She Drives Me Crazy

"She Drives Me Crazy"
Single by Fine Young Cannibals
from the album The Raw & the Cooked
A-side "She Drives Me Crazy"
B-side "Pull the Sucker Off"
Released 26 December 1988
Format 7" single
12" maxi
CD maxi
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:38
Label London Records
Songwriter(s) Roland Gift, David Steele
Producer(s) David Z, Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals singles chronology
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
(1987)		 "She Drives Me Crazy"
(1988)		 "Good Thing"
(1989)

"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
(1987)		 "She Drives Me Crazy"
(1989)		 "Good Thing"
(1989)

"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song released in 1988 by English group Fine Young Cannibals, and included on their 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked. The song peaked at Number 5 on the British singles chart in the band's native U.K. in January 1989 (it was released on New Year's Day) before hitting Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on 15 April 1989. "She Drives Me Crazy" also topped the charts in Australia (3 non-consecutive weeks), New Zealand (4 consecutive weeks), Canada, Spain and on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart.[1] It also was a top 3 hit in Belgium, Germany, Iceland, Ireland and Switzerland.

Time Out listed "She Drives Me Crazy" at number 28 in their The 50 best '80s songs list in 2018.[2]

Background and recording

The unique snare drum "pop" sound was created by recording the snare drum portion separately. A speaker was then placed on top of the snare drum, and a microphone below. The original recording of the snare drum part was played back through the speaker and re-recorded.[3]

Re-release

The song was re-released in 1997 in support of Fine Young Cannibals' compilation album The Finest. It included a remix by Roger Sanchez, as well as Mousse T. remixes of "Johnny Come Home". The single reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Two music videos were produced for the song, one by Philippe Decouflé[4][5] and one by Pedro Romhanyi.[6] As with Decouflé's only other music video, for New Order's "True Faith", his version includes extensive choreography and performers in unusual costumes. One looks like a pillow and another resembles the title character from the movie Beetlejuice. Also included are two identical dancers wearing similar but differently-coloured outfits with goggles used in tanning salons, and included is a karate fighter with a TV on his head. A guitar catches fire in the video as well. The video received several nominations at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" – 3:35
  2. "Pull the Sucker Off" – 3:34
12" maxi
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" – 7:05
  2. "Pull the Sucker Off" – 3:34
CD maxi
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" - 3:38
  2. "Pull the Sucker Off" - 3:37
  3. "Tired of Getting Pushed Around" (The Mayhem Rhythm Remix) - 6:37
CD maxi (1997 Re-release)
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Original 7") - 3:36
  2. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Roger Sanchez Radio Edit) - 3:33
  3. "Johnny Come Home" (Mousse T. Edit) - 4:06
  4. "Johnny Come Home" (Mousse T. Cocktail Mix) - 4:13

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[7] Platinum 1989 70,000
Canada[8] Gold 28 June 1989 50,000
Germany[9] Gold 1989 250,000
Sweden[10] Gold 1 February 1990 10,000
United Kingdom[11] Silver 2018 200,000
U.S.[12] Gold 18 April 1989 500,000

Charts

Cover versions, parodies, and uses in the media

The song can be heard in the intro of Columbo S09E02 episode "Columbo Cries Wolf"

The song was played before Taylor Swift took the stage in her 1989 tour.

Cover verson

Uses in the media

  • The Fine Young Camels sing "C Drives Me Crazy", a Sesame Street parody of "She Drives Me Crazy". A Muppet camel in the Mojave Desert (voiced by Paul Jacobs) sings about how he loves the letter C and things that start with C. He is backed by two male Anything Muppets dressed as Bedouins. A Muppet cookie and a Muppet cat also sing and dance along. The number features an introduction by Jerry Nelson, stating it's their "greatest, and only, hit ever."
  • American comedian Arsenio Hall, under the pseudonym "Chunky A", recorded a novelty parody of this song, called "Ho is Lazy." It appears on the 1989 album Large and In Charge.[37]
  • Atlanta-based consumer advocate and radio show host Clark Howard has for many years used the opening bars of this song as the introduction to his syndicated radio program.

References

  1. ↑ "Fine Young Cannibals Artist Biography by Ed Nimmervoll - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  2. ↑ "The 50 best '80s songs". Time Out. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Daley, Dan (1 March 2001). "Fine Young Cannibals' She Drives Me Crazy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  4. ↑ Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 1)
  6. ↑ mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 2)
  7. 1 2 "1989 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  9. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('She+Drives+Me+Crazy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  10. ↑ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se Archived 11 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  11. ↑ "BRIT Certified > Certified Awards Search > Fine Young Cannibals (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com Archived 26 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  13. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in French). Les classement single.
  17. ↑ "Musicline.de – Fine Young Cannibals Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  18. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (10. mars 1989)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  19. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  20. ↑ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved 31 May 2008)
  21. ↑ "Charts.nz – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". Top 40 Singles.
  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". VG-lista.
  23. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  24. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". Singles Top 100.
  25. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  26. ↑ UK Singles Chart (1989) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  28. ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending April 15, 1989". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-09-11. . Cash Box magazine.
  29. ↑ UK Singles Chart (1997) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  30. ↑ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  31. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. 23 December 1999. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  32. ↑ Top Selling Singles of 1989 (Retrieved 28 April 2016)
  33. ↑ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  34. ↑ U.S. Billboard Top 100 1989 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010. (Retrieved 17 May 2012)
  35. ↑ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1989". Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 2018-09-11. . Cash Box magazine.
  36. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks59dlldXvw. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  37. ↑ Large and In Charge by Chunky A : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music

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