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December 6, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
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Sales!

Nearly 500.000 problay over that by sunday it is 421.000 the now i think —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobo6balde66 (talk • contribs)

YASSSSSSS 540,075 Bobo6balde66 20:24, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Could you give your source for that so we can include it in the article? --Fritz S. (Talk) 10:53, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i think so in the 2006 in British music page i just added up the sales Bobo6balde66 13:40, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately they are unreferenced in that article, too... --Fritz S. (Talk) 13:44, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sampled song

I removed the following paragraph from article because there seem to be some factual problems with it (see below):

"The song samples a portion of the score from the spaghetti Western film "Last Man Standing" by the brothers Gianfranco and Gianpiero Reverberi. The specific track is "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" and can be found on the Reverberis' album Preparati la Bara."

According to the album booklet, the sampled song is called "Last Man Standing", not "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson". "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" is apparently from the film Preparati la Bara (the film has multiple English titles, but Last Man Standing doesn't seem to be one of them[1]). Maybe "Last Man Standing" is another title of "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson"?

For now, I changed the sentence to "The song samples a portion of the song "Last Man Standing" by the brothers Gianfranco and Gianpiero Reverberi.", which is the information given in the album booklet. "Last Man Standing" is also listed as a song on the BMI Repertoire --Fritz S. (Talk) 12:10, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I made the edit before, I see I was wrong to say "Last Man Standing" is the name of the film as that is clearly incorrect. However, my guess is that "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" and "Last Man Standing" are the same thing, if you listen [2] to the 30 second snippet on amazon to "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson," specifically the last 5 seconds or so, it's clear that it is it. I have no idea what the discrepancy in title is about, but one way or another I think we should explain where the original song can be found as I think that's important information. Does anyone know what the deal is/how this can be reworded appropriately? --DanyaRomulus 20:41, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi everybody. The italian society for copyright etc, the SIAE Societa' Italiana Autori ed Editori www.siae.it, has a huge database. In this databare you can find both titles, "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" and "Last Men Standing". The reasons can be : 1) Same tune, different titles for commercial purposes; 2), 2 different tunes. If you listen to he Youtube versions, it's very clear they are exactly the same. Anyway, I emailed Gian Franco Reverberi, whom I know personally, and asked explanations. Maybe his answer will not be considered as a primary source here, but I will let you know if you care. And I hope he can give me some source to quote here. Talk to you all soon. Ciao!

--Simoneschiaffino (talk) 10:29, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced trajectory

I'm moving this here because it was never sourced or updated since it was added:

Poland Top 40 trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chart position	7	2

--Fritz S. (Talk) 09:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Same here:

Mexico Single Chart^{[citation needed]}	2

--Fritz S. (Talk) 12:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And another one:

France Singles Chart Trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chart position	83	3	3	3	5	5	7	7

--Fritz S. (Talk) 09:18, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Video

I'm not sure, but are there two videos to this? I vaguely remember seeing one that was similar in style to the one mentioned here but was more "cartoony" - the pictures more resembled those on the album cover. Maybe it's a British version? Can anyone back me up here?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Malrase (talk • contribs) .

Moved from the article, in accordance with Wiki policy, until it can be verified by an external source:

"The image to the right is the official video to the single. The original or rough draft of the video was redone and was massively improved with the help of an additional artist. That would explain why the current video bears no resemblance to its pictured description at the far top. The rough draft can still be found on video sites like Youtube and Google. The original video includes animated pictures of beer, cigarettes, children, religious symbols and sins."

--Fritz S. (Talk) 09:35, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Song Meaning

Just wondering if we shouldn't include at least a summary of the lyrics, themes etc. I tried searching songfacts.com, but there doesn't seem to be a general opinion of what the song is about (top scores are drugs, growing up and post-breakup emotions, though) - Mark H. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.143.241.189 (talk • contribs) .

The band mentioned what inspired the lyrics and what the song is about in a couple of interviews (And from what I remember, those you list from songfacts.com are all way off). I had already planned to add that to the Composition and inspiration section, just need to go through the interviews again and look up the relevant parts. --Fritz S. (Talk) 11:21, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I removed a part some genius added about LSd. Awful, really awful. please source what you write. you can chek out the masterpiece in the history page. Sorry about the bitterness, but i'm a little tired about people who seem to whink this is a blog for their personal, unsourced and poorly written opinions, not to mention people who remove useful informations from pages stating they're "unencyclopedic" (by thier standard. Bah. I just love wikipedia, and i think it deserves to be as good as it can be. Let's not ruin it, shall we? Sickboy3883 (talk) 21:04, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Failed GA

This article failed the stability criteria due to being a "current single". Tarret 00:54, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since it's stable now and it's well-done, I've passed it. --badlydrawnjeff talk 19:59, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My mom's favorite song

She loves this song! It's on NBA Live 07! User:Mewtwowimmer —The preceding comment was added by 216.165.225.25 (talk • contribs).

this song is annoying after the first listen. unbelievable.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.234.203.32 (talk • contribs).

Not relavent to the article... NFreak007 11:49, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There we go. THis is a talk page for the article, not a place for exchanging opinions about the song. Please, please, don't do this again. thanks Sickboy3883 (talk) 21:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ugh

this song is annoying after the first listen. unbelievable. --66.234.203.32 22:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And that has WHAT to do with the article?!? NFreak007 11:48, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia

I added the Trivia section mentionning the use with the Montreal Canadiens team because it's truly a good use of it as a huge fan of both the team and song. Maybe it needs reformulating or maybe it needs deleting if anyone thinks it doesn't exactly belong on the pedia as an insignificant anecdote. (Zenzizi 01:08, 10 January 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Mime video

Does anyone know if the mime video was an official video for the song? I don't see it mentioned in the article. -- Ben 16:52, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen what you're talking about and no it isn't. In fact it is a video for Panic at the Disco's song "Build God, Then We'll Talk." Someone just edited to crazy and put some shots of Cee-lo and danger mouse in (at least in the one I saw). It's really odd how well the two actually work together.71.184.205.84 (talk) 06:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe if it's popoular enough and we can find a reference it can go into the article? I don't know, what you guys thinK? (never seen it btw)Sickboy3883 (talk) 21:07, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BJ Penn UFC 67 Intro

He used this for his intro music for his huge rematch with Matt Hughes. I think BJ Penn deserves some mention maybe in the trivia section?--Donnie from the mean streets of Boston, KY 18:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is no trivia section, and there really shouldn't be one, either. Plus, I don't see why the song being played in this context is notable? --Fritz S. (Talk) 18:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Original music video

I found two distinct music videos for this song. Which one is the original? 1 2 -Yancyfry (talk) 00:57, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
There are several "citation needed" tags.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
There should be more on composition, this part is very sketchy. As for different cover versions, this section has filled up with cruft. A song as popular as this one will necessarily spawn numerous covers; it's not necessary to list all, as Wikipedia is not a directory.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Lampman (talk) 14:06, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since no significant improvements have been made to the article over the last week, I will now delist it. Lampman (talk) 18:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

UK million sellers

Is it worth creating a category for UK million-sellers?--90.220.160.179 (talk) 22:48, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Morricone / Reverberi

Hi. In the "Composition and ispiration" chapter, you write this song is inpired by the "spaghetti western" movies music, and this is true in general. But the sentence referring to the music of Ennio Morricone is wrong because, as you write elsewhere, Crazy is directly based on the tune "Last Men Standing" a.k.a. "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" composed by the Reverberi brothers for a specific film (the 1968 Preparati La Bara"). How can a song be inspired by the music of a composer if it is based in fact (de facto) on a precise song composed by another? No sense. And, this song is not only "inspired to", but it contains the same chords. And, in fact, the Reverberi brothers are quoted everywhere as the co-authors of Crazy. I will change the sentence cutting away the refernce to Morricone if you all agree. Ciao! --Simoneschiaffino (talk) 10:42, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]