Crazy for U

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"Crazy for U"
"Crazy for U"
Song by Big Time Rush
from the album 24/seven
24/seven
Released	June 11, 2013
Recorded	June 2011
Studio	Paramount Studios (Los Angeles, CA), Central Command Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:07
Label	Nickelodeon, Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller, Kendall Schmidt, Robert Larow
Producer(s)	Orange Factory Music
24/seven track listing
"Run Wild"
"Picture This"

"Crazy for U" is a song by Big Time Rush. Kendall Schmidt co-wrote it with Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller, and Rob Larow in June 2011, during sessions for the group's second album, Elevate. An upbeat, acoustic ballad about going "crazy" with infatuation for someone, the band took a particular liking to the track, which they described as having a "rasta feel". After the song was left an outtake, they held onto it and pushed to re-use it for future projects, eventually including it on their third studio album, 24/seven (2013).

It was featured in the eleventh episode of Big Time Rush's fourth season, "Big Time Tour Bus", and was performed on the 2013 Summer Break Tour.

Background

"Crazy for U" was written and recorded in June 2011, over multiple sessions at Paramount Studios. Kendall Schmidt penned the lyrics and melodies with regular producer Damon Sharpe, as well as producers Jeremy Skaller and Robert Larow of Orange Factory Music. The rest of the band recorded vocals later in the month with Sharpe, at Central Command Studios.

Schmidt said there were "a lot of things that inspired the song", including BTR's fans. Lyrically, the song describes infatuation, playfully likening it to being "crazy" or out of one's mind.

Release and television

"Crazy for U" was narrowly cut from the band's second album, Elevate. While Carlos PenaVega said they were "going to put it on," he explained the track was ultimately left off in favor of others. However, the band held onto the track and frequently discussed re-purposing it for another project. Speaking to Popstar Magazine days after finalizing the album tracklist, Schmidt indirectly mentioned a “third song” he had written in addition to "Cover Girl" and "You're Not Alone", saying he hoped to release it the following summer.

Tracklist reveal

The song ultimately found "the right home" on the group's third album, 24/seven. After debuting a live performance in April 2013, the band announced the song would be on the band's third album, saying "we're so happy we get to play it for you guys." The song was formally confirmed via a Twitter image reveal in late April.

During "Big Time Tour Bus", the boys are trapped in a heavy traffic jam while on their way to San Diego to perform with Victoria Justice, the star of Victorious. To kill the time, they perform the song to show what they do while they are going on tours.

Live performances

BTR performing at The Grove.

In live performances, "Crazy for U" has typically been performed acoustically. The band debuted it for the first time on April 15, 2013 at The Grove in Los Angeles, during a live appearance on Extra.^{[citation needed]} They later played the song on the Summer Break Tour, including it as part of a dedicated acoustic section. On July 9, 2013, ahead of the Charlotte, NC tour stop, the group appeared on the show Charlotte Today with a live acoustic performance.

Credits and personnel

Credits transcribed from the liner notes of 24/seven.

Written by Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller, Kendall Schmidt, Robert Larow Published by EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o itself and Damon Sharpe Music (ASCAP) / Primary Wave Skaller o/b/o itself and Chubby Kid Music (ASCAP) / Tunes By Nickelodeon, Inc., admin. by Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP) / Orange Factory Music (ASCAP)

Produced by OFM Co-Produced by Damon Sharpe Recorded by Jeremy Skaller and Damon Sharpe at Paramount Studios & Central Command Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Mixed by Sean Phelan at Orange Factory Studios (Los Angeles, CA)

Lyrics

Lyrics partly adapted from official "Big Time Tour Bus" subtitles:

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I see you looking at the magazines Watching girls on the MTV But they don't even look half as good to me Hey, yeah A ponytail and a pair of sweats You still look like a perfect ten Baby you could wear anything No matter what you do You look beautiful CHORUS: How else can I say it I feel like a broken record I think I'm crazy and it's true I'm crazy for you Yeah, that's right I said it Girl, you're my perfect ten yeah You think I'm crazy and it's true I'm crazy for you Oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh I'm crazy Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh I'm crazy Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh I'm crazy for you Temperature of a hundred and three Even sick as a dog, you look cute to me Even at your worst you're still the best Yeah Pretty lady, yeah you're so fly If I was pilot I'd write your name in the sky But that pretty face don't compare to what's inside No matter what you do You are beautiful, yeah CHORUS Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, everybody Girl so good, good, good, gotta tell somebody You can even call me insane But it won't change a thing CHORUS