“The music we released in the past, it's more like teeny-bopper [...] I feel like this year we want our music to relate with everyone, we want everybody to vibe with our music.”
― Drew Ramos[1]
"Crazy AF" is the sixth single recorded by In Real Life, released through Hollywood Records on March 22, 2019.[2] It was written by Ayanna Howard, Conor Michael Smith, Marc Bassy, and Ryan Williamson. Lyrically, it tells the story of a possessive girlfriend that they can't help but fall in love with.[3]
IRL performed a snippet of the song on The Adam Bomb Show.[4] A few clips of the single were also revealed in their YouTube video, "IRL VLOGS: CRAZY Week" early in February 2019. The song reached Top 40 on pop radio in June 2019.[5]
Sergio Calderon discussed the reason they wanted to put it out first was because "it was something that was a good representation of the new direction we want to go with" for their music. Brady Tutton described it being a progression to their song "She Do," sonically.[3]
Background and release[]
On the Tonight Belongs to You Tour, after opening for American Idol, they heard the demo in Anaheim (September 28, 2018), and were about to perform. One of their managers shared a Marc Bassy demo, and played it for Tutton in the car. The group loved it, and Conor Smith immediately wrote the verse on the tour bus, inspired. In regards to it being their first explicit song, Smith shared, "I don't think it was that much of a transition. I think if anything, it was like you know what, we feel like we've kind of been hiding that side from our fans and from the public, I guess." He added, "I think it was a lot more fun to record it, 'cause we were really excited about the song. It was something that was just way different from us, and we felt so inspired by it, we felt like we were really doing something."
The song was recorded in the fall of 2018, Chance Perez describing the process as "organic."[6][3] Drew Ramos revealed that the rest of the songs were recorded in a professional studio, while on this particular track, the band worked in the studio with producer Rykeyz.[1]
Similar to their single "How Badly," fans were chosen to listen to the unreleased music at the time. In order to qualify, fans must have sent a video with the reason why they should be picked. Only twenty people could be selected, with Wednesday being the last day for entries (giving people four days) and were DM'd over Instagram if picked. On Saturday (March 9th), they attended the event which included early previews of their two songs, "She Do" being one of them.[7] It was mainly for Los Angeles Lifelines due to expenses not being paid for, but still open to everyone.
On March 10, 2019, In Real Life posted a snippet of the song and later it became available for pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music.[8][9] In celebration, fans tweeted with the hashtag #CrazyForIRL and the band made confessions under the tag, #CrazyAFConfessional. When "Crazy AF" became available everywhere, there was a sale with all apparel 50% off for 24 hours over their official website.[10] At 9 P.M. PST, In Real Life held a sweepstakes from March 23-25 eligible for fans who were legal residents in the United States and the District of Columbia. To enter, fans had to purchase the single and send a receipt for validity. On March 25, the band chose the winner and a day after announced who they were over an Instagram livestream.[11] Despite it being advertised of one winner, over the livestream Ramos stated that three people received emails.
Music video[]
The accompanying music video premiered over the band's VEVO channel on April 4, 2019, directed by Bryson Roatch. It depicts the band at a pool party, surrounded by women. At the very end, Tutton is awoken by Smith, who tells him they have to get to rehearsals. It's implied that it was a dream, Tutton winking at the very end.[12] Despite it looking like a nice summer day, Calderon stated that it was cold outside whilst filming.[13]
Credits and personnel[]
Song[]
- Ayanna Howard – writer
- Brady Tutton – vocals
- Chance Perez – vocals
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Conor Michael Smith – vocals, writer
- Drew Ramos – vocals
- Erik Madrid – mixer, studio personnel
- Marc Bassy – writer
- Rykeyz – writer, producer, studio personnel
- Sergio Calderon – vocals
- William Binderup – assistant recording engineer, studio personnel
Video[]
- Bryson Roatch – director
- Leah France, Kai Yuricich – video producer
Live performances[]
On March 21, 2019, the single premiered over 102.7 KIIS FM at 9:00 P.M.[14] and was announced IRL would perform a free concert on March 23rd at the Universal CityWalk, debuting their song, which paralleled back to their first performance as a band with their 2017 single, "Eyes Closed." They performed the song at the Famous Birthdays office on July 24, 2019,[15] and at the Dunkin' Donuts Lounge.[16] It was also included in their set list for the For U Tour.
Trivia[]
★ It was the first single In Real Life released in 2019, as well as explicit overall.
★ Due to the particular lyric, 'Every time we play in the sheets,' fans had dubbed it "the Sheets song."
★ The cover artwork was done by Thomas Crane, who also made the one for "Got Me Good".[17]
★ It was their first released single where Brady Tutton started the song.
★ It had been a running joke in the fandom that Sergio Calderon would say "beckfast" instead of "breakfast".
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Lyrics[]
Original[]
[Intro: Brady Tutton]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love
[Verse 1: Conor Michael Smith]
Look, alright
I wake up in the morning
Lipstick written on the wall
Baby have a good day
But you know you better call
Uh, yeah
Everything just the way she left it
She took my things right off the dresser
Replaced the photo of my ex that was hanging down the hall, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Drew Ramos]
She's off, I know
But I like her wrong
I lost control, a long time ago
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy
The only kind of girl that's for me
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Post-Chorus: Brady Tutton]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love, haha
[Verse 2: Chance Perez, Sergio Calderon, Conor Michael Smith]
Shows up when she wants
Won't call to say she's on her way
Checking through my phone
Every single time I step away
Oh yeah
And every time that she cook me breakfast
She always hit me with the checklist
"Where you going? Which girls gonna be there? What time you coming home?"
Man, I don't know
[Pre-Chorus: Drew Ramos]
She's off, I know
But I like her wrong
I lost control, a long time ago
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy
The only kind of girl that's for me
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Verse 3: Conor Michael Smith]
Uh, look
Now this was back before I even knew a thing
Besides, you were the type I seen up on a movie screen
And even though it's hard to tell her that you got plans
She got a body that'll make a preacher say "Goddamn"
Haha, yeah
But through it all, I still love her the same
'Cause you appreciate the sun when it comes after the rain
Take the puddles and just wash away
Nah, I ain't making this up, girl, you crazy as fuck
But damn, I think I'm in love, ha
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets (In the sheets)
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy (She kinda crazy, I think I love her)
The only kind of girl that's for me (Girl that's for me)
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Outro: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (No other girl for me)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love, haha
Acoustic[]
[Intro: Brady Tutton]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love
[Verse 1: Conor Michael Smith]
Look, alright
I wake up in the morning
Lipstick written on the wall
"Baby, have a good day
But you know you better call"
Uh, yeah
Everything just the way she left it
She took my things right off the dresser
Replaced the photo of my ex that was hanging down the hall
[Pre-Chorus: Drew Ramos]
She's off, I know
But I like her wrong
I lost control, a long time ago
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos, All]
And every time we play in the sheets
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy (Crazy)
But I love her crazy (Crazy)
The only kind of girl that's for me
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Post-Chorus: Brady Tutton]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love, haha
[Verse 2: Chance Perez, Sergio Calderon]
Shows up when she wants, won't call to say she's on her way
Checking through my phone every single time I step away, oh yeah
And every time that she cook me breakfast
She always hit me with the checklist
"Where you going? Which girl's gonna be there? What time you coming home?"
Shit, I don't know
[Pre-Chorus: Drew Ramos, All]
She's off, I know
But I like her wrong
I lost control, a long time ago
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, All, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy (Crazy)
But I love her crazy (Crazy)
The only kind of girl that's for me
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Verse 3: Conor Michael Smith, All, Drew Ramos]
Uh, look
Now this was back before I even knew a thing
Besides, you were the type I seen up on the movie screen
And even though it's hard to tell her that you got plans
She got a body that'll make a preacher say, "Goddamn"
Haha, yeah
But through it all, I still love her the same (Ha ha ha)
'Cause you appreciate the sun when it comes after the rain
Take the puddles and just wash away
Nah, I ain't making this up, girl, you crazy as fuck
But damn, I think I'm in love, ha
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, All, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy (She kinda crazy, I think I love her)
The only kind of girl that's for me
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (No other girl for me)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as fuck
And I think I'm in love
Radio edit[]
[Intro: Brady Tutton]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as (Crazy as)
And I think I'm in love
[Verse 1: Conor Michael Smith]
Look, alright
I wake up in the morning
Lipstick written on the wall
Baby have a good day
But you know you better call
Uh, yeah
Everything just the way she left it
She took my things right off the dresser
Replaced the photo of my ex that was hanging down the hall, yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Drew Ramos]
She's off, I know
But I like her wrong
I lost control, a long time ago
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets (In the sheets)
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy (She kinda crazy, I think I love her)
The only kind of girl that's for me (Girl that's for me)
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Post-Chorus: Brady Tutton]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as (crazy as)
And I think I'm in love, haha
[Verse 2: Chance Perez, Sergio Calderon, Conor Michael Smith]
Shows up when she wants, won't call to say she's on her way
Checking through my phone every single time I step away, oh yeah
And every time that she cook me breakfast
She always hit me with the checklist
"Where you going? Which girls gonna be there? What time you coming home?"
Man, I don't know
[Pre-Chorus: Drew Ramos]
She's off, I know
But I like her wrong
I lost control, a long time ago
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets (In the sheets)
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy (She kinda crazy, I think I love her)
The only kind of girl that's for me (Girl that's for me)
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Verse 3: Conor Michael Smith]
Uh, look
Now this was back before I even knew a thing
Besides, you were the type I seen up on a movie screen
And even though it's hard to tell her that you got plans
She got a body that'll make a preacher say "hot damn"
Haha, yeah
But through it all, I still love her the same
'Cause you appreciate the sun when it comes after the rain
Take the puddles and just wash away
Nah, I ain't making this up, girl, you crazy so what
But damn, I think I'm in love, ha
[Chorus: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
And every time we play in the sheets (In the sheets)
I wake up with her marks all on me
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy (She kinda crazy, I think I love her)
The only kind of girl that's for me (Girl that's for me)
She likes to mark her territory
Call me crazy
But I love her crazy, yeah
[Outro: Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (No other girl for me)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You crazy as (Crazy as)
And I think I'm in love, haha
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "In Real Life Talks Crazy AF, Living Together + A Freestyle from Michael Conor". YouTube. March 25, 2019.
- ↑ "@InRealLife". Twitter. March 21, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "IRL Reveal Craziest Fan InteractionTuttonTuttons And Making Crazy AF & She Do". YouTube. May 27, 2019.
- ↑ "@adambombshow". Twitter. February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ↑ "@InRealLife". Twitter. June 16, 2019.
- ↑ "In Real Life Talks About Crazy AF - Alexisjoyvipaccess Interview - 2019 KCA". YouTube. March 25, 2019.
- ↑ "In Real Life Discusses Dating Fans and The Celebrities In Their DMs". Hollywire: Behind The Fame. July 21, 2019.
- ↑ "@inreallife". Instagram. March 10, 2019.
- ↑ Pre-Save "Crazy AF"
- ↑ "@InRealLife". Twitter. March 22, 2019.
- ↑ "@InRealLife". Instagram. March 25, 2019.
- ↑ "@InRealLife". Twitter. April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "In Real Life - Crazy AF - Behind the Scenes". YouTube. April 10, 2019.
- ↑ "@InRealLife". Twitter. March 21, 2019.
- ↑ "In Real Life - Crazy AF || Live at Famous Birthdays". YouTube. August 1, 2019.
- ↑ "In Real Life Performs 'Crazy AF' Live | DLL". YouTube. June 5, 2019.
- ↑ "@bythomascrane". Instagram. March 12, 2019.