Crazy Girl

"Crazy Girl" is a song recorded by the Eli Young Band, an American country music group. It was released in March 2011 as the fifth single of their career, and the first from their album Life at Best. It won song of the year at the 2012 ACM Awards.

Content

Liz Rose co-wrote the song with Curb Records artist Lee Brice. According to Rose, the idea for the song came after the two began talking about how "females[…] have our crazy moments". Of the opening stanza, Rose said, "I know I've had those relationships on both sides, where you wanted to tell somebody[…]'Why don't you just chill? I'm not going anywhere!" Brice added that the song's melody "just took us to a place. It was kind of a sensitive kind of song, but it still had this edge to it that was really cool." He also thought that Rose was "good" at writing with a new artist such as him.^[1] Bassist Jon Jones said of the song, "Any time you find one [song] that's written a little differently, that's good."^[2]

Critical reception

Kyle Ward of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, praising the "particularly good" melody and the "effectively charming" lyrics, although he thought that it would have been better with a third verse.^[3] Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song a C grade, saying that the narrator's attitude sounds "plain disrespectful of the woman's feelings." He goes on to say that "beyond the chorus, the verses are innocuous enough, but there’s just nothing here to overcome the fact that the song’s hook falls spectacularly flat."^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and premiered in March 2011. A live music video was directed by Mason Dixon. The music video features a man and a woman, presumably a couple. The man rescues the woman from a psychiatric hospital. As they are about to leave the hospital, the video cuts to a guard behind them with his hands on his hips. Finally, this man, part of the Eli Young Band, wakes up on the tour bus with his girlfriend curled up beside him.

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	30
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	66

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	76

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[10]	Gold	40,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Conaway, Alanna (June 27, 2011). "Eli Young Band, 'Crazy Girl' — Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
↑ Sauro, Tony (June 4, 2011). "Eli Young Band gets to return fans' appreciation". Recordnet.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
↑ Ward, Kyle (March 25, 2011). "Eli Young Band — "Crazy Girl"". Roughstock. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
↑ Foster, Ben (October 4, 2011). "Eli Young Band — "Crazy Girl"". CountryUniverse. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
↑ "Eli Young Band – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Eli Young Band.
↑ "Eli Young Band – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Eli Young Band.
↑ "Eli Young Band – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Eli Young Band.
↑ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
↑ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
↑ "Canadian single certifications – Eli Young Band – Crazy Girl". Music Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
↑ "American single certifications – Eli Young Band – Crazy Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 7, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "God Gave Me You" by Blake Shelton	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single November 19, 2011	Succeeded by "Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift
Preceded by "Love Like Crazy" by Lee Brice	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single of the year 2011	Succeeded by "Time Is Love" by Josh Turner

Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year

1980–1989	1980: "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap 1981: "Fire and Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley 1982: "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson 1983: "José Cuervo" – Shelly West 1984: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" – Ronnie Milsap 1986: "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash 1987: "Give Me Wings" – Michael Johnson 1988: "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley 1989: "A Better Man" – Clint Black

1990–1999	1990: "Nobody's Home" – Clint Black 1991: "Don't Rock the Jukebox" – Alan Jackson 1992: "I Saw the Light" – Wynonna 1993: "Chattahoochee" – Alan Jackson 1994: "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery 1995: "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" – John Michael Montgomery 1996: "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn 1997: "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998: "Just to See You Smile" – Tim McGraw 1999: "Amazed" – Lonestar

2000–2009	2000: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" – Toby Keith 2001: "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn 2002: "The Good Stuff" – Kenny Chesney 2003: "My Front Porch Looking In" – Lonestar 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw 2005: "That's What I Love About Sunday" – Craig Morgan 2006: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins 2007: "Watching You" – Rodney Atkins 2008: "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto 2009: "I Run to You" – Lady Antebellum

2010–2019	2010: "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice 2011: "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band 2012: "Time Is Love" – Josh Turner 2013: "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line 2014: "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015: "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt

Eli Young Band

Mike Eli James Young Jon Jones Chris Thompson

Studio albums	Jet Black & Jealous (2008) Life at Best (2011) 10,000 Towns (2014)

EPs	Turn It On (2015)

Singles	"When It Rains" "Always the Love Songs" "Crazy Girl" "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" "Say Goodnight" "Drunk Last Night" "Dust"

Featured singles	"The South" (Mike Eli only) "Honey, I'm Good."

Related articles	Discography Republic Nashville Valory Music Group

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