| Crazy World | |
| Cover: | Big Trouble Crazy World 1987 Single Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Big Trouble |
| Album: | Big Trouble |
| B-Side: | Lipstick |
| Released: | November 14, 1987 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:16 |
| Label: | Epic Records |
| Producer: | Giorgio Moroder |
| Prev Title: | All I Need Is You |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | When the Love Is Good |
| Next Year: | 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]
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]
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]
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| Chart (1987–88) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 96 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |