(You Drive Me) Crazy

1999 single by Britney Spears the Britney Spears song the Shakin' Stevens song You Drive Me Crazy the NSYNC song U Drive Me Crazy June 2021 (You Drive Me) Crazy (You Drive Me) Crazy.png A picture of a blonde female standing in front of a black background. She has her hands positioned on her hips, and is smiling. Above her head there are the words "BRITNEY SPEARS" in green, "(YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY" in orange, and "(THE STOP REMIX!)" in white. single Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time I'll Never Stop Loving You 1999 08 24 May 1998http://www.jorgenelofsson.com/biography/the-story-behind-britney-spears-sometimes/ The story behind Britney Spears' "Sometimes' jorgenelofsson.com April 29, 2021 (album version)May 1999 (The Stop Remix!) Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)...Baby One More Time album liner notes. Jive Records (1999) Dance-pop teen pop bubblegum pop 3:16 Jive Jörgen Elofsson Per Magnusson David Kreuger Max Martin David Kreuger Per Magnusson Max Martin Rami Sometimes 1999 Born to Make You Happy 1999 Q4VK9_CfOLQ "(You Drive Me) Crazy" "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). Written and produced by Max Martin, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger with additional writing by Jörgen Elofsson and remix by Martin and Rami Yacoub, it was released as the album's third single on August 24, 1999, by Jive Records. It was featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 teen romantic comedy film Drive Me Crazy. The song garnered positive reviews from music critics, some of whom praised its simple formula and noted similarities to Spears's debut single, "...Baby One More Time". "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was a commercial success and peaked inside the top ten on the singles charts of seventeen countries. In the United Kingdom, it became Spears's third consecutive single to peak inside the top five, while it reached number ten in the United States's Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one in Belgium (Wallonia) and Iceland. An accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Dick, portrays Spears as a waitress of a dance club and she performs a highly choreographed dance routine with the other waitresses. The video premiered on an episode MTV's Making the Video. It features cameo appearances by actors Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier, who star in the movie Drive Me Crazy, which is named for the song. As part of promotion for the song, Spears performed the song at the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards and 1999 Billboard Music Awards. It has also been included on five of her concert tours. Background and release Before recording her debut album ...Baby One More Time, Britney Spears had originally envisioned it in style of "Sheryl Crow music, but younger [and] more adult contemporary". However, the singer agreed with her label's appointment of producers, who had the objective to target a teenage audience at the time. She flew to Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, where half of the album was recorded in May 1998, with producers Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, among others.Cover Story: Britney Spears April 15, 1999 Rolling Stone Daly Steven 0035-791X "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was written by Jörgen Elofsson, while song production and additional songwriting was done by Martin, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger. Spears recorded the vocals for the song in March 1998, at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It was also mixed at Cheiron Studios by Martin. Esbjörn Öhrwall and Johan Carlberg played the guitar, while bass guitar was done by Thomas Lindberg. Keyboards and programming was done by Kreuger, and additional keyboards by Magnusson. Background vocals were provided by Jeanette Söderholm, Martin, Yacoub and THE FANCHOIR, formed by Chatrin Nyström, Jeanette Stenhammar, Johanna Stenhammar, Charlotte Björkman and Therese Ancker....Baby One More Time album liner notes. Jive Records (1999) In May 1999, Martin and Spears went to the Battery Studios in New York City, New York, to re-record the vocals of the track,Liner notes (You Drive Me) Crazy [The Stop Remix!] 1999 Spears Britney JIVE Records 0550672 due to the fact that a remixed version called "The Stop Remix!" (named for a part in which Spears shouts "Stop!") was going to be included on the original motion picture soundtrack of the film Drive Me Crazy (1999).https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00001O2UF Drive Me Crazy (1999 Film): Various Artists - Soundtracks: Music September 28, 1999 September 28, 2011 Amazon "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was released as a remix package as the third single from ...Baby One More Time on August 23, 1999.http://www.britney.com/us/making-britstory Making BRITstory BRITannica October 3, 2011 Britney.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120306110653/http://www.britney.com/us/making-britstory March 6, 2012 dead Composition Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix !).ogg "(You Drive Me) Crazy" A 20-second sample of the R&B tinged chorus. right Ogg "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is a pop song.Bennett Peterson 2004 92 The song's composition follows a simple formula and infuses drums, guitar, and edgy synthesized instruments, including a recurring cowbell,http://top40.about.com/od/britneyspears/tp/topbritneyspearssongs.htm Top 10 Britney Spears Songs - The Best Britney Spears Hits Lamb Bill About.com. Rovi Corporation March 2, 2012 March 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327075935/http://top40.about.com/od/britneyspears/tp/topbritneyspearssongs.htm dead and having a roughly similar sound to Spears's debut single "...Baby One More Time" (1999).https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5825/Britney-Spears-...Baby-One-More-Time/ Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (staff review) Murray, Amanda March 26, 2006 Sputnikmusic December 25, 2010 According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is composed in the key of C minor and runs through a moderately slow dance beat infused metronome of 101 beats per minute. Spears's vocals were deemed as heavily processed when compared to the ones of her previous single, "Sometimes".Bennett Peterson 2004 93 Her vocal range spans over an octave, from the low-key of G3 to the high-note of Dflat5.https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0028943 (You Drive Me) Crazy - Sheet Music February 25, 2000 Music Notes April 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220226001629/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0028943 February 26, 2022 live The song's primary chord progression is Cm–Aflat-G (i-bVI-V), with a few deviations. Critical reception The song garnered positive reviews from music critics. Kyle Anderson for MTV considered "(You Drive Me) Crazy" as "a similar-sounding anthem [to '...Baby One More Time'] with some streamlined rock guitar taking center stage (there's even a solo). It's catchy enough".http://www.mtv.com/news/2577982/britney-spears-baby-one-more-time-2/ Britney Spears Goes Back To Her Schoolgirl Days For The First Installment Of 'Popology' March 3, 2010 Anderson Kyle MTV April 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024406/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/03/03/britney-spears-baby-one-more-time/ October 12, 2013 Spence D. of IGN considered "(You Drive Me) Crazy" a "[Max] Martin's glossy grown-up pop" song,https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/16/britney-spears-greatest-hits-my-prerogative Britney Spears Greatest Hits: My Prerogative November 16, 2004 April 12, 2022 D. Spence IGN https://web.archive.org/web/20120208083636/http://music.ign.com/articles/566/566584p2.html February 8, 2012 while Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone called "(You Drive Me) Crazy" a "further hit" from ...Baby One More Time, along with "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" and "Sometimes".https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/britney-spears/biography Ganz Caryn Britney Spears: Biography Rolling Stone March 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20170812101136/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/britney-spears/biography August 12, 2017 dead Music critic Walt Mueller wrote "When Spears starts to sing on this one, she sounds a lot like Janet Jackson".http://www.cpyu.org/Page.aspx?id=76803 Britney Spears: Driving them crazy! CPYU 2003 July 13, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101225031921/http://cpyu.org/Page.aspx?id=76803 December 25, 2010 Christy Lemire of the Associated Press noted that the song and "Stronger" are "so lamely feel-good" tracks that they "could have been the theme song to a Karate Kid sequel".https://www.today.com/popculture/britney-s-entirely-premature-greatest-hits-wbna6399700 Britney's entirely premature greatest hits November 9, 2004 March 19, 2010 Lemire Christy Today.com Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called it a "lightly dorky" song,http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/117186-britney-spears-the-singles-collection/ Britney Spears – The Singles Collection Sawdey Evan December 4, 2009 February 19, 2010 PopMatters and Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic deemed it as a "fluffy dance-pop at its best".album r716970 yes AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Erlewine Stephen Thomas Allmusic April 2, 2012 April 17, 2010 In a list compiled by Sara Anderson of AOL Radio, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was ranked ninth in a list of Spears's best songs.https://www.aolradioblog.com/best-britney-spears-songs/ 10 Best Britney Spears Songs Anderson Sara AOL Radio April 12, 2022 October 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120101172702/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/10/28/best-britney-spears-songs/ January 1, 2012 usurped During the 2001 BMI Pop Awards, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was honored with the award of Most Performed BMI Song.http://www.britney.com/se/biografi Biografi sv March 4, 2012 Britney.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111003120950/http://www.britney.com/se/biografi October 3, 2011 dead While reviewing ...Baby One More Time on its 20th anniversary, Billboards Chuck Arnold felt that "sparkling with the Midas touch of Max Martin, 'Crazy' perfectly captures the crazy giddiness of young love -- the kind that keeps you up all night".Arnold Chuck Britney Spears' '...Baby One More Time' at 20: All the Songs, Ranked https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/britney-spears-baby-one-more-time-tracks-ranked-8493246/ Billboard April 12, 2020 December 1, 2019 The staff from Entertainment Weekly placed it at number 22 on their ranking of Spears's songs and wrote: "highlighted by her overpronunciation of "you", bell rings, and a backup choir that turns the chorus into a massive singalong. ['(You Drive Me) Crazy'] captures Spears at full force, with a robust vocal performance and an ab-emphasizing choreographed dance, remembered best through its music video".Every Britney Spears song, ranked https://ew.com/article/2016/09/01/every-britney-spears-song-ranked/ Entertainment Weekly April 10, 2020 September 1, 2016 Bustles Alex Kritelis Reilly preferred the Stop remix over the original album version.Kristelis Alex All 39 Britney Spears Singles Ranked from Totally Incredible to Totally Forgettable — LISTEN https://www.bustle.com/articles/48071-all-39-britney-spears-singles-ranked-from-totally-incredible-to-totally-forgettable-listen Bustle April 10, 2020 November 10, 2014 Nayer Nissim, from Pink News, deemed it "another perfect bit of late '90s pop. Very nearly as catchy as her debut".Nissim Mayer Britney Spears '...Baby One More Time' at 20: All 42 Britney songs ranked https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/10/18/britney-spears-singles-ranked/ Pink News April 10, 2020 October 18, 2018 Shannon Barbour from Cosmopolitan opined that it was "not her best song, but it's insanely addictive".Barbour Shannon A Definitive Ranking of Britney Spears' Best Tracks for the Britney Stan in Your Life https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a24109976/britney-spears-top-30-songs-ranked/ Cosmopolitan April 10, 2020 October 26, 2018 Nicholas Hautman, from Us Weekly, deemed it the singer's ninth greatest single and said: "This quasi-dorky dance track can be easily summed up using just three words: pure ear candy".Hautman Nicholas All 40 of Britney Spears' Singles Ranked, From '...Baby One More Time' to 'Slumber Party' https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/britney-spears-singles-ranked-from-baby-one-more-time-on/ Us Weekly April 10, 2020 December 2, 2019 For Digital Spy's Alim Kheraj, the most notable thing was the song's prominent use of cowbells; "backed up by rock guitars and flawless Max Martin production, Britney sounds confident, her vocals clear and powerful".Kheraj Alim Britney Spears's 15 biggest hits, ranked: which is our No.1? https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a792317/britney-spears-15-biggest-hits-ranked-which-is-our-no1/ Digital Spy April 11, 2020 April 30, 2016 In 2019, the staff of Billboard ranked the "Stop Remix!" as the 39th greatest song of 1999; Nolan Feeney said that although it was "hardly unrecognizable", Spears's re-recorded vocals, the song's new intro and "her headline 'Stop!' interjection in the reimagined bridge made it something truly worth losing your mind over".The 99 Greatest Songs of 1999: Critics' Picks https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/greatest-songs-of-1999-top-99-8505742/ Billboard April 12, 2022 April 8, 2019 Chart performance left|thumb|Spears performing "(You Drive Me) Crazy" during the Dream Within a Dream Tour, 2001|alt=Image of a blond female performer. She is turning her back to the camera, near the end of the stage. She is wearing black pants and a black top with long sleeves, showing her midriff. In front of her, a female dancer is climbing into a pole. A crowd of people clapping, screaming and taking pictures stands can be seen in the audience. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was a commercial success. The song peaked at number two on the European Hot 100 Singles, being held off the top spot by R. Kelly's "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". In the United Kingdom, it was Spears' third consecutive single to reach a top five position.http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/BRITNEY%20SPEARS/ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company April 2, 2011 The track debuted and peaked at number five on the chart issue dated October 2, 1999, and stayed on the chart for a total of eleven weeks. It was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. According to the Official Charts Company, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is Spears' seventh best-selling single in the United Kingdom, with sales over 275,000 physical units.http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/britney-spears-official-top-20 Britney Spears - Official Top 20 MTV Networks. Viacom October 15, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101211124520/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/britney-spears-official-top-20 December 11, 2010 The song peaked at number two in France and number four in Germany, being certified gold in both countries for shipping over 250,000 units. It also peaked at number one in Belgium (Wallonia), finishing the year of 1999 as the 17th best-selling single. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was also able to peak inside the top five in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, while reaching top ten positions in Denmark and Italy. Later in 2012, the song managed to peak at number 65 in Czech Republic due to high airplay. In the United States, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" peaked at number ten on Billboard Hot 100 on the chart issue dated November 13, 1999, and became Spears' second single to peak inside the top ten in the country.Allmusic. Rovi Corporation Britney Spears US and Canada Chart History 1999 artist p320976/charts-awards/billboard-singles yes August 8, 2010 On the same week, it peaked at number four on the Pop Songs component chart. On the chart compiled by RPM magazine, the song peaked at number three in Canada. However, on the Canadian Singles Chart compiled by Nielsen Soundscan, it peaked at number 13. The latter revealed that "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was the 44th best-selling single of 1999 in the country. The track peaked at number five in New Zealand, but failed to reach the top ten in Australia, where it peaked at number 12 on the chart issue dated November 12, 1999. However, the single was later certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and was one of the best-selling singles of 2000 in the country. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" performed poorly in Japan, where it peaked at number 80, and stayed on the chart for two weeks only. Despite the low sales, it is Spears' 12th best-selling CD release in the country. Music video right|thumb|Spears dressed as a waitress of a dance club in the music video for "(You Drive Me) Crazy". The song's accompanying music video (which uses The Stop Remix!) was directed by Nigel Dick and filmed on June 14 and 15, 1999 at the AES Power Station in Redondo Beach, California. Spears conceptualized the video's treatment, and explained during an interview with MTV in 1999 that "it would be cool to be in a club, and we're dorky waitresses, and we break out and start dancing." At the time, Spears expected that the video would take her "to the next level".http://www.mtv.com/news/1626386/britney-spears-wanted-you-drive-me-crazy-video-to-take-her-to-the-next-level/ Britney Spears Wanted '(You Drive Me) Crazy' Video To Take Her 'To The Next Level' Vena Jocelyn November 16, 2009 April 12, 2022 MTV https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142003/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626386/director-recalls-making-britney-spears-drive-me-crazy-video.jhtml June 29, 2011 To promote the film Drive Me Crazy, actors Adrian Grenier and Melissa Joan Hart were invited to make cameo appearances in the video, since the song had been included on the film's soundtrack, however, Grenier did not want to participate. Dick commented on the issue, saying, "I was given instructions to ring him up and make sure he appeared in the video. I said, 'You know what, Adrian, I just think it would be great for your career, and Britney's a great girl and she's fun to work with.' Eventually he came around." Dick also revealed that he was impressed by the singer's work ethic, adding that she "came to the set completely rehearsed." The music video world-premiered on July 5, 1999 on MTV's Making the Video.‘Making the Video’ - Britney Spears: (You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix!) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0640121 IMDb 1 March 2026 1 March 2026 Due to Hart's appearance in the music video, parts of it were featured in the credits of "No Place Like Home", the season 4 premiere of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, an episode that guest starred Spears. The video opens with Spears as a waitress of a dance club. She then goes with other waitresses to their dressing room, where they finish their makeup and change costumes. Spears, now wearing a sexy, green sequined outfit, goes through the corridor to the dance floor with her friends, and starts to perform a high-profile choreography, including a chair dance sequence referencing Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much" video, which Spears also referenced in live performances of the song on the Crazy 2k Tour. Scenes of Spears singing in front of a shining orange sign with the word "CRAZY" are also seen throughout the video. On August 24, 1999, the music video debuted at number four on Total Request Live.The TRL Archive —Recap —August 1999 http://atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=1999&m=08 https://web.archive.org/web/20081005120815/http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/?s=recap&y=1999&m=08 October 5, 2008 live June 11, 2009 It is the longest running by a female artist on TRL, staying on the top ten for seventy-three days. The video was nominated on the category of Best Dance Video on the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards; it lost, however, to Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight" (1999).http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2000/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092653/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2000/ dead August 28, 2008 MTV Video Music Awards - 2000 MTV March 4, 2012 Alternate footage of the video can be found on the DVD of Spears' first compilation album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004).http://www.mtv.com/news/1493176/britney-dvd-has-alternate-takes-of-her-videos-plus-more-skin/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141020122703/http://www.mtv.com/news/1493176/britney-dvd-has-alternate-takes-of-her-videos-plus-more-skin/ dead October 20, 2014 Britney DVD Has Alternate Takes Of Her Videos, Plus More Skin Jennifer Vineyard October 27, 2004 MTV April 12, 2022 Jennifer Vineyard of MTV commented, "the alternate audio gives the feel of Spears singing the song as a round, where the beat is in sync but one layer of her vocals is just slightly ahead of the other." The music video for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was re-created by Australian actress Rebel Wilson, in one of the scenes in the Netflix film Senior Year (2022).Anne Cohen https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/senior-year-britney-spears-crazy-video-rebel-wilson May 13, 2022 Breaking Down The 'Crazy' Britney Spears Homage In 'Senior Year' Netflix May 19, 2022Mae Abdulbaki https://screenrant.com/senior-year-movie-hollywood-millennials-nostalgia-problem/ May 14, 2022 Senior Year Proves Hollywood's Millennial Nostalgia Obsession Has To End Screen Rant May 19, 2022 May 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521150432/https://screenrant.com/senior-year-movie-hollywood-millennials-nostalgia-problem/ dead Live performances and covers thumb|left|200px|Spears performing "(You Drive Me) Crazy" at her Las Vegas residency show, Britney: Piece of Me, in February 2016 Spears performed the song for the very first time at her L'Oreal Hair Zone Mall Tour in New York City, USA on July 1, 1998. As part of promotion for "(You Drive Me) Crazy"s release as a single, Spears performed it at the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awardshttp://www.mtv.com/photos/ema-showstopping-performances/1650105/5323406/photo.jhtml Britney Spears performs "...Baby One More Time" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy" at the 1999 EMA in Dublin, Ireland October 15, 2010 MTV May 2, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131021052401/http://www.mtv.com/photos/ema-showstopping-performances/1650105/5323406/photo.jhtml October 21, 2013 and at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards.https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/30-memorable-moments-from-past-billboard-music-awards-472099/ 30 Memorable Moments From Past BBMAs Billboard May 6, 2011 April 12, 2022 It was also performed on five concert tours, the first being the ...Baby One More Time Tour (1999). The show began with a dance introduction by Spears' dancers among smoke effects.https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/The-musical-equivalent-of-cotton-candy-3073244.php The musical equivalent of cotton candy July 30, 1999 April 12, 2022 Ganahl Jane San Francisco Chronicle She appeared shortly after at the top of the staircase wearing a hot pink vinyl tube top and white vinyl pants with pink knee patches. During the 2000 leg of the tour, entitled Crazy 2k Tour, Spears changed the opening sequence of the show; the show started with a skit in which the dancers came out of lockers and stayed in the stage until a bell rang. They all sat until a female teacher voice started calling their names. After the teacher called Spears, she emerged at the top of the staircase in a cloud of smoke, wearing a top and white stretch pants, to perform a short dance mix of "...Baby One More Time".The Girl Can't Help It May 25, 2000 Rolling Stone Mundy Chris 0035-791X She then entered one of the lockers and appeared in another one on the opposite side of the stage to perform "(You Drive Me) Crazy", which included a chair dance sequence referencing Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much" music video that ended with Spears saying "Is that the end?", quoting Jackson's phrase from the video.http://www.cm-life.com/2000/03/17/oopsbritneydrivesuscrazyonemoretime/ She drives them crazy, sometimes April 10, 2000 January 16, 2010 Hernandez Christina St. Petersburg Times https://web.archive.org/web/20120219194525/http://www.cm-life.com/2000/03/17/oopsbritneydrivesuscrazyonemoretime/ February 19, 2012 dead The song was once again performed in a dance-oriented form on the Oops!... I Did It Again Tour (2000–2001),http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-29/entertainment/18133016_1_britney-spears-real-workout-jones-beach Sexy Britney Still a Mystery June 29, 2000 January 20, 2010 Farber Jim Daily News July 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714223345/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-29/entertainment/18133016_1_britney-spears-real-workout-jones-beach dead while on the Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001–2002), the performance featured Spears being captured by her dancers.http://www.mtv.com/news/1450487/britney-goes-bald-plays-tiny-dancer-gets-caught-in-the-rain-at-tour-kickoff/ Britney Goes Bald, Plays Tiny Dancer, Gets Caught In The Rain At Tour Kickoff Reid Shaheem Moss Corey November 2, 2001 MTV April 2, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080418101925/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450487/20011102/spears_britney.jhtml April 18, 2008 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was also performed on The Onyx Hotel Tour (2004). For the tour, the song was remixed with elements of latin percussion.https://www.today.com/popculture/image-everything-britneys-new-tour-wbna4496320 Image is everything on Britney's new tour March 10, 2004 April 12, 2022 Morden Darryl Today "Crazy" would not be performed by Spears for another nine years until it was included on the setlist of her Las Vegas residency show, Britney: Piece of Me (2013–2017).http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/22/britney-spears-releases-setlist-for-las-vegas-residency-piece-of-me-4240529 Britney Spears releases setlist for Las Vegas residency Piece of Me Metro December 22, 2013 December 24, 2013 In 2002, British nu metal band SugarComa covered "(You Drive Me) Crazy" and included it on their album Becoming Something Else. American musician Richard Cheese also covered the song in 2003 and included it on his album Tuxicity.http://www.allmusic.com/album/r669595 Tuxicity - Richard Cheese November 25, 2003 March 2, 2012 Allmusic American pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene performed a homage to Spears during their 2011 We Own the Night Tour. They performed "(You Drive Me) Crazy" along with a medley of hits that included "...Baby One More Time", "Oops!... I Did It Again", "I'm a Slave 4 U", "Toxic" and "Hold It Against Me", mixed similar to the Chris Cox Megamix included in Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a332711/selena-gomez-performs-britney-spears-medley-video/ Selena Gomez performs Britney Spears medley: Video Lewis Corner Digital Spy August 1, 2011 April 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104232851/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a332711/selena-gomez-performs-britney-spears-medley-video/ November 4, 2021 In the 2012 Glee season 4 episode "Britney 2.0", the characters of Marley Rose (Melissa Benoist) and Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) performed a medley of the track with Aerosmith's "Crazy" (1993).https://ew.com/article/2012/09/18/glee-crazy-mashup/ 'Glee' mash up Britney Spears and Aerosmith Busis Hillary September 18, 2012 Entertainment Weekly April 12, 2022 Argentine singer Lali Espósito samples the word "stop!" from the Stop Remix! on her 2023 single "Obsessión" from her album Lali.https://exhale.breatheheavy.com/forums/topic/822421-latin-american-singer-lali-samples-the-iconic-stop-from-crazy-in-her-new-song-obsesi%C3%B3n/ Latin American singer Lali samples the iconic 'Stop!' from Crazy in her new song 'Obsesión' BreatheHeavy | Exhale April 13, 2023 May 7, 2023 Track listings European CD single "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix! instrumental) – 3:16 Australian and European CD maxi single "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix! instrumental) – 3:16 "I'll Never Stop Loving You" – 3:41 Japanese CD maxi single "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:20 "I'll Never Stop Loving You" – 3:44 "...Baby One More Time" (Davidson Ospina Chronicles dub) – 6:34 "Sometimes" (Soul Solution drum dub) – 3:32 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix! instrumental) – 3:19 "Sometimes" (Thunderpuss 2000 mix) – 8:03 UK CD maxi single "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Spacedust dark dub) – 9:15 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Spacedust club mix) – 7:20 Cassette single "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16 "I'll Never Stop Loving You" – 3:41 12" vinyl "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) – 3:16 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Jazzy Jim's hip-hop mix) – 3:40 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (LP version) – 3:17 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Pimp Juice's Souled Out 4 Tha Suits vocal mix) – 6:30 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Mike Ski dub) – 8:26 Credits and personnel Credits for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" are taken from the single's liner notes.(You Drive Me) Crazy single liner notes. JIVE Records (1999) Technical Recorded and mixed at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Additional recording at Battery Studios in New York City, New York. Personnel Britney Spears – lead vocals Jörgen Elofsson – songwriting David Kreuger – producer, keyboards, programming Per Magnusson – producer, keyboards Jeanette Söderholm – background vocals Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar Johan Carlberg – guitar Thomas Lindberg – bass guitar Max Martin – mixing, background vocals, producer Rami Yacoub – background vocals The Fanchoir – background vocals Tom Coyne – audio mastering Charts Weekly charts + 1999–2000 weekly chart performanceChart (1999–2000)PeakpositionAustralia 12 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 ultratop trueAustria 10 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueFlanders 3 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueWallonia 1 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueCanada RPM 3 3982 June 22, 2018 "rpm" trueCanada RPM AC 20 3899 June 22, 2018 trueCanada RPM Dance 12 9522 June 19, 2020 trueCanada CHR (Nielsen BDS)http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/1999.pdf Canadian Top 20 in 1999 Cross Canada Countdown https://web.archive.org/web/20050407221908/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/1999.pdf April 7, 2005 November 13, 20232Croatia International Airplay (HRT)http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html HR Top 20 Lista Croatian Radiotelevision March 7, 2021 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991103192758/http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html November 3, 19991Denmark (Tracklisten)October 23, 1999 Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 10/07/99 Billboard 111 43 63 0006-25109El Salvador (Notimex)http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1999/10/17/88/Ar08800.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2357827&PageLabelPrint=88&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%39&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%39&dummy=%31%39%39%39&sQuery=%53%6f%6d%65%74%69%6d%65%73%2b%2d%2b%42%72%69%74%6e%65%79%2b%53%70%65%61%72%73&x=%31%35&y=%30&ViewMode=HTML Britney Spears se coloca entre las más escuchadas El Siglo de Torreón Spanish 88 October 17, 1999 August 6, 20223Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)Sexton Paul Richard's 'Prayer' Stays Atop U.K. Chart Billboard December 6, 1999 http://www.billboard.com/news/richard-s-prayer-stays-atop-u-k-chart-949770.story August 8, 20102Finland 3 Britney Spears You Drive Me Crazy 2 August 4, 2026 trueFrance 2 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueGermany 4 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy 4011 October 12, 2018 ger trueGuatemala (Notimex)1Hungary (Mahasz)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-10-16.pdf Top National Sellers Music & Media 16 42 11 October 10, 1999 February 10, 20202Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)https://timarit.is/page/2991559#page/n9/mode/2up Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (Vikuna 28.10. – 4.11. 1999 44. Vika) Dagblaðið Vísir is 10 October 29, 1999 July 13, 20181 Ireland2 3 (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueItaly (Musica e dischi)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-12-04.pdf Top National Sellers Music & Media 16 49 13 December 4, 1999 November 28, 20197Japan International (Oricon)http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/145326/ranking/cd_album/ ブリトニー・スピアーズのCDアルバムランキング、ブリトニー・-ORICON STYLE Oricon ja August 8, 20101Dutch40 2 1991 41 June 22, 2018 trueDutch100 2 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueNew Zealand 5 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueNicaragua (Notimex)5Norway 2 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueScotland 6 19991002 June 22, 2018 trueSpain 14 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueSweden 2 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueSwitzerland 4 Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy August 8, 2010 trueUKsinglesbyname 5 Britney Spears 7405 June 18, 2021 ukcs trueUK Airplay (Music Week)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-11-06.pdf The Official UK Airplay Charts Music Week 23 November 6, 1999 April 28, 202411UKindie 2 19991002 June 22, 2018 trueBillboardhot100 10 Britney Spears August 8, 2010 trueBillboarddancesales 24 Britney Spears June 18, 2021 trueBillboardpopsongs 4 Britney Spears August 8, 2010 trueBillboardrhythmic 9 Britney Spears February 10, 2020 true + 2012 weekly chart performanceChart (2012)PeakpositionCzech Republic 65 Britney Spears Crazy 2012 04 March 3, 2012 cr true Year-end charts + Year-end chart performanceChart (1999)PositionAustralia (ARIA)Australian Recording Industry Association End of Year Charts 2000 http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm August 8, 201041Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999 Jaaroverzichten 1999 Ultratop May 4, 2011 nl27Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999 Rapports annuels 1999 Ultratop May 4, 2011 fr17Canada Top Singles (RPM)https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=5778&app=rpm RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks RPM Library and Archives Canada July 17, 2013 June 22, 201844Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-01-01.pdf Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999 Music & Media 17 1 January 1, 2000 11 29800226 June 15, 2020 World Radio History10Europe (European Radio Top 100) https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-01-01.pdf European Radio Top 100 1999 Music & Media 17 1 January 1, 2000 13 29800226 June 15, 2020 World Radio History45France (SNEP)Disque en France. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique Classement Singles 1999 http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000 August 8, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100727125635/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm July 27, 201046Germany (Media Control)https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1999 Top 100 Jahrescharts 1999 GfK Entertainment de February 27, 201743Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1999 Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999 Dutch Top 40 March 16, 202030Netherlands (Single Top 100)https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999 dutchcharts.nl March 16, 202038New Zealand (RIANZ)Annual Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand 1999 https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1999-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100710010101/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart%3D4049 August 8, 2010 July 10, 2010 live21Romania (Romanian Top 100)http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1999.html Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999 Romanian Top 100 ro dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050122081829/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1999.html January 22, 200551Sweden (Hitlistan)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1999&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar, 1999 Sverigetopplistan sv March 16, 202020Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1999 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999 hitparade.ch March 16, 202036UK Singles (OCC)Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100 Music Week 27 January 22, 200071US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1999/BBAM-1999-12-24.pdf Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999 Airplay Monitor 7 52 54 December 24, 1999 April 26, 2020 January 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125051300/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1999/BBAM-1999-12-24.pdf dead46US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1999/BBAM-1999-12-24.pdf Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1999 Airplay Monitor 7 52 53 December 24, 1999 April 26, 2020 January 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125051300/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1999/BBAM-1999-12-24.pdf dead50 + Year-end chart performanceChart (2000)PositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000 Music & Media 17 52 December 23, 2000 9 29800226 June 15, 2020 World Radio History69France (SNEP)Disque en France. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique Classement Singles 2000 http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000 August 8, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120113082733/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000 January 13, 201263New Zealand (RIANZ)Annual Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand 2000 http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp August 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722162159/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp July 22, 2010 dead35US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2000/BBAM-2000-12-22.pdf Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000 Airplay Monitor 8 51 54 December 22, 2000 March 28, 2020 December 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231208061314/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2000/BBAM-2000-12-22.pdf dead74 Certifications and sales Certifications single Australia Platinum 1999 1999 auscert April 2, 2011 Belgium single Platinum Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy 2000 1999 single France Britney Spears You Drive Me Crazy Gold 2000 1999 Germany You Drive Me Crazy Britney Spears single Gold 1999 9 13 November 18, 2021 single New Zealand Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy Gold 1999 1999 1999-10-15 newchart 2024-11-20 nzcert New Zealand Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy Gold single 1999 2025 digital July 19, 2025 radioscope single Sweden Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy Platinum 1999 1999 swecert single United Kingdom Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy Gold 2021 1999 ukcert 489,000 https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-chart-flashback-1999-s-club-7-and-shania-twain-narrowly-miss-out-on-number-1/ Official Chart Flashback 1999: S Club 7 and Shania Twain narrowly miss out on Number 1 Levine Nick September 27, 2024 Official Charts Company April 11, 2026 March 11, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250311181545/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-chart-flashback-1999-s-club-7-and-shania-twain-narrowly-miss-out-on-number-1/ live United States single Platinum Britney Spears (You Drive Me) Crazy 1999 2023 October 24, 2023 true Release history + Release dates and formats for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. Reference(s) United States August 24, 1999 Contemporary hit radio rhythmic contemporary radio Jive Going for Adds Radio & Records 1313 112, 118 August 20, 1999 Germany September 13, 1999 Maxi CD Rough Trade You Drive Me Crazy [Single, Maxi] https://www.amazon.de/You-Drive-Crazy-Britney-Spears/dp/B00002DDBQ Amazon.de (Germany) July 12, 2015 United Kingdom September 20, 1999 Cassette maxi CD https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-09-18.pdf New Releases – For Week Starting 20 September, 1999: Singles Music Week 27 September 18, 1999 July 24, 2021 United States September 28, 1999 12-inch vinyl Jive Hot 100 Singles Spotlight Billboard 111 38 131 September 18, 1999 A 12-inch vinyl configuration of 'Crazy' is due at retail Sept. 28... Japan September 29, 1999 Maxi CD Avex Trax https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/145326/products/45876/1/ クレイジー ブリトニー・スピアーズ Crazy Britney Spears Oricon ja October 7, 2023 France November 16, 1999 CD Jive https://www.fnac.com/a836004/Britney-Spears-You-drive-me-crazy-CD-single You drive me crazy – Britney Spears – CD single November 16, 1999 fr Jive Records December 27, 2021 Fnac References Bibliography Bennett Andy Peterson Richard A. 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