I'll Go Crazy (Andy Griggs song)

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"I'll Go Crazy"
Single by Andy Griggs
from the album You Won't Ever Be Lonely
B-side "She's More"
ReleasedJuly 12, 1999
Genre Country
Length3:03
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Andy Griggs, Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson
Producer(s) David Malloy, J. Gary Smith
Andy Griggs singles chronology
"You Won't Ever Be Lonely"
(1998)
"I'll Go Crazy"
(1999)
"She's More"
(2000)

"I'll Go Crazy" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Andy Griggs. It was released in July 1999 as the second single from the album You Won't Ever Be Lonely . The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] Griggs wrote this song with Zack Turner and Lonnie Wilson.

Contents

Content

The Narrator's partner wants to leave him, but he loves her so much that he would rather leave quietly than to make matters worse. However, he knows he will go crazy without her and he expresses such feelings in the lyrics. He is willing to take the responsibility for the loss and even accept failure, but he cannot imagine living without his partner.

Chart performance

"I'll Go Crazy" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 17, 1999.

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 65
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 57
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 52

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