"Crazy World"
Single by Big Trouble
from the album Big Trouble
B-side"Lipstick"
ReleasedNovember 14, 1987
GenrePop rock
Length3:16
LabelEpic Records
Songwriter(s)Giorgio Moroder
Tom Whitlock
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Big Trouble singles chronology
"All I Need Is You"
(1987)		 "Crazy World"
(1987)		 "When the Love Is Good"
(1988)

"Crazy World" is a song by American female pop group Big Trouble, which was released in 1987 as the lead single from their only studio album, Big Trouble.[1] It was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock, and produced by Moroder.

"Crazy World" peaked at No. 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] A re-issue in the UK in 1988 saw the song reach No. 96 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Promotion

A music video was filmed to promote the single, which features the band performing the song inside a garage.[4] It was directed by Tony Vanden-Ende and produced by Colleen McLean.[5]

Critical reception

On its release, Billboard listed the single under "new and noteworthy" and commented: "On this synth-rock release, the group draws on the various musical upbringings from which it has emerged; single's Berlin meets ZZ Top stance has great pop potential."[6] In a review of Big Trouble, Saw Tek Meng of the New Straits Times commented: "Big Trouble show enough chops on tracks like "When the Love is Good" [and] "Crazy World" to indicate they should survive longer than the average female band."[7]

In the UK, Lesley O'Toole of Record Mirror considered "Crazy World" to be "not at all what assembled cynics might expect of an all-girl Californian combo" and felt Big Trouble were like a female version of Bon Jovi. She wrote, "Bobbie Eakes belts this out as if there's no tomorrow, drawing more from the Maria McKee school of raunchy vocals than the butter-wouldn't-melt-in-their-mouths Tiffany-type contingent."[8]

Track listing

7" single (American Release)
  1. "Crazy World" - 3:16
  2. "Lipstick" - 3:16
7" single (American Promo)
  1. "Crazy World" - 3:17
  2. "Crazy World" - 3:17
12 single (UK Release)
  1. "Crazy World" - 3:16
  2. "Say Yes" - 3:32
  3. "Trains and Boats and Planes" - 3:49
CD single (1988 UK Release)
  1. "Crazy World" - 3:16
  2. "Say Yes" - 3:32
  3. "Trains and Boats and Planes" - 3:49

Personnel

Big Trouble

  • Bobbie Eakes - lead vocals
  • Julia Farey - bass, backing vocals
  • Rebecca Ryan - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Suzy Zarow - drums, backing vocals

Production

  • Giorgio Moroder - producer of "Crazy World"
  • Giorgio Moroder, Brian Reeves - producers of "Lipstick" and "Trains and Boats and Planes"
  • Giorgio Moroder, Brian Reeves, Terry Wilson - producers of "Say Yes"

Charts

Chart (1987–88) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 96
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 71

References

  1. ↑ "Big Trouble - Big Trouble at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Big Trouble. "Big Trouble - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "The Official Charts Company - Crazy World by Big Trouble Search". The Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ YouTube. "Big Trouble / Crazy World". YouTube. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Crazy world ; Peace sign ; Soul survivor, Just touch me, I'll just wait for the phone to ring". Copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Single Reviews". Billboard. October 3, 1987. p. 77.
  7. ↑ "The Sound Page". New Sunday Times. March 6, 1988. p. 18.
  8. ↑ O'Toole, Lesley (28 May 1988). "45". Record Mirror. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804.
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