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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = She Drives Me Crazy
| Name = She Drives Me Crazy
| Cover = She drives me crazy.jpg
| Cover = She_drives_me_crazy.jpg
| Border =
| Caption =
| Alt =
| Artist = [[Fine Young Cannibals]]
| from Album = [[The Raw & the Cooked (album)|The Raw & the Cooked]]
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Fine Young Cannibals]]
| A-side = "She Drives Me Crazy"
| Album = [[The Raw & the Cooked (album)|The Raw & the Cooked]]
| B-side = "Pull the Sucker Off"
| A-side = "She Drives Me Crazy"
| Released = 1 January 1989
| B-side = "Pull the Sucker Off"
| Format = [[7" single]]<br>[[12"|12" maxi]]<br>[[CD maxi]]
| Released = {{Start date|1989|01|01}}
| Recorded = December 1988
| Format = [[7-inch single|7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]], [[Maxi single|CDM]]
| Genre = [[Pop rock]]
| Recorded = {{Start date|1988|12}}
| Length = 3:38
| Genre = [[Pop rock]]
| Label = [[London Records]]
| Writer = [[Roland Gift]], [[David Steele (musician)|David Steele]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=03|s=38}}
| Label = [[London Records]]
| Producer = [[David Z (music producer)|David Z]], Fine Young Cannibals
| Certification =
| Writer = [[Roland Gift]], [[David Steele (musician)|David Steele]]
| Last single = "[[Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)]]"<br/>(1987)
| Producer = [[Fine Young Cannibals]], [[David Z (music producer)|David Z]]
| This single = "'''She Drives Me Crazy'''"<br/>(1989)
| Certification =
| Next single = "[[Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song)|Good Thing]]"<br/>(1989)
| Chronology =
| Misc =
| Last single = {{Ubl|"[[Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)]]"|(1987)}}
| This single = {{Ubl|"'''She Drives Me Crazy'''"|(1989)}}
| Next single = {{Ubl|"[[Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song)|Good Thing]]"|(1989)}}
| Misc =
}}
}}
"'''She Drives Me Crazy'''" is a song recorded by English group [[Fine Young Cannibals]], included on their 1988 album ''[[The Raw & the Cooked (album)|The Raw & the Cooked]]''. The song peaked at Number 5 on the British singles chart in the band's native U.K. in January 1989 (it was released on New Year's Day) before hitting Number 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the US on 15 April 1989. "She Drives Me Crazy" also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Spain and on the U.S. Billboard [[Hot Dance Club Play|Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fine-young-cannibals-mn0000183311/awards|title=Fine Young Cannibals Artist Biography by Ed Nimmervoll - Awards|accessdate=2014-03-11 |publisher=Allmusic.com}}</ref> It also was a top 3 hit on the German and Dutch Top 40.


==Background and recording==
"'''She Drives Me Crazy'''" is a 1989 international [[hit single]], co-written and sung by [[Roland Gift]] of [[England|English]] group [[Fine Young Cannibals]]. The song reached Top-5 charts in many countries worldwide.<ref name="fycaw"/><ref name="chartperf"/>
The unique snare drum "pop" sound was created by recording the snare drum portion separately. A speaker was then placed on top of the snare drum, and a microphone below. The original recording of the snare drum part was played back through the speaker and re-recorded.<ref name="snare">{{cite web| last=Daley| first=Dan| date=1 March 2001| title=Fine Young Cannibals' She Drives Me Crazy| url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_fine_young_cannibals/| accessdate=5 July 2007}}</ref>


==Background==
==Re-release==
The song was re-released in 1997 in support of Fine Young Cannibals' [[compilation album]] ''[[The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals album)|The Finest]]''. It included a remix by [[Roger Sanchez]], as well as [[Mousse T.]] remixes of "[[Johnny Come Home]]". The single reached #36 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
The unique snare drum "pop" sound of "She Drives Me Crazy" was created by recording the snare drum portion separately; speaker was then placed on top of the snare drum, with a microphone below. The original recording of the snare-drum part was played back through the speaker, and re-recorded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_fine_young_cannibals/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131105093951/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_fine_young_cannibals/ |title=Classic Tracks: Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" |author=Dan Daley |publisher=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |date=March 1, 2001 |archivedate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> The song was included on [[Fine Young Cannibals]]' 1988 album, ''[[The Raw & the Cooked (album)|The Raw & the Cooked]]''.

Released on the [[New Year's Day]], "She Drives Me Crazy" peaked at number 5 on the [[United Kingdom]] singles' chart in January 1989, before hitting number 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in the [[United States]] on April 15, 1989. The single also topped the charts in [[Australia]], [[Austria]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], [[Spain]], and the United States [[Billboard]] [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref name="fycaw">{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fine-young-cannibals-mn0000183311/awards |title=Fine Young Cannibals - Awards |author=[[Ed Nimmervoll]] |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="chartperf">[[#Chart performance|Chart performance]] (verified sources)</ref>

The song was re-released in 1997 in support of [[Fine Young Cannibals]]' compilation album, ''[[The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals album)|The Finest]]''. The album included a remix by [[Roger Sanchez]], as well as [[Mousse T.]] remixes of "[[Johnny Come Home]]." The 1997 single reached number 36 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=24825 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120314035911/http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=24825 |title=Chart Stats - Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy {1997} |publisher=Chart Stats |archivedate=March 14, 2012 |accessdate=April 7, 2008}}</ref>

==Lyrical content==
"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song about a man having a love-crush on a woman, and being obsessed with her to the point that it makes him crazy.<ref name="sdmchd"/>


==Music video==
==Music video==
Two [[music video]]s were released for "She Drives Me Crazy" - one video was produced by [[Philippe Decouflé]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ciedca-decoufle.com/a_jeter/espace_pro/anglais/HistoriqueDeLaCompagnie_UK.pdf |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120915100530/http://www.ciedca-decoufle.com/a_jeter/espace_pro/anglais/HistoriqueDeLaCompagnie_UK.pdf |title=Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé |author= |publisher= |date=March 2007 |archivedate=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10630 |title=Fine Young Cannibals / She drives me crazy [version 1] |author= |publisher=MVDbase |date= |accessdate=2014}}</ref> and the other by Pedro Romhanyi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10631 |title=Fine Young Cannibals / She drives me crazy [version 2] |author= |publisher=MVDbase |date= |accessdate=2014}}</ref> The Decouflé's popular [[music video|video]] version of "She Drives Me Crazy" includes extensive choreography with performers in unusual costumes, including two identical dancers with different colored-outfits, as well as a person with a [[television set]] on his head.<ref name="sdmchd">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=9wSn81dLK6s |title=Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (1988) [HD] |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=February 18, 2012}}</ref> Philippe Decouflé's music video received several nominations at the [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards]], including Best Video.
Two music videos were produced for the song, one by [[Philippe Decouflé]]<ref>[http://www.ciedca-decoufle.com/a_jeter/espace_pro/anglais/HistoriqueDeLaCompagnie_UK.pdf Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé]</ref><ref>[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10630 mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 1)]</ref> and one by Pedro Romhanyi.<ref>[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10631 mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 2)]</ref> Similar to Decouflé's only other music video, [[New Order|New Order's]] "[[True Faith (song)|True Faith]]", his version includes extensive choreography and performers in unusual costumes, including two identical dancers with completely different coloured-outfits, as well as a person with a television on their head. This version received several nominations at the [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards]], including Best Video.

==Other versions==
===Early years===
[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] parodied "She Drives Me Crazy" as "She Drives Like Crazy" for his 1989 soundtrack album ''[[UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff]]'', alluding that his woman is a bad [[driving|driver]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=VcM9Uou77j4 |title=Weird Al Yankovic - She Drives Like Crazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=January 27, 2010}}</ref> American comedian [[Arsenio Hall]], under the pseudonym "Chunky A", recorded a novelty parody of the song called "Ho is Lazy," which appears on the 1989 album ''Large and in Charge''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=yX6PeP8MQzo |title=Chunky A: Ho Is lazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=June 17, 2009}}</ref> Former [[Cantopop]] singer Yvonne Lau Man-Kuen released a [[Cantonese]] cover based on the song named "The Grey Art Gallery" in 1990. [[The Flying Pickets]] recorded an a cappella version for their 1994 ''[[The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=2GojntWakb8 |title=The Flying Pickets - She Drives Me Crazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=August 12, 2008}}</ref> Opening track with [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Miss Piggy]] was recorded for the 1994 [[The Muppets|Muppet]] album ''[[Kermit Unpigged]]''; a music video, featuring cameo appearances by various celebrities, was also released to promote the album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=H3OAwwbzuUA |title=The Muppets - She Drives Me Crazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=January 1, 2010}}</ref> [[Sesame Street]]'s characters sing a cartoon parody song named "C Drives Me Crazy" in 1994, with a Muppet camel in the [[Mojave Desert]] (voiced by [[Paul Jacobs (composer)|Paul Jacobs]]) singing about how he loves the letter and things that start with C, featuring an introduction by [[Jerry Nelson]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=eVbRX6njhrE |title=Sesame Street - C Drives Me Crazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=April 5, 2008}}</ref>

===Later years===
[[Dolly Parton]] covered the song for her 2008 album, [[Backwoods Barbie]], titled "Drives Me Crazy,"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dollyon-line.com/archives/albums/backwoods_barbie/ |title=Dolly Parton On-Line / Backwoods Barbie |accessdate=18 August 2011}}</ref> released as a single to [[Adult contemporary music|Adult Contemporary]] stations in January 2009. [[United States|American]] singer and songwriter [[Sharon Van Etten]] performed her version of the song in May of 2011 for [[The A.V. Club]]'s ''A.V. Undercover'' video-series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=TqJDymGJMF0 |title=She Drives Me Crazy, Sharon Van Etten, Live @ Lincoln Hall |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=April 10, 2011}}</ref> American electronic-industrial musical project [[Aesthetic Perfection]] covered the song as a [[B-Side]] on their 2012 single "A Nice Place to Destroy."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=V4KAMKBJg7Y |title=Aesthetic Perfection - She Drives Me Crazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref> [[The Good Natured]], [[England|English]] synthpop band, released a cover of "She Drives Me Crazy" on their 2013 [[Extended play]] release of their song "5-Ht."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zs0Dfu9xbCQ |title=The Good Natured - She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals Cover) |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=August 8, 2012}}</ref> [[Electric Six]] recorded a cover version of the song in 2014, as part of a pledge package for their ''Absolute Treasure'' kickstarter campaign, and they subsequently released it online.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ks59dlldXvw |title=Electric Six - She Drives Me Crazy |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
; 7" single
{|
# "She Drives Me Crazy" – 3:35
|valign="top"|
# "Pull the Sucker Off" – 3:34
{{Track listing
| headline = 7" single
| title1 = She Drives Me Crazy
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = Pull the Sucker Off
| length2 = 3:34
}}


; 12" maxi
{{Track listing
# "She Drives Me Crazy" – 7:05
| headline = 12" single
# "Pull the Sucker Off" – 3:34
| title1 = She Drives Me Crazy
| length1 = 7:05
| title2 = Pull the Sucker Off
| length2 = 3:34
}}
|valign="top"|


; CD maxi
{{Track listing
# "She Drives Me Crazy" - 3:38
| headline = CD maxi
# "Pull the Sucker Off" - 3:37
| title1 = She Drives Me Crazy
# "Tired of Getting Pushed Around" (The Mayhem Rhythm Remix) - 6:37
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Pull the Sucker Off
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Tired of Getting Pushed Around
| length3 = 6:37
}}


; CD maxi (1997 Re-release)
{{Track listing
# "She Drives Me Crazy" (Original 7") - 3:36
| headline = CD maxi {{nobold|(1997 Re-release)}}
| title1 = She Drives Me Crazy (Original 7")
# "She Drives Me Crazy" (Roger Sanchez Radio Edit) - 3:33
# "Johnny Come Home" (Mousse T. Edit) - 4:06
| length1 = 3:36
# "Johnny Come Home" (Mousse T. Cocktail Mix) - 4:13
| title2 = She Drives Me Crazy (Roger Sanchez Radio Edit)

| length2 = 3:33
==Certifications==
| title3 = Johnny Come Home (Mousse T. Edit)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| length3 = 4:06
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Country
| title4 = Johnny Come Home (Mousse T. Cocktail Mix)
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Certification
| length4 = 4:13
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Date
}}
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Sales certified
|-
|Canada<ref>Canada certifications [http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php cria.ca] (Retrieved 13 September 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|28 June 1989
|align="center"|50,000
|-
|Germany<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=She+Drives+Me+Crazy|accessdate=13 September 2008}}</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|1989
|align="center"|250,000
|-
|Sweden<ref>Swedish certifications [http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67 Ifpi.se] (Retrieved 13 September 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|1 February 1990
|align="center"|10,000
|-
|U.S.<ref>U.S. certifications [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH riaa.com] (Retrieved 13 September 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|18 April 1989
|align="center"|500,000
|-
|}
|}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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!Chart (1989)
!Chart (1989)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br>position
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{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
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{{singlechart|Germany|2|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
{{singlechart|Germany|2|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
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|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>Irish Single Chart [http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irishcharts.ie] (Retrieved 7 April 2008)</ref>
{{singlechart|Ireland2|2|artist=Fine Young Cannibals}}
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1989.htm |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060221033904/http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1989.htm |title=Italian Singles Chart |publisher=Hit Parade Italia |archivedate=February 21, 2006 |accessdate=May 31, 2008}}</ref>
|Italy ([[Italian Singles Chart|FIMI]])<ref>Italian Single Chart [http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1989.htm Hit parade Italia] (Retrieved 31 May 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|17
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|3|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
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{{singlechart|Norway|6|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
{{singlechart|Norway|6|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
|-
|-
|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{Cite book |author=Fernando Salaverri |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |edition=first |date=September 2005|publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|SGAE]] |location=[[Spain]] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|accessdate=2011-01-26|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|4|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
{{singlechart|Sweden|4|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|3|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
{{singlechart|Swiss|3|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
|-
|-
|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>UK Singles Chart (1989) [http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=16037 Chartstats.com] (Retrieved 7 April 2008)</ref>
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Fine Young Cannibals|song=She Drives Me Crazy}}
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Billboard">Billboard [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp Billboard.com] (Retrieved 7 April 2008)</ref>
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Fine Young Cannibals}}
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]]<ref name="Billboard" />
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Fine Young Cannibals}}
|align="center"|54
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="Billboard" />
|US [[Dance/Electronic Songs]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/search/site/she%20drives%20me%20crazy |title=billboard search - She Drives Me Crazy |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=April 7, 2008}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]<ref name="Billboard" />
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name="Billboard" />
{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|5|artist=Fine Young Cannibals}}
|align="center"|5
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1997)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>UK Singles Chart (1997) [http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=24825 Chartstats.com] (Retrieved 7 April 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|36
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|-
|}
|}
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|End of year chart (1989)
!align="left"|End of year chart (1989)
!align="center"|Position
!align="center"|Position
|-
|-
|Australia (Singles Chart)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1989.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1989 |publisher=[[ARIA Charts]] |accessdate=September 13, 2008}}</ref>
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>1989 Australian Singles Chart [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1989.htm aria.com] (Retrieved 13 September 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
|Austria (Singles Chart)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/1989_single.asp |title=Jahreshitparade 1989 |publisher=Austrian Charts |accessdate=September 13, 2008}}</ref>
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref>1989 Austrian Singles Chart [http://www.austriancharts.at/1989_single.asp Austriancharts.at] (Retrieved 13 September 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|Switzerland (Singles Chart)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1989 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989 |publisher=HitParade.ch |accessdate=September 13, 2008}}</ref>
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>1996 Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1989 Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved 13 September 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|7
|-
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1989.php |title=Longbored Surfer - Top 100 Hits for 1989 |publisher=LongBoredSurfer.com |accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 100 1989 [http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1989.php] (Retrieved 17 May 2012)</ref>
| align="center"|18
| align="center"|18
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|}
|}
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== Cover versions and parodies ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
English synthpop band [[The Good Natured]] released a cover of "She Drives Me Crazy" on their 2013 [[Extended Play]] (EP) release of their song "5-Ht".
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Country

! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Certification
[[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Miss Piggy]] recorded a version as the opening track to the 1994 [[The Muppets|Muppet]] album ''[[Kermit Unpigged]]''. A music video, featuring cameo appearances by various celebrities, was released to promote the album.
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Date

! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Sales certified
[[The Flying Pickets]] recorded an a cappella version for their 1994 ''[[The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1]]'' album.
|-

|Canada<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Canada|title=She+Drives+Me+Crazy|accessdate=September 13, 2008}}</ref>
Former [[Cantopop]] singer Yvonne Lau Man-Kuen (Traditional Chinese: 劉文娟; Simplified Chinese: 刘文娟) released a Cantonese cover based on this song named "The Grey Art Gallery" (Traditional Chinese: 灰色畫店; Simplified Chinese: 灰色画店) in 1990.
|align="center"|Gold

|align="center"|June 28, 1989
The Fine Young Camels sing "C Drives Me Crazy", a "[[Sesame Street]]" parody of "She Drives Me Crazy". A Muppet [[camel]] in the [[Mojave Desert]] (voiced by [[Paul Jacobs]]{{dn|date=December 2014}}) sings about how he loves the letter C and things that start with C. He is backed by two male Anything Muppets dressed as [[Bedouins]]. A Muppet cookie and a Muppet cat also sing and dance along. The number features an introduction by [[Jerry Nelson]], stating it's their "greatest, and only, hit ever."
|align="center"|50,000

|-
American comedian [[Arsenio Hall]], under the pseudonym "Chunky A", recorded a novelty parody of this song, called "Ho is Lazy." It appears on the 1989 album ''Large and In Charge''.<ref>[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/chunky_a/large_and_in_charge/ Large and In Charge by Chunky A : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|Germany<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Germany|title=She+Drives+Me+Crazy|accessdate=September 13, 2008}}</ref>

|align="center"|Gold
[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] parodied this song as "She Drives Like Crazy" for his 1989 [[soundtrack album]] ''[[UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff]]''.
|align="center"|1989

|align="center"|250,000
[[Electric Six]] recorded a cover version as part of a pledge package for their ''Absolute Treasure'' Kickstarter campaign. The cover was subsequently released online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks59dlldXvw|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref>
|-

|Sweden<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Sweden|certyear=1990|accessdate=September 13, 2008}}</ref>
==References==
|align="center"|Gold
{{Reflist|2}}
|align="center"|February 1, 1990

|align="center"|10,000
==External links==
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|align="center"|April 18, 1989
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==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 21:00, 1 April 2015

"She Drives Me Crazy"
Song
A-side"She Drives Me Crazy"
B-side"Pull the Sucker Off"

"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song recorded by English group Fine Young Cannibals, included on their 1988 album The Raw & the Cooked. The song peaked at Number 5 on the British singles chart in the band's native U.K. in January 1989 (it was released on New Year's Day) before hitting Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on 15 April 1989. "She Drives Me Crazy" also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Spain and on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart.[1] It also was a top 3 hit on the German and Dutch Top 40.

Background and recording

The unique snare drum "pop" sound was created by recording the snare drum portion separately. A speaker was then placed on top of the snare drum, and a microphone below. The original recording of the snare drum part was played back through the speaker and re-recorded.[2]

Re-release

The song was re-released in 1997 in support of Fine Young Cannibals' compilation album The Finest. It included a remix by Roger Sanchez, as well as Mousse T. remixes of "Johnny Come Home". The single reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

Two music videos were produced for the song, one by Philippe Decouflé[3][4] and one by Pedro Romhanyi.[5] Similar to Decouflé's only other music video, New Order's "True Faith", his version includes extensive choreography and performers in unusual costumes, including two identical dancers with completely different coloured-outfits, as well as a person with a television on their head. This version received several nominations at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" – 3:35
  2. "Pull the Sucker Off" – 3:34
12" maxi
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" – 7:05
  2. "Pull the Sucker Off" – 3:34
CD maxi
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" - 3:38
  2. "Pull the Sucker Off" - 3:37
  3. "Tired of Getting Pushed Around" (The Mayhem Rhythm Remix) - 6:37
CD maxi (1997 Re-release)
  1. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Original 7") - 3:36
  2. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Roger Sanchez Radio Edit) - 3:33
  3. "Johnny Come Home" (Mousse T. Edit) - 4:06
  4. "Johnny Come Home" (Mousse T. Cocktail Mix) - 4:13

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Canada[6] Gold 28 June 1989 50,000
Germany[7] Gold 1989 250,000
Sweden[8] Gold 1 February 1990 10,000
U.S.[9] Gold 18 April 1989 500,000

Charts

Cover versions and parodies

English synthpop band The Good Natured released a cover of "She Drives Me Crazy" on their 2013 Extended Play (EP) release of their song "5-Ht".

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy recorded a version as the opening track to the 1994 Muppet album Kermit Unpigged. A music video, featuring cameo appearances by various celebrities, was released to promote the album.

The Flying Pickets recorded an a cappella version for their 1994 The Original Flying Pickets: Volume 1 album.

Former Cantopop singer Yvonne Lau Man-Kuen (Traditional Chinese: 劉文娟; Simplified Chinese: 刘文娟) released a Cantonese cover based on this song named "The Grey Art Gallery" (Traditional Chinese: 灰色畫店; Simplified Chinese: 灰色画店) in 1990.

The Fine Young Camels sing "C Drives Me Crazy", a "Sesame Street" parody of "She Drives Me Crazy". A Muppet camel in the Mojave Desert (voiced by Paul Jacobs[disambiguation needed]) sings about how he loves the letter C and things that start with C. He is backed by two male Anything Muppets dressed as Bedouins. A Muppet cookie and a Muppet cat also sing and dance along. The number features an introduction by Jerry Nelson, stating it's their "greatest, and only, hit ever."

American comedian Arsenio Hall, under the pseudonym "Chunky A", recorded a novelty parody of this song, called "Ho is Lazy." It appears on the 1989 album Large and In Charge.[28]

"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied this song as "She Drives Like Crazy" for his 1989 soundtrack album UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff.

Electric Six recorded a cover version as part of a pledge package for their Absolute Treasure Kickstarter campaign. The cover was subsequently released online.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals Artist Biography by Ed Nimmervoll - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ Daley, Dan (1 March 2001). "Fine Young Cannibals' She Drives Me Crazy". Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  3. ^ Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé
  4. ^ mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 1)
  5. ^ mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 2)
  6. ^ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  7. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('She+Drives+Me+Crazy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  8. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  9. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  10. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  12. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  15. ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved 31 May 2008)
  16. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". VG-lista.
  18. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  19. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". Singles Top 100.
  20. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ^ UK Singles Chart (1989) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  22. ^ a b c d e Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  23. ^ UK Singles Chart (1997) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 7 April 2008)
  24. ^ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  25. ^ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  26. ^ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  27. ^ U.S. Billboard Top 100 1989 [1] (Retrieved 17 May 2012)
  28. ^ Large and In Charge by Chunky A : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music
  29. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks59dlldXvw. Retrieved 29 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Preceded by New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
3 March 1989 – 24 March 1989 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Austrian Singles Chart number-one single
15 March 1989 – 8 May 1989 (8 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
18 March 1989 – 25 March 1989 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by ARIA number-one single (first run)
2 April 1989 – 9 April 1989 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
15 April 1989 (1 week)
Preceded by ARIA number-one single (second run)
23 April 1989 (1 week)

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