| Keep Me Crazy | |
| Cover: | Keep_Me_Crazy_by_Sheppard.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sheppard |
| Album: | Watching the Sky |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Empire of Song |
| Producer: | Peter Thomas, Kyle Moorman |
| Prev Title: | We Belong |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Edge of the Night |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Keep Me Crazy" is a song by Australian indie pop band, Sheppard. It was released in Australia on 10 March 2017 as the second single from the band's second studio album, Watching the Sky (2018). It peaked in the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart. It is co-written by the band's members Jason Bovino, Amy and George Sheppard with its co-producers Peter Thomas and Kyle Moorman. The song was used in December 2016 to promote the 2017 season of TV comedy-drama, 800 Words.[1]
In an interview with radio station, Joy 94.9's Chris Furneaux in March 2017, Bovino and George described how, "In this day and age, where nobody wants to settle down and everyone is interested in Tinder swipes, no one wants to find someone to settle down with any more because they fear it might become monotonous and boring, but this song is about finding someone who has the opposite effect and keeps your life exciting."[2] An acoustic version was released in April of that year.
Press Party's correspondent opined, "'Keep Me Crazy' is another immediately chantable anthem... to once again ignite sing-a-longs worldwide this year—a tradition for the band that began with "Geronimo" in 2015."[3]
Nic Kelly of Project U felt, "It's a bit shouty in parts, it'll work well in the stadiums they're doing for the Justin Bieber tour and the little 'cheap... wine... headspins...' bit after the chorus is very cool."[4]
Nicholas Wasiliev from Music Insight rated the track at 7 out of 10, explaining, "[it] lands in the category of the livelier tracks that Sheppard has put out. It's dynamic, it’s a lot catchier; lyrically, it's quite clearly aimed at a young audience out to dance the night away", but noted that with the embrace of electronic beats over the acoustic-based sounds of past tracks like "Geronimo" and "Let Me Down Easy", made "Keep Me Crazy" feeling more "like it's aiming to please."[5]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Independent (AIR)[8] | 1 | |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[9] | 8 |
| Version | Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard version | Australia | 10 March 2017 | Digital download | Empire of Song |
| Acoustic version | Australia | 21 April 2017 |