Crazy (seal)

Written and Performed by Seal .
Produced by Trevor Horn .
Recorded at Sarm West Studios in Northwest London.

"Crazy" was first released in the United Kingdom in November 1990. The debut single of the then virtually unknown Seal, represented one of the most boldly futuristic musical statements to herald in the new decade. With the help of its ingeniously clever yet simply-themed promotional video starring multiple recreations of the artist himself, "Crazy" reached Number 2 in the UK singles charts and signalled the beginning of a career highlighted by both artistic and commercial success that continues today.

With the song's signature keyboard mantra that continually swells and swirls, driven by bass-heavy beats and wah-pedal guitars, it seamlessly blends trance grooves with floating ambient stylings years before "The Politics of Dancing" by Paul Van Dyk or the work of William Orbit with Madonna and All Saints. Above it all, the listener is introduced to one of the most distinctive voices in popular music. Deeply melodic and soulful, at times with a characteristic rasp, while at others soaring high above the backing track, Seal's vocal versatility perfectly accomodates the shifting emotions and thematic drama of this song.

Set against a background of a confluence of global events at that time, in particular the opening of Eastern Europe with the fall of the Berlin Wall but also the frightening reality of first Gulf War live on television, lyrically "Crazy" is certainly abstract in nature but somehow conveys a broad canvas of universal angst and questions whether we as humanity will in fact survive the world that we've created.

"Crazy" remains a favourite amongst Seal's fans and he still opens his performances with the song that even today sounds as fresh and relevant as it did in 1990, unlike so many other of its contemporaries.

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