Crazy Town (song)

"Crazy Town"
Single by Jason Aldean
from the album Wide Open
Released	March 1, 2010
Format	Music download, airplay
Genre	Country
Length	3:03
Label	Broken Bow
Writer(s)	Rodney Clawson Brett Jones
Producer	Michael Knox
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"The Truth" (2009) "Crazy Town" (2010) "My Kinda Party" (2010)

"Crazy Town" is a country music song recorded by Jason Aldean for his 2009 album Wide Open. It was released as the fourth single from the album in 2010. It has since become his tenth consecutive Top 20 hit. It is also his first single that does not have a music video for it.^[1]

Content

The song is an uptempo country rock song in which the narrator describes the Nashville music scene as being a "crazy town."

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock stated the song "accents Aldean's voice a bit allowing him to hide the nasal sound that sometimes pops up."^[2] Blake Boldt of the 9513 gave it a "thumbs-down," summarizing his review by saying "'Crazy' is all power and no purpose."^[3]

Appearances in media

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner uses the song as his walk-up theme. Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Jonny Venters comes out to pitch with this song. The Nashville Predators also use the song at their home games in a pregame video.

Chart performance

On the week ending February 27, 2010, "Crazy Town" debuted at #49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and moved up the following week to #36. It debuted at #96 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of June 18, 2010.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4]	85
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	51
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	2

References

1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/country-songs?chartDate=2010-03-13&order=gainer
2. ^ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/jason-aldean-crazy-town-
3. ^ http://www.the9513.com/jason-aldean-crazy-town/
4. ^ "Jason Aldean Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Jason Aldean. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
5. ^ "Jason Aldean Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Jason Aldean. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
6. ^ "Jason Aldean Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Jason Aldean. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2011.