (Loose Mix) – 6:06
  3. "Cardboard City" – 4:34
  4. "Crazy for You" (Reg Mix) – 4:18
  1. "Crazy for You" – 4:19
  2. "Cardboard City" – 4:34

1994 re-issue

  1. "Crazy for You" – 4:09
  2. "Cardboard City" – 4:34
  3. "Candy Stripe" – 4:51
  4. "Start a New Day" – 4:43
  1. "Crazy for You" – 4:09
  2. "Start a New Day" – 4:43
  1. "Crazy for You" (Wild Fruit N.R.G. Mix) – 7:57
  2. "Crazy for You" (Wild Fruit Club Mix) – 7:55
  3. "Seventeen" (The Wild Fruit Mix) – 7:35
  4. "Crazy for You" (radio mix) – 4:12

Personnel

Let Loose

Production

Other

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Gold400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom12 April 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Vertigo [38]
Australia26 July 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
 [39]
United Kingdom (re-release)13 June 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [40]
Australia (re-release)29 August 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
 [41]
Japan24 September 1994CD [42]

References

  1. 1 2 Watson, Miranda (23 July 1994). "Let Loose Set Out To Conquer Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 30. p. 6. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Eames, Tom (31 July 2024). "The 100 greatest songs of the 1990s, ranked". Smooth Radio . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Let Loose ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ↑ "The 7th Annual Smash Hits Awards" (PDF). Music Week . 10 December 1994. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Balls, David (20 April 2009). "Whatever happened to... Let Loose?". Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Jones, Alan (28 May 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Kadis, Alex (8 June 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits . p. 55. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Crazy for You (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. VERCD 74, 862 121-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Crazy for You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. VER 74, 862 120-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Crazy for You (UK cassette single sleeve). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. VERMC74, 862 120-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Crazy for You (European CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Vertigo Records. 1993. 862 120-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ Crazy for You (UK CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MERCD 402, 858 303-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ Crazy for You (Australian CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. 856 051-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ Crazy for You (Japanese CD single liner notes). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. PHCR-8313.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ↑ Crazy for You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MER 402, 858 302-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ↑ Crazy for You (UK cassette single sleeve). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MERMC 402, 858 302-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ↑ Crazy for You (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Let Loose. Mercury Records. 1994. MERX 402.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Apr 1995". ARIA . Retrieved 25 April 2017– via Imgur.
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  20. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 35. 27 August 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 38. 17 September 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crazy for You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  24. ↑ 16 August 1994
  25. ↑ "The most popular songs in Latvia" (in Latvian). Lanet.lv. 11 September 1994. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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  27. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 20/8/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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  29. ↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 20 August 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  30. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  31. ↑ "Singapore – 98.7 FM Top 100 Singles For 1993". 987 FM. 31 December 1993. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  32. ↑ "1994 in Review – Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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  34. ↑ "LITHUANIA – Radio M-1 Top 100 of 1994". M-1. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  35. ↑ Kreisler, Lauren (14 September 2012). "Official Charts Pop Gem #6: Let Loose – Crazy for You". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  36. ↑ "Airplay Chart of 1994" (PDF). Music Week . 14 January 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  37. ↑ "British single certifications – Let Loose – Crazy for You". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  38. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 10 April 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  39. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 26/07/93: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 181. 25 July 1993. p. 19.
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  42. ↑ "クレイジー・フォー・ユー | レット・ルース" [Crazy for You | Let Loose] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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