Crazy from the Heart

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"Crazy from the Heart"
Single by The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Crazy from the Heart
B-side "White Trash"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1987
Genre Country, country pop
Length3:36
Label MCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) David Bellamy, Don Schlitz
Producer(s) Emory Gordy Jr.
The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology
"Country Rap"
(1987)
"Crazy from the Heart"
(1987)
"Santa Fe"
(1988)

"Crazy from the Heart" is a song written by David Bellamy and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in August 1987 as the first single and title track from the album Crazy from the Heart . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was released as a duet with Chris Hillman on the Angels and Outlaws album in 2005. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks7

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