Butterfly (Crazy Town song)

"Butterfly"
Single by Crazy Town
from the album The Gift of Game
Released	January 2001
Format	CD single
Genre	Rap rock, alternative rock
Length	3:36
Writer(s)	Shifty Shellshock, Epic Mazur
Certification	Silver (BPI)
Crazy Town singles chronology
"Darkside" (2000) "Butterfly" (2001) "Revolving Door" (2001)

"Butterfly" is a rap rock song by Crazy Town from their album The Gift of Game that was released in January 2001. It reached No. 1 in 15 countries, including the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Song information

The song consists mainly of a sample from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' song "Pretty Little Ditty" with additional lyrics by Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur on top.

The song is referenced in DJ Paul Oakenfold's 2002 song, "Starry Eyed Surprise", in the line sung by Shifty Shellshock, "Freaky, deaky, star speckles and pink butterflies", in a manner similar to "Butterfly".

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Honey, features the band in a fantasy-like forest complete with butterflies where Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing their praises to two women with butterfly wings. At one point in the video, Shifty's star-shaped tattoos fly off into the air.

Covers

• Covered by Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine on their 2004 album I'd Like a Virgin.

In film

• Butterfly featured in the 2002 feature movie Orange County, and appeared on the soundtrack.
• Butterfly was used in the opening of the 2003 movie Something's Gotta Give and is the first track on its soundtrack.
• Butterfly was used in the Herbie Fully Loaded movie trailer, but is not featured in the movie or on the movie soundtrack.
• Butterfly was featured in the movie Saving Silverman.
• Butterfly was used in the Intel 'Generations' advertisement.

Accolades

• Topped the U.S. Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks, and the Modern Rock Tracks chart for two consecutive weeks, while reaching number three on the Canadian Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart
• Named the 34th "Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by VH1.^[2]
• Rated #3 on Billboard's chart for One-hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009.^[3]
• Ranked at #77 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio, who asks the listener, "Think you like this? Sure you don't really like the song where ['Butterfly'] came from better? Without all the yapping?"^[4]
• Came in at #81 in the 2001 triple J Hottest 100, Australia's largest annual music poll.

Chart performance

Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	21
Australia ARIA Charts	4
Austria Singles Chart	1
Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart	5
Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart	9
Canadian Singles Chart	3
Denmark Singles Chart	1
Dutch Singles Chart	8
Finland Singles Chart	2
France Singles Chart	26
German Singles Chart	1
Italy Singles Chart	19
New Zealand Singles Chart	2
Norway Singles Chart	1
Sweden Singles Chart	2
Switzerland Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	3

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009)	Position
German Singles Chart[5]	56

Preceded by "Stutter" by Joe featuring Mystikal	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 24, 2001	Succeeded by "Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
Preceded by "Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single April 7, 2001	Succeeded by "All for You" by Janet Jackson
Preceded by "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single February 17–24, 2001	Succeeded by "Drive" by Incubus

References

1. ^ MTV.com - Crazy Town Biography.
2. ^ Listology.com VH1's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs....Ever
3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/features/one-hit-wonders-of-the-2000s-page-1-1004051216.story#/features/one-hit-wonders-of-the-2000s-page-1-1004051216.story
4. ^ Wilkening, Matthew (September 11, 2010). "100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Two of Five". AOL Radio. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-two-of-five/. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
5. ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html

External links

• "Butterfly" Official music video on YouTube