''Crazy World'' is the third studio album by American

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. It marks a departure from the group's original

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sound in favor of a more

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style. The ''Crazy World'' EP was released on July 17, 2012 with the tracks, "Be Your Everything", "Life of the Party" and "The First Time" to help promote the album. The album was released on December 11, 2012. On November 15, they posted a "Crazy World Song Reveal" page, allowing fans to share a link to it in order to unlock a new song off the new record. On November 16, the new track was revealed as "Stuck in the Middle", and the LP was made available for pre-order. The lead single "Be Your Everything" was released in the summer of 2012, and entered the ''Billboard''

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chart at number 18. The album debuted and peaked at number 134 on the

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Reception

''Crazy World'' received mixed reviews from critics. On

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, the album received an average rating of 41, indicating generally "mixed or average reviews".

Reception

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