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Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley
Artist Biography For Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley Is An Alternative/soul Group Which Formed In 2003 In Atlanta Georgia United States. The Group Consists Of CeeLo Green Vocals And Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton Multiple Instruments . The Group Is Best Known For The International Smash Hit "Crazy". "Crazy" - Which Was Their First Single - Debuted At #1 On The British Pop Charts On April 2 2006. It Was The First #1 UK Single To Be Obtained Solely Through Internet Downloads. The Success Of The Single In The UK Was Due Largely To Its Use In A Promotional Trailer For Radio 1 Across All Of The BBC TV Channels Prior To The Single's Release. 'Crazy' Stayed At #1 For Almost 9 Weeks. The Buzz For "Crazy" Helped Generate A Lot Of Press Coverage Of Their Debut Album St. Elsewhere Which Was Released On May 9 2006. The Album Is Seen As A Cross-Over Between Hip-Hop Rock And Soul. Both Artists Have Previously Been Known To Have A Quirky Experimental Side Moving Between Different Genres Of Music. Producer DJ Danger Mouse Began His Career Doing Remixes Of Indie Rock Artists Like Neutral Milk Hotel And Downbeat Instrumental Music Under The 'Pelican City' Alias. He Later Went On To Emphasize More Hip-Hop Production Most Notably His The Grey Album A Remix Of Black Album With Samples Exclusively From The White Album 2005's Dangerdoom Collaboration With MF Doom And Most Recently The Double Platinum Demon Days. Gnarls Barkley Singer Cee Lo Green Started Out In The Classic Southern Rap Group Goodie Mob But Later Developed A Unique Funk-Inspired Soulful Style Of Singing Which Developed On His Solo Albums. Their New Album The Odd Couple Was Released March 18 2008.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Crazy
Gnarls-Barkley - St. Elsewhere
"Crazy" Is The First Single From Gnarls Barkley A Musical Collaboration Between Danger Mouse And Cee-Lo And Is Taken From Their 2006 Debut Album St. Elsewhere. It Became A Top Ten Hit Throughout Europe North America And Oceania In The First Half Of 2006 Reaching Number One Of The Single Charts In The United Kingdom Ireland Denmark Canada New Zealand And Other Countries. According To The Crazy Songfacts This Was The Best Selling Single Of 2006 In The UK The Song Was Leaked In Late 2005 Months Before Its Regular Release And Consequently Received Massive Airplay On BBC Radio 1 In The United Kingdom Most Notably By Radio DJ Zane Lowe Who Also Used The Song In TV Ads For His Show. When It Was Finally Released In March 2006 It Became The First Single To Top The UK Charts On Download Sales Alone. The Song Remained At Number One In The UK Singles Chart For Nine Weeks Which No Other Song Had Achieved In Over Ten Years And Was Only Surpassed By Rihanna's "Umbrella" In July 2007 Before The Band And Their Record Company Decided To Remove The Single From UK Stores So People Would "remember The Song Fondly And Not Get Sick Of It." In Spite Of This Deletion The Song Became The UK's Best Selling Single Of 2006. The Song Won A 2007 Grammy Award For Best Urban/Alternative Performance And Was Also Nominated As Record Of The Year Which It Lost To "Not Ready To Make Nice" By The Dixie Chicks. It Was Also Nominated And Further Won A 2006 MTV Europe Music Award For Best Song. The Song Was Also Named The Best Song Of 2006 By Rolling Stone And By The Village Voice's Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. Musically "Crazy" Was Inspired By Film Scores Of Spaghetti Westerns In Particular By The Works Of Ennio Morricone Who Is Best Known As The Composer Of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. The Song Samples A Portion Of "Last Man Standing" By The Brothers Gian Franco And Gian Piero Reverberi From The 1968 Spaghetti Western Django Prepare A Coffin Preparati La Bara! The Track Is Listed As "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" On The Film's Soundtrack . In A 2006 Interview With The LNew York Times Danger Mouse Said "I Brought In A Song That I Felt Was A Complete Ennio Morricone Ripoff But Cee-Lo And I Started Talking And I Somehow Got Off On This Tangent About How People Won't Take An Artist Seriously Unless They're Insane." The Song's Lyrics Written By Cee-Lo Were Inspired By A Conversation He And Danger Mouse Had In The Studio With The Instrumental Playing On Repeat Danger Mouse Was "caught Up In Thinking That People Have To Believe You're Crazy To Think You're An Artist." After The Conversation Cee-Lo Recorded The Vocals For The Song In Just One Take.
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Gnarls Barkley Is An Alternative/soul Group Which Formed In 2003 In Atlanta Georgia United States. The Group Consists Of CeeLo Green Vocals And Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton Multiple Instruments . The Group Is Best Known For The International Smash Hit "Crazy". "Crazy" - Which Was Their First Single - Debuted At #1 On The British Pop Charts On April 2 2006. It Was The First #1 UK Single To Be Obtained Solely Through Internet Downloads. The Success Of The Single In The UK Was Due Largely To Its Use In A Promotional Trailer For Radio 1 Across All Of The BBC TV Channels Prior To The Single's Release. 'Crazy' Stayed At #1 For Almost 9 Weeks. The Buzz For "Crazy" Helped Generate A Lot Of Press Coverage Of Their Debut Album St. Elsewhere Which Was Released On May 9 2006. The Album Is Seen As A Cross-Over Between Hip-Hop Rock And Soul. Both Artists Have Previously Been Known To Have A Quirky Experimental Side Moving Between Different Genres Of Music. Producer DJ Danger Mouse Began His Career Doing Remixes Of Indie Rock Artists Like Neutral Milk Hotel And Downbeat Instrumental Music Under The 'Pelican City' Alias. He Later Went On To Emphasize More Hip-Hop Production Most Notably His The Grey Album A Remix Of Black Album With Samples Exclusively From The White Album 2005's Dangerdoom Collaboration With MF Doom And Most Recently The Double Platinum Demon Days. Gnarls Barkley Singer Cee Lo Green Started Out In The Classic Southern Rap Group Goodie Mob But Later Developed A Unique Funk-Inspired Soulful Style Of Singing Which Developed On His Solo Albums. Their New Album The Odd Couple Was Released March 18 2008.
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"Crazy" is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere. It became a top ten hit throughout Europe, North America and Oceania, in the first half of 2006, reaching number one of the single charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Canada, New Zealand and other countries. According to the Crazy Songfacts, this was the best selling single of 2006 in the UK,
The song was leaked in late 2005, months before its regular release, and consequently received massive airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, most notably by radio DJ Zane Lowe, who also used the song in TV ads for his show. When it was finally released in March 2006, it became the first single to top the UK charts on download sales alone. The song remained at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks (which no other song had achieved in over ten years, and was only surpassed by Rihanna's "Umbrella" in July 2007) before the band and their record company decided to remove the single from UK stores so people would "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it." In spite of this deletion, the song became the UK's best selling single of 2006.
The song won a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, and was also nominated as Record of the Year, which it lost to "Not Ready to Make Nice" by the Dixie Chicks. It was also nominated and further won a 2006 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song. The song was also named the best song of 2006 by Rolling Stone and by the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.
Musically, "Crazy" was inspired by film scores of spaghetti Westerns, in particular by the works of Ennio Morricone, who is best known as the composer of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. The song samples a portion of "Last Man Standing" by the brothers Gian Franco and Gian Piero Reverberi from the 1968 spaghetti Western Django, Prepare a Coffin (Preparati la bara!) (The track is listed as "Nel cimitero di Tucson" on the film's soundtrack). In a 2006 interview with The lNew York Times, Danger Mouse said: "I brought in a song that I felt was a complete Ennio Morricone ripoff, but Cee-Lo and I started talking, and I somehow got off on this tangent about how people won't take an artist seriously unless they're insane."
The song's lyrics, written by Cee-Lo, were inspired by a conversation he and Danger Mouse had in the studio with the instrumental playing on repeat: Danger Mouse was "caught up in thinking that people have to believe you're crazy to think you're an artist." After the conversation, Cee-Lo recorded the vocals for the song in just one take. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.