Crazy Beat

"Crazy Beat"
Single by Blur
from the album Think Tank
Released	7 July 2003
Format	CD, DVD, 7" vinyl
Recorded	Marrakech, 2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:15
Label	Parlophone, Food, EMI
Producer	Blur, Norman Cook
Blur singles chronology
"Out of Time" (2003) "Crazy Beat" (2003) "Good Song" (2003)
7" DVD Music video "Crazy Beat" at MTV.com

"Crazy Beat" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the second single from their seventh album Think Tank in 2003. "Crazy Beat" has been compared by critics and the band to Blur's 1997 hit "Song 2" in its guitar-driven simplicity. Released in the United States as the first single from the album, it became Blur's first single since "Song 2" to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching #22.

Video

"Crazy Beat" was supported by two music videos. The official video sees the band performing the song and creating a beast composed of green lightning which attacks people in a pub. The alternate video shows four women performing a peculiar dance to the song, wearing matching brown dresses and blonde wigs.

Cover art

The single's cover art features a satirical portrait of the British Royal Family by the English graffiti artist Banksy. The mural was painted on a building in Stoke Newington. In September 2009, workers sent by Hackney London Borough Council painted over most of the mural with black paint, against the building owner's wishes.^[1]

Track listings

7"

1. "Crazy Beat"
2. "The Outsider"

CD

1. "Crazy Beat"
2. "Don't Be"
3. "Crazy Beat" (alternative video)

DVD

1. "Crazy Beat" (video)
2. "Don't Be"
3. "The Outsider"
4. "Crazy Beat" (animatic)

CD (Canadian version)

1. "Crazy Beat"
2. "Tune Two"

Production credits

• "Crazy Beat" produced by Norman Cook, Blur and Ben Hillier
• "Don't Be" and "The Outsider" produced by Blur and Ben Hillier

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	30
German Singles Chart	98
Swedish Singles Chart	20
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	22
UK Singles Chart	18

References

1. ^ Blur Banksy is ruined by mistake, BBC, 2009-09-04, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8238896.stm, retrieved 2009-09-07