Let's Go Crazy
original song written and composed by Prince
"Let's Go Crazy" is a 1984 song by Prince. It was taken from his 1984 album Purple Rain. It went to number 1 in the United States, number 2 in Canada, number 7 in the United Kingdom, number 10 in Australia, number 11 in Belgium and the Netherlands, number 13 in New Zealand and number 50 in France.
| "Let's Go Crazy" | ||||
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| Single by Prince and The Revolution | ||||
| from the album Purple Rain | ||||
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| Released | July 18, 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, August 7, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:50 (7"/video version) 4:39 (album version) 7:35 (12"/movie version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince [3] | |||
| Producer(s) | Prince and the Revolution | |||
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Track listing
change- 7" Warner Bros. / 7-29216 (US)
- "Let's Go Crazy" (edit) – 3:46
- "Erotic City" (edit) – 3:53
- 7" Warner Bros. / W2000 (UK)
- "Let's Go Crazy" (edit) – 3:46
- "Take Me with U" – 3:51
- 12" Warner Bros. / 0-20246 (US)
- "Let's Go Crazy" (Special Dance Mix) – 7:35
- "Erotic City ("make love not war Erotic City come alive")" – 7:24
- 12" Warner Bros. / W2000T (UK)
- "Let's Go Crazy" (Special Dance Mix) – 7:35
- "Take Me with U" – 3:51
- "Erotic City ("make love not war Erotic City come alive")" – 7:24
References
change- ↑ Uptown, 2004, p. 50
- ↑ Elliott, Paul (May 30, 2016). "The Top 20 Greatest Funk Rock Songs". TeamRock. Team Rock Limited. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ↑ The original single release credits the authors of the song as Prince and The Revolution, but the song's authorship is registered with ASCAP as solely by Prince.
