"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

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Weekly Singles Chart and sold approximately 11.4 million copies combined with "

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Track listing

Cover versions

''Pretty Rhythm'' versions

Japanese

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released a cover of "Crazy Gonna Crazy" as their 9th single on October 30, 2013 in collaboration between Avex Pictures and the ''

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'' franchise to honor TRF's 20th anniversary. The song served as the third opening theme song to the

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series '' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live''. The single charted at #71 on the

Weekly Singles Chart. Following the release, "Crazy Gonna Crazy" has continued to be featured in the ''

'' franchise, especially in the ''

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'' 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

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) and Louis Kisaragi (voiced by

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References

{{Authority control 1995 singles TRF (group) songs Anime songs Avex Group singles Japanese-language songs Pretty Rhythm Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro Television drama theme songs