CRAZY FOR YOU
MADONNA
SONGWRITERS:
JOHN BETTIS; JON LIND & MIKE STOLLER
COUNTRY: U.
S. A.
ALBUM: VISION
QUEST
LABEL: GEFFEN
RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1985
"Crazy for You"
is a song by American Singer Madonna, written by John Bettis and Jon Lind, from
the soundtrack album to the film Vision Quest (1985). It was released on March
2, 1985 by Geffen Records as the first single from the soundtrack. The song
appears remixed on the greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection (1990)
and was re-released on February 24, 1991 by Sire Records to promote the album.
The song was also included on the ballads compilation Something to Remember (1995)
and the greatest hits compilation Celebration (2009). Producers Jon Peters and Peter
Guber, along with music director Phil Ramone, decided to use Madonna after
listening to her previous recordings, employing Bettis and Lind to write the
song. After reading
the script of the film, Bettis and Lind wrote the song about the situation in
which the lead characters meet at a nightclub. Initial recording sessions did
not impress Bettis and Lind, and they felt that "Crazy for You" would
be dropped from the soundtrack. However, a new version was recorded to their
liking.
John "Jellybean"
Benitez was the producer for the song, and it was a challenge for him, as
previously he was associated with recording dance-pop songs only. Initially Warner
Bros. Records did not want the song to be released as a single, since they
believed that it would take away the attention from Madonna's second studio
album Like a Virgin (1984). In the end, Peters and Guber convinced Warner officials to greenlight
its release. "Crazy for You" ushered a new musical
direction for Madonna, as she had not previously released a ballad as a single.
The track features instrumentation from snare drums, harp, bass synthesizer and
electric guitar. Lyrically,
the song speaks of sexual desire between two lovers and consists of innuendos.
Swaying room as the music starts
Strangers making the most of the dark
Two by two their bodies become one
I see you through the smokey air
Can't you feel the weight of my stare
You're so close but still a world away
What I'm dying to say, is that
I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new
You'll feel it in my kiss
I'm crazy for you
Crazy for you
Trying hard to control my heart
I walk over to where you are
Eye to eye we need no words at all
Slowly now we begin to move
Every breath I'm deeper into you
Soon we two are standing still in time
If you read my mind, you'll see
I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new
You'll feel it in my kiss
You'll feel it in my kiss
Because I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new
You'll feel it in my kiss
I'm crazy for you
Crazy for you
Crazy for you
Crazy for you
It's all brand new
I'm crazy for you
And you know it's true
I'm crazy, crazy for you
It's all brand new
I'm crazy for you
And you know it's true
Yeah I'm crazy for you
Crazy for you baby
I'm crazy for you
I'm crazy for you.