"Crazy in Love" is a song by American singer and songwriter

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featuring guest vocals from American rapper

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. It was written by Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and

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, and produced by the last two. "Crazy in Love" is a

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, and R&B

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with elements of 1970s

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and

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; its lyrics describe a romantic obsession that causes the narrator to act out of character. It contains a

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's 1970 song "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)", resulting in the group's

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receiving a writing credit. "Crazy in Love" was released as the

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from Beyoncé's debut solo album, ''

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'' (2003), on May 18, 2003, by

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. "Crazy in Love" reached number one on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and the UK singles chart, and it reached the top five on charts in Australasia and various European territories. Music critics acclaimed the

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production, Jay-Z's

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verse, and Beyoncé's vocals and "uh-oh, uh-oh"

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. At the

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in 2004, "Crazy in Love" won

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and

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. The single has been ranked among several best-of lists, including ''Rolling Stone'''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2021); it was honored as the greatest song of the 2000s decade by

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(2009), the best pop song of the 21st century by ''

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'' (2013), and the greatest song of the 21st century by ''Rolling Stone'' (2018). The song's accompanying music video features Beyoncé in various dance sequences. It won three awards at the

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, and its director,

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, won the Music Video Production Association award for Best R&B Video in 2004. Since 2003, "Crazy in Love" has been a staple in Beyoncé's live performances and concert tours. The

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(ASCAP) recognized "Crazy in Love" as one of the most performed songs of 2004. Artists including

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have

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the song, and it has been used in various television shows and other media.

Development and production

By July 2002, Beyoncé had already recorded several songs which would appear on ''

''.

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planned to release the album in October 2002; however, the release was postponed several times to capitalize on the success of American rapper

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's 2002 single "

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," which features Beyoncé's former

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colleague

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. These delays allowed Beyoncé to record more songs for the album. Before meeting Beyoncé,

had conceptualized the

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of the song. He had

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the

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from the 1970 song "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)," which had originally been written and composed by

, frontman of the

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-based vocal group

. When Harrison first played the beat to his friends, they could not "dig it," and this made him realize that he had conceived something special, which people would appreciate better after hearing the whole record. Thus Harrison decided not to market the selection, and instead, he waited for the right artist to record it: "I had it in the chamber, I had not really shopped it much, because sometimes you do not want to come out of the bag before it's right. People do not really get it and you will leave them with a foul taste in their mouth." Harrison was pleasantly surprised when he got a call from Beyoncé, who was working on one of the most anticipated albums of the year. However, things did not turn up according to his plans the following day, as he was late and was still suffering the effects of a hangover. When Harrison played the sample to Beyoncé in the studio, the singer initially had doubts about the "sound so full of blaring fanfare;" it seemed too retro and according to her, no one used horn riffs in the 21st century. Nevertheless, Beyoncé accepted the sample, much to Harrison's delight, and gave him two hours to write and compose the song while she went out to shop for a birthday present for Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland. Harrison confessed that it was not easy for him to come up with the lyrics to "Crazy in Love" in that length of time. But two hours later, he had written the verses and the hook, in spite of being hung over. Harrison had also made provision for a

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; he played all the instruments on the track. The

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was written by Beyoncé, who was inspired by looking at herself in the mirror; as she was not wearing matching clothes and her hair was untidy, she kept saying, "I'm looking so crazy right now." Harrison sang back to her and said, "That's the hook." It also inspired the title of the song. After that Beyoncé had filled up the

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, she came up with the catchphrase – "Uh-oh, uh-oh, you know" – alongside Harrison. Featured artist

became involved late in the song's production. Around 3 am, he came to the studio and recorded a rap verse, which he improvised in about ten minutes. The recording of "Crazy in Love" took place nearly three months following the meeting of Beyoncé with Harrison.

Music and lyrics

"Crazy in Love" is performed in the key of D. It incorporates influences of

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-style

, and

. As commented by Robert Webb of ''

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'', the old soul influences in the song seem to have been derived from the horn

, which samples the 1970 song "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)." Having a " go-go vibe", "Crazy in Love" is built on a hip hop

. Beyoncé told ''

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'' that the beat is "so hard that it makes your heart hurt." The song's

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is a moderate 100

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, in

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. Beyoncé's

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spans around one and a half

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s in the song, from the low note of B₃ to the high note of F₅. "Crazy in Love" uses two major chords, B♭ and G, a minor third apart. One of the main vocal riffs uses the traditional cowbell rhythm often found in

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music. Lisa Verrico of ''

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'' magazine wrote that "Crazy in Love" makes use of big drums and bits of

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. According to Natalie Nichols of the ''

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'', the lyrics of "Crazy in Love" reference a state of romantic obsession. Beyoncé said that the song talks "about how, when you are falling in love, you do things that are out of character and you do not really care because you are just open." Anthony DeCurtis of ''

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'' wrote that "Crazy in Love" has "such a cauldron of energy" that Beyoncé sounds "loose and sexy," gripped by emotions she "can neither understand nor control." The lyrics are composed in the traditional verse-chorus form. Jay-Z opens the song with a brief spoken verse-rap, containing the lyrics: "Yes! So crazy right now. Most incredibly, it's your girl, B. It's your boy, Young. You ready?" After Beyoncé delivers the "uh-oh, uh-oh" catchphrase, Jay-Z continues the monologue. Beyoncé begins the first verse, followed with the

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-backed

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. She repeats the "uh-oh, uh-oh" phrase, leading to the second verse. The chorus follows, giving way to the second verse-rap which contains the lyrics: "Jay-Z in the range, crazy and deranged ..I been iller than chain smokers, how you think I got the name 'Hova', I been real and the game's over". The song continues to the bridge, singing: "I'm not myself, lately I'm foolish, I don't do this, / I've been playing myself, baby, I don't care / 'Cuz your love's got the best of me, / And baby, you're making a fool of me, / You got me sprung and I don't care who sees." She then sings the chorus again and the song fades out with the horns.

Release

"Crazy in Love" was first released for digital download via the iTunes Store in the United States on May 14, 2003. It was then sent to

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May 18, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

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stations in the United States on the week of May 18, 2003. In the United Kingdom, it was released for digital download via the iTunes Store on May 20, 2003. The song was also fairly successful as a ringtone among cell phone users across the United States. The song was released as a

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in Ireland and Switzerland, and as a digital EP in Germany on June 20, 2003. "Crazy in Love" was released as a

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in Germany on June 30, 2003, and in Australia on July 7, 2003. The song was issued as a CD single in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2003. "Crazy in Love" was released as a digital EP in several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden on July 8, 2003. This digital EP was also available in Canada and Ireland on July 8, 2003. On July 22, 2003, two remixes–one from

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and the other from Adam 12–were released in the United States.

Critical reception

"Crazy in Love" was acclaimed by contemporary music critics, who complimented the horn lines and the guest appearance of Jay-Z. Many of them called it the Summer Anthem of 2003. Tim Sendra of

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described the song as a "stunning

masterpiece", while

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of the same website called it "deliriously catchy". Darryl Sterdan of

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noted the "Crazy in Love" is "instantly addictive horn lines". Anthony DeCurtis of ''Rolling Stone'' wrote: Crazy in Love' ... roars out of the speakers on the strength of a propulsive horn sample and the charged presence of her pal, Jay-Z." Ben Ratliff of ''

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'' magazine called the song an "itchy ndeager-to-please" one.Ratliff, Ben
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'' called the "uh-oh, uh-oh" phrase catchy.

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considered "Crazy in Love" to be the "proudest moment" of ''Dangerously in Love''. Similarly, Allison Stewart of ''

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'' called it the best song on the album, praising its instrumentation and harmonies, and the rap verse of Jay-Z.Stewart, Allison
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of ''

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'' who wrote that "Crazy in Love" is the best one on the album thanks to its "simplicity, irresistible combination of triumphant horns and a wicked hip-hop beat". She added that " eyoncé'svocals – as deft and accurate as ever – convey none of the giddy rush that the lyrics describe." Likewise, Sal Cinquemani of ''Slant Magazine'' wrote that the lyrical arrangement, the music structure and the guest vocals by Jay-Z all contributed in making "Crazy in Love" a wonderful vehicle for Beyoncé. Rob Fitzpatrick of ''

'' called "Crazy in Love" a "head-nodding ndbody-rocking funk-soul genius" and wrote that it is "a 100 per cent, stone-cold, dead-cert classic". He complimented Beyoncé's vocals, describing them as "genuinely, hip-grindingly fruity".Fitzpatrick, Rob. (July 2, 2003
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. ''NME''. IPC Media. Retrieved on February 10, 2011. ''Los Angeles Times'' writer Natalie Nichols noted that "sexy

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tunes as the vintage funk-flavored 'Crazy in Love made ''Dangerously in Love'' a great album.Nichols, Natalie (June 24, 2003
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'' wrote that the song has a "fresh sound". Spence D. of

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wrote that Beyoncé rides the "infectious rhythm" with grace and mid-range seductively. He added, "As tcan be expected, the track bumps when Jay drops his distinctive uptown flavor. While other rap-meet-R&B tracks often fall flat, this one works well as Beyoncé and Jay's verbals play nicely against one another." Lisa Verrico of ''The Times'' wrote that Jay-Z performed a "decent rap"; however, "Beyoncé and the beats save the day" and that "Crazy in Love" was a departure for Beyoncé from Destiny's Child.

Commercial performance

"Crazy in Love" was a commercial success in the United States, debuting at number fifty-eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Although it hadn't yet been released to retail stores, the single gained much attention and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 based on

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alone. The same week it reached number one, ''Dangerously in Love'' debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number one on July 12, 2003. Substantial airplay, and later in retail, gains of "Crazy in Love" allowed it to dominate the chart, spending eight consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot 100, making it Beyoncé's first number-one single in her solo career, her fifth overall, after Destiny's Child's "

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" (1999), "

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" (1999), " Independent Women Part 1" (2000) and "

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" (2001). According to

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, "Crazy in Love" was the most downloaded song in the United States for four consecutive weeks in July 2003. "Crazy in Love" spent fifteen weeks in the top ten, twenty-six weeks in the top fifty, and twenty-seven weeks on the chart in total. The song was

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by the

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(RIAA) in 2004 while its mastertone was also certified gold two years later. In August 2022, "Crazy In Love" was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA, denoting sales and streams of six million copies in the US. "Crazy in Love" was the fourth biggest hit of 2003 in the United States. By October 6, 2010, "Crazy in Love" had sold 47,000 physical units in the United States. "Crazy In Love" also has the distinction of being the first number-one single on ''Billboard's'' inaugural

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Chart, which debuted on August 16, 2003, where it spent seven weeks at the top spot. Beyonce Crazy in love 2013

In the United Kingdom, Beyoncé became the third female artist to top the UK Singles Chart and

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simultaneously, following

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in 1994 and

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in 2001. Including her career with Destiny's Child, "Crazy in Love" became Beyoncé's third number one single in the United Kingdom and was the only song to top the charts the United Kingdom and the United States simultaneously in 2003. The single spent three weeks at number one in the United Kingdom and fifteen weeks in the top hundred. As of March 2018, it has sold over 1 million units in the country, making it her second best selling song there. "Crazy in Love" reached number one on the

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, where it spent eighteen weeks. In Australia, "Crazy in Love" peaked at number two on the

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and was later certified eleven-times platinum by the

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(ARIA) with sales of over 770,000 equivalent units. It also peaked at number two on the

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. "Crazy in Love" reached top ten throughout Europe, including Austria, the Belgian territories of Flanders and Wallonia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Music video

Production and synopsis

The music video of "Crazy in Love", released in May 2003, was directed by

and filmed in downtown

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'' episode, Beyoncé described the video's conception: " tcelebrates the evolution of a woman. It is about a girl who is at the point of a relationship. She realizes that she is in love, she is doing stuff she would not normally do but she does not care. It does not matter she is just crazy in love." The opening sequence of the video features Jay-Z as a passenger in a car speeding along

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in Los Angeles, where he encounters Beyoncé, standing in the middle of the road, at the Fourth Street bridge. Beyoncé performs in various dance sequences, beginning with her wearing a white

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, denim blue shorts, and red high

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. She performs an elaborate solo dance on a riser. The scene shifts to a gold set with a mock photo shoot, before moving into a scene with dancers detailing Beyoncé and dancing against a wall while wearing caps and full-length pants. Jay-Z appears and ignites a line of gasoline leading to a car parked under the bridge, which explodes in flames. Jay-Z raps in front of the burning car, and Beyoncé dances beside him, wearing an exotic silk print over a fur coat, before kicking the valve off a fire hydrant. She continues to dance while the water is flying everywhere. The video ends with Beyoncé and her dancers wearing vibrant

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dresses in front of a large fan. Their outfits contrast with the neutral colors of the background.

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, then a member of

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, is one of the dancers.

Reception and accolades

The music video received acclaim by music critics. Cynthia Fuchs, writing for ''PopMatters'', commented that the photo-shoot scene uses the routine used by

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in the video for "

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" (2002) with hot lights, scary makeup, and inclusion of many shots of legs. She wrote that: "Beyoncé's body becomes its undeniable emblem." Tom Moon of ''

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'' wrote that Beyoncé "shakes every inch of her famously photogenic goddess frame." The music video won three awards at the

in the categories of

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, Best R&B Video, and

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. It however lost to

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s " Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" in the Viewer's Choice category. Director Nava also won a Music Video Production Association award for the Best R&B Video in 2004. During the same year, the video won the Best Collaboration award at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, where it was also nominated for the

award. "Crazy in Love" was nominated at the

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for the Outstanding Music Video award. It won the Best International Video award at the

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. The song is also recognized as the Best Selling Mobile

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in the United Kingdom for 2003 In 2014, ''

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'' writer Michael Cragg included the clip for "Crazy in Love" in his list of the ten best music videos by Beyoncé. He offered high praise for it, saying "Aware of how much of a statement the song was, the video is a checklist of icon-making visuals, from the locations... the dance moves... to the part where she makes bubble blowing look like the sexiest thing a human could do." The music video on

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has received over 820 million views as of October 2024.

Live performances

Beyoncé first performed "Crazy in Love" with Jay-Z on ''

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''. They also performed the song during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. She sang the song in a

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, with the pre-recorded vocals of

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on " Baby Boy" (2003). "Crazy in Love" was included on the set list for most of Beyoncé's concert tours. The song was the closing track of her Dangerously in Love World Tour that began in late 2003. On February 8, 2004,

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appeared at the

with Beyoncé. In a performance that opened the show, they performed a medley of " Purple Rain", "

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", " Baby I'm a Star", and Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love". Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" live at the

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February 17, 2004. Monique Jessen And Todd Peterson wrote that she, "...lit up the stage with her performance of "Crazy in Love", wearing a white

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dress and nearly half a million dollars worth of diamonds. The pop diva, appearing onstage in a puff of smoke, stopped midway through the song to pull up her top before walking away with the best international female solo artist award." Beyoncé and Jay-Z also performed "Crazy in Love" at

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Urban Music Festival at

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in London on May 31, 2004. "Crazy in Love" has been included in all of Beyoncé's headlining concert tours as of 2025. Performances of the song are additionally included in the live albums ''

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'' (2007), the deluxe edition of '' I Am... World Tour'' (2010), and '' Homecoming: The Live Album'' (2019). "Crazy in Love" was the first song on Beyoncé's set list on

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and the I Am... tour on several dates. On August 5, 2007, Beyoncé performed the song at

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in New York City. Beyoncé emerged in a sparkling silver dress with a long train. She walked to the front of the stage, did a couple of snaps of her neck and then started singing "Crazy in Love". She climbed a staircase where her all-female band and three backup singers were positioned. The staircase moved forward in two places; top part moved while the bottom poked out more. At the top of her staircase, she removed her train and returned to the main stage. Her backup singers followed and danced with Beyoncé. After "Crazy in Love", Beyoncé performed a short rendition of

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s "

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" (2006), singing: "Who do you, who do you think you are? / Ha, ha, ha, bless your soul." Roseland1

Shaheem Reid of MTV News wrote: "There are few (very few) ladies out there who can really sing, a lot who can dance, a lot more who look good — but really no other who can combine all three and add iconic star power like Miss Beyoncé, arguably the best all-around stage performer in the game right now."

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'' wrote: "Her performance of 'Crazy in Love' featured some surprising arrangements that gave the material freshness". Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" wearing a pink fringe dress at a concert at

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ier version of the song and danced with a similar routine to the one in the music video. During the

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special '' A Night With Beyoncé'' which aired on December 4 in the United Kingdom, Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" to a selected crowd of fans. In May 2012, she performed the song during her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live

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, United States' entertainment

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, hotel,

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and

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, Revel. During the performance, Jay-Z did not appear on stage but his pre-recorded voice was heard. Dan DeLuca of noted that the song was one of the "beat-savvy booty-shaking workouts" performed during the revue. Jim Farber of ''

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'' wrote that "The first, and last parts of the show stressed the steeliest Beyoncé, told in bold songs" like "Crazy in Love". A writer for

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noted that, "She dazzled fans with an assortment of high-energy performances of her upbeat hits like... 'Crazy in Love. Beyoncé also performed the song at the

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held on February 3, 2013. In July 2013, while placing Beyoncé at number 33 on their list of 50 Best Live Musicians, the writers of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine noted that the performance of "Crazy in Love" was a highlight during her live shows with the singer "expertly poppin' her booty".

Cover versions

Several artists have recorded cover versions of "Crazy in Love". In 2003, Irish singer-songwriter

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recorded an acoustic rendition of "Crazy In Love" for the charity album ''

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''.

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band

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recorded the song during a

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session with

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. Snow Patrol's version was released as a

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", on the 2005 compilation ''Cosmosonica – Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers Vol. 1'' and on Snow Patrol's 2009 compilation album '' Up to Now''. Ross Langager of ''PopMatters'' noted that their cover "sparks an initial chuckle of recognition but soon after becomes more than a bit unfortunate".

closed his concert at the

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on June 27, 2005, with a

-tinged version of "Crazy in Love". In 2007, American alternative rock band

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produced a

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version that was released as part of

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's CoverArt series.

produced a video for their cover version.

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quintet

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performed a version of the song in June 2014 for ''

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'' A.V. Undercover series. British band

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performed "Crazy in Love" on the Australian radio station

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, and recorded it for the

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(

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) compilation album, '' Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project'' (2007).

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covered the song with guitar and violin accompaniment, for her 2007 album ''In The City + In The Woods''. British

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covered "Crazy in Love" for their 2007 album ''

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''; this was remixed by the

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jazz outfit

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. Indie artist Dsico recorded an

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cover of the song. In 2009,

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recorded a cover of "Crazy in Love", which they claimed was inspired by

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's version; this cover was included on their September 4, 2009

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session.

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released an orchestral version of the song as the B-side to their 2009 single "Aeon". Indie singer-songwriter Eden recorded a cover version of "Crazy in Love" for ''Final Call'', his final

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(EP) under the Eden Project alias. German group

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covered the song in

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style for their debut album, ''Strike! Back'', in August 2010. "Crazy in Love" was performed live on ''

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on the Final 6 Big Band show in 2006. In June 2008, Mauboy performed "Crazy in Love" on ''

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'' with some eliminated

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performed "Crazy in Love" on the show. In March 2012, Swing Republic released their

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cover version, which also ended up on their album released the same year entitled ''Midnight Calling''. In June 2012,

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and Olivia Chisholm covered the song on the show ''

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''. Kate Kroll of ''Rolling Stone'' gave a negative review for Chisholm's performance, saying that "Her voice sounded thin, and she just can't seem to shake that

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and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra recorded a cover of the song which was included on ''

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(2013). Upon hearing a preview of the song, Randall Roberts of the ''Los Angeles Times'' commented that the cover was the best song on the album, sung with a "surprising, simmering urgency". Kyle Anderson of ''Entertainment Weekly'' also wrote that the swing cover of "Crazy in Love" was one of the highlights on the album. On October 21, 2013, Third Degree covered "Crazy in Love" on the fifth season of ''

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'', and on May 4, 2014, C Major covered the song on the

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covered the song while impersonating Beyoncé, based on her performance at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show on ''

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'', in which Laurel won the second season.

Usage in media

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, and appeared on several of its advertising campaigns, one of which featured "Crazy in Love" as background music. After winning the Best Collaboration Award for "Crazy in Love" at the 2004 BET Awards, Beyoncé dedicated the award to the show's host, comedian

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, who parodied the choreography from the "Crazy in Love" video with six equally voluptuous female dancers. "Crazy in Love" was included on the official soundtrack albums of the following films: '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2012), and '' Love, Rosie'' (2014), as well in the tenth season of Brazilian soap opera ''

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''. In 2005, this song started off the first season of reality competition show ''

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'' with a bunch of pro dancers choreographing the opening number. This happened again on the 500th episode of the series during its 33rd season in 2024, with the opening number choreographed by the pro dancing married couple

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and his sister/co-host

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. In 2009, the cast of ''

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'' performed a mash up of the songs "

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show ''

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'', in the 2005

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episode "Hizzouse Party" where Raven Baxter (

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) is seen dancing to the song, calling it "her jam". It was featured on the video games ''Karaoke Revolution Party'' and ''

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''. On the eleventh series of ''

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'' in 2019,

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and

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performed to the song on the first week of the competition.

Accolades and legacy

''Entertainment Weekly'' magazine ranked "Crazy in Love" forty-seven in its list of The 100 Greatest Summer Songs. The song was also ranked as the Best Song of 2003 from ''NME'', ''Mojo'', ''

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'', ''Rockdelux'', ''Dotmusic'', ''Playlouder'' and ''Magic (music magazine), Magic''. The song was listed at number three on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 50 Best Songs of the 2000s Decade in 2009, and as the one-hundred-and-eighteenth greatest song of all time on the magazine's list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2010), and ranking it at number two on the list Singles of the Year, and at number three on their 100 Best Songs of the 2000s list, writing: "The horns weren't a hook. They were a herald: Pop's new queen had arrived." In 2018, the song topped ''Rolling Stone'' list on "100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far". In 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' placed "Crazy in Love" at number 16 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song also placed at number one on the Singles of the Decade by The Times Literary Supplement, ''The Times Literary Supplement'' and 75 Best Singles of the Decade by ''The Observer''. ''NME'' staff voted "Crazy in Love" the best song of the 2000s, calling it "a dancefloor-destroying howitzer of a pop song", also ranking it at number nineteen on their list of five hundred best songs of all time. The song was ranked at number four on Pitchfork (website), ''Pitchfork Media'''s list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, number seven on ''The Daily Telegraph''s list of the best songs of the decade and number six on ''Slant''s list of the 100 Best Singles of the Decade. In September 2011,

ranked "Crazy in Love" number one on its list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s. In October 2011, to mark ''NME''s fifteenth birthday, its staff members selected the one-hundred-and-fifty tracks "that have meant the most to [them] over the site's lifetime", placing "Crazy in Love" at number sixteen. In 2012, the song was ranked at number twenty-two on ''Billboard''s list of "Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time". In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! placed the song at number one on their list of ten best Beyoncé's songs, writing: "It's the song that started it all. The definitive best Beyoncé jam is her first, complete with a guest spot by now-husband Jay Z, a killer hook and a chorus of horns that you have to dance to. Literally have to, Classical conditioning, Pavlovian conditioning-style." In a 2013 list of Jay-Z's 20 Biggest ''Billboard'' Hits, "Crazy in Love" was ranked at number one. On July 5, 2013, ''NME'' magazine named "Crazy in Love" "the Best Pop Song of the Century". ''Q (magazine), Q'' ranked the song at number fifty-nine on their list of 1001 Best Songs Ever. It was also ranked at number two on ''The Village Voice''s list Pazz & Jop 2003. In 2004, "Crazy in Love" was nominated for three Grammy Awards in the categories of

and

, which it won, and Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year, which it did not win at the

. A remix of "Crazy in Love", known as "Krazy in Luv" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix), won the award Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for its remixer, Maurice Joshua. "Crazy in Love" was also recognized at the 2004 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ASCAP Pop Music Awards Awards as one of the Most Performed Songs and its publisher, EMI, received the Publisher of the Year award. ''Vibe (magazine), Vibe'' ''Magazine'''s ''Vibe'' Awards recognized the song for Coolest Collaboration in 2003. In Europe, "Crazy in Love" won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song, Best Song award at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards. "Crazy in Love" won the awards for Best R&B/Urban Track and Best Pop Dance Track at the Winter Music Conference, 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards in 2003. It was recognized by Beyoncé's peers in the urban markets, and won the award for Best Collaboration at the BET Awards, where it also received a nomination in the BET Award for Viewer's Choice, Viewers Choice category in 2004. "Crazy in Love" was nominated at the

for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song, Outstanding Song award and for Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song, Favorite Song at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards.

Remixes

"Crazy in Love" has various remixes, including the

remix, Maurice Joshua's Nu Soul remix, and Junior Vasquez, Junior's World remix. These versions appeared on the single releases of "Crazy in Love" under an alternative spelling, "Krazy in Luv". The Rockwilder remix slows down the beat and makes the song deeper and funkier with chopped-up horn samples and sparkling synth textures from sampling "Don't Stop the Music (Yarbrough and Peoples song), Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough and Peoples. Maurice's Nu Soul Remix speeds up the beat, taking it from hip-hop to House music, house territory. A version of the song included on an Asian special edition of ''Dangerously in Love'' features a rap in Mandarin Chinese performed by American-Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu, instead of Jay-Z's performance. "Crazy in Love" was re-recorded by Beyoncé for the Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack), soundtrack of the film ''Fifty Shades of Grey (film), Fifty Shades of Grey'' (2015) and used for its trailer, which was released on July 24, 2014. The slowed-down version was produced by Boots (musician), Boots with violin arrangements by Margot, both of whom worked on Beyoncé's Beyoncé (album), self-titled fifth studio album (2013), and, unlike the original, doesn't feature Jay-Z. Margot said: "It inspires me to work on other artists' songs [because] it pushes my boundaries in a direction that I wouldn't necessarily come up with. Obviously I know how 'Crazy in Love' goes, but I knew there was the possibility her vocals would be different. It's almost more vulnerable and beautiful this way, because you ''do'' do crazy things when you fall in love. To hear the mood reversed and flipped makes it even more powerful." The track was then officially released through the iTunes Store on February 10, 2015. The single cover artwork uses the same image used in the original cover, but in black and white. The rendition was performed for the first time during the 2015 Budweiser Made in America Festival on September 5, 2015, and was included on the set list of The Formation World Tour (2016), alongside the original version.

Track listings and formats

Credits and personnel

Recording and management * Recorded at Sony Music Studios (New York City) * Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City) * Additional vocals recorded at The Hit Factory (New York City) * Contains samples of the composition "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)", written by

, published by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and performed by The Chi-Lites (courtesy of Brunswick Records) *

appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings * Published by Beyoncé Publishing (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ASCAP), Hitco South South (ASCAP) — all rights administered by Music of Windswept (ASCAP) — EMI Blackwood Music Inc. OBO Itself (Broadcast Music Incorporated, BMI), Dam Rich Music (BMI), EMI April Music Inc. OBO Itself (BMI), Carter Boyd Publishing (ASCAP) and Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) Personnel *

– songwriting, lead vocals, background vocals, production *

– production, Instrumentation (music), instrumentation * Pat Thrall – recording * Tony Maserati – mixing * Jim Caruana – engineer * Pat Woodward – assistant mix engineer * Luz Vasquez – assistant mix engineer *

– songwriting, vocals * Maurice Joshua – remixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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