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"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. 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.

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 and one by Pedro Romhanyi. 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 Gold 28 June 1989 50,000
Germany Gold 1989 250,000
Sweden Gold 1 February 1990 10,000
U.S. Gold 18 April 1989 500,000

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
France (SNEP) 11
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 2
Ireland (IRMA) 2
Italy (FIMI) 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 1
Norway (VG-lista) 6
Spain (AFYVE) 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 54
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 36
End of year chart (1989) Position
Australian Singles Chart 6
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 7
Billboard Hot 100 18

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) 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.

"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.

References

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  5. mvdbase.com: "She Drives Me Crazy" (version 2)
  6. Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
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  8. Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  9. U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
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  11. "Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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  15. Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved 31 May 2008)
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  26. 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 13 September 2008)
  27. U.S. Billboard Top 100 1989 (Retrieved 17 May 2012)
  28. Large and In Charge by Chunky A : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music
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Preceded by"Kiss" by Art of Noise New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
3 March 1989 – 24 March 1989 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by"Like a Prayer" by Madonna
Preceded by"First Time" by Robin Beck Austrian Singles Chart number-one single
15 March 1989 – 8 May 1989 (8 weeks) 		Succeeded by"Looking for Freedom" by David Hasselhoff
Preceded by"That's the Way Love Is" by Ten City Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
18 March 1989 – 25 March 1989 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by"This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)" by Maurice
Preceded by"Like a Prayer" by Madonna ARIA number-one single (first run)
2 April 1989 – 9 April 1989 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by"Like a Prayer" by Madonna
Preceded by"The Look" by Roxette Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
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Preceded by"Like a Prayer" by Madonna ARIA number-one single (second run)
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