"Crazy Gonna Crazy" (stylized as "CRAZY GONNA CRAZY") is a song by Japanese band
TRF. The song was released on January 1, 1995 as their 8th single.
Background and release
"Crazy Gonna Crazy" was written and produced by
Tetsuya Komuro
is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the ...
. "Crazy Gonna Crazy" was released as the theme song to the show ''Gaman Dekinai!''
The single first was released on January 1, 1995,
and then re-released on November 29, 2006.
Reception
"Crazy Gonna Crazy" peaked at #1 on
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
Weekly Singles Chart and sold approximately 11.4 million copies combined with "
EZ Do Dance
"EZ Do Dance" (stylized as "EZ DO DANCE") is a song by the Japanese band TRF. It was released on June 21, 1993, as the band's second single. It was TRF's breakthrough hit and is credited with helping to introduce the general Japanese public to ...
."
Track listing
Cover versions
''Pretty Rhythm'' versions
Japanese
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Prizmmy
was a Japanese girl group formed by Avex Pictures in 2012. The group debuted through the ''Pretty Rhythm'' anime series, where they hosted the live-action segments in each episode and later released their first song, "Everybody's Gonna Be Happ ...
released a cover of "Crazy Gonna Crazy" as their 9th single on October 30, 2013 in collaboration between
Avex Pictures and the ''
Pretty Rhythm
is a Japanese multimedia franchise produced by Syn Sophia and Takara Tomy Arts aimed at girls in elementary school. The ''Pretty Rhythm'' franchise was first launched in July 2010 with the rhythm and dress-up arcade game ''Pretty Rhythm: Mini S ...
'' franchise to honor TRF's 20th anniversary. The song served as the third opening theme song to the
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series ''
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live''. The single charted at #71 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
Weekly Singles Chart.
Following the release, "Crazy Gonna Crazy" has continued to be featured in the ''
Pretty Rhythm
is a Japanese multimedia franchise produced by Syn Sophia and Takara Tomy Arts aimed at girls in elementary school. The ''Pretty Rhythm'' franchise was first launched in July 2010 with the rhythm and dress-up arcade game ''Pretty Rhythm: Mini S ...
'' franchise, especially in the ''
King of Prism
''King of Prism'' is a Japanese media franchise produced by Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production. The series is a spin-off of the ''Pretty Rhythm'' multimedia series and focuses on the male characters introduced in ''Pretty Rhythms third anime ...
'' spin-offs. A version of the song appeared in the film ''
King of Prism: Pride the Hero''
where it was performed by the characters Shin Ichijo (voiced by
Junta Terashima
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer. He debuted as a voice actor in 2009. Notable roles played by him include Hyōga Yukimura from ''Inazuma Eleven Go'', Shin Ichijo from the '' King of Prism'' series, Takeru Taiga from ''The Idolma ...
) and Louis Kisaragi (voiced by
Shouta Aoi
, is a Japanese singer and actor. Under the stage name Showta (stylized as "SHOWTA."), he debuted as a singer with the song "Negaiboshi" in 2006 and released his first studio album, ''Eve'', in 2008. In 2009, he left his agency and briefly releas ...
).
References
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1995 singles
TRF (group) songs
Anime songs
Avex Group singles
Japanese-language songs
Pretty Rhythm
Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro
Television drama theme songs