"It Will Make Me Crazy"
Single by Felix
from the album #1
Released12 October 1992 (1992-10-12)[1]
Length3:50
LabelDeconstruction
Songwriter(s)Felix
Producer(s)Felix
Felix singles chronology
"Don't You Want Me"
(1992)		 "It Will Make Me Crazy"
(1992)		 "Stars"
(1993)
Music video
"It Will Make Me Crazy" on YouTube

"It Will Make Me Crazy" is a song by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix. It was released in October 1992, as the second single from his debut album, #1 (1993), and features vocalist Steele, also known as Sam Brown. The song topped the chart in Finland and reached the top-5 in Switzerland, Ireland and Germany. Additionally, it was also a top-10 hit in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In the UK, it peaked at number 11 and on the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number seven. Outside Europe, the single peaked at number 14 in Israel and number 55 in Australia. Its music video was directed by Lindy Heymann.

Critical reception

Ben Turner from Melody Maker complimented the song's "delicious, disco frenzy mix", adding, "Anyone who heard this in Club For Life for the first time will remember the mayhem that followed."[2] Tim Southwell from Smash Hits commented, "Not quite as catchy as previous smash "Don't You Want Me", but play it extremely loud and you won't be able to hold yourself back. It's ravey, it's manic and it's getting people dancing like mad things from Putney to Prestwick."[3]

Music video

A partially black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single, directed by British director Lindy Heymann.[4] It features singer Steele and dancers performing in a basement. The video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe[5] and was later published on Felix' official YouTube channel in 2012. It had generated almost 1 million views as of December 2022.[6]

Track listings

  • 7-inch single, Europe (1992)
  1. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (edit) – 3:50
  2. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Red Jelly edit) – 3:30
  • 12-inch, UK (1992)
  1. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Big mix)
  2. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Felix's piano mix)
  3. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Red Jelly mix)
  4. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Mmmm mix)
  • CD single, Europe (1992)
  1. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (edit) – 3:52
  2. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Big mix) – 5:55
  3. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Felix's piano mix) – 4:51
  4. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Red Jelly mix) – 6:05
  5. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Mmmm mix) – 5:41
  • CD maxi, Europe (1992)
  1. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (edit) – 3:50
  2. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Big mix) – 5:54
  3. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Felix's piano mix) – 4:49
  4. "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Red Jelly mix) – 6:02

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 October 1992. p. 23.
  2. ↑ Turner, Ben (27 March 1993). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 32. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Southwell, Tim (14 October 1992). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 54. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lindy Heymann". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Station Reports > MTV Europe/London" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 January 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Felix - It Will Make Me Crazy". YouTube. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. ↑ "austriancharts.at > Felix in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop (Vlaanderen) > Felix in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 30 January 1993. p. 44. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 16 January 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 20 February 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  14. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – It Will Make Me Crazy (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Felix (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Felix".
  17. ↑ "Felix - It Will Make Me Crazy". Top40.nl. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Felix in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "swedishcharts.com > Felix in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "hitparade.ch > Felix in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  21. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 197. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  22. ↑ "Official Charts > Felix". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 October 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1992". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  25. ↑ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 December 1993. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  27. ↑ "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  28. ↑ "SWISS YEAR-END CHARTS 1993". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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