Beautiful Crazy

"Beautiful Crazy"
Single by Luke Combs
from the album This One's for You Too
ReleasedDecember 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
GenreCountry
Length3:13
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Moffatt
Luke Combs singles chronology
"She Got the Best of Me"
(2018) 		"Beautiful Crazy"
(2018) 		"Beer Never Broke My Heart"
(2019)
Acoustic version cover

"Beautiful Crazy" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. The song, which he wrote with Wyatt Durrette and Robert Williford, is a bonus track to his 2017 debut album This One's for You. The song had gained viral attention prior to its release as a single.

History

Before being released as a single, Combs posted videos to Facebook of himself performing the song. It also became a regular performance in his concerts, and in 2018, he re-issued his debut album This One's for You (titled This One's for You Too) with a studio version as a bonus track. It was officially sent to radio with an adds date of December 3, 2018.[1] Taste of Country describes the song as "a slow, personal love song that truly showcases the singer's talents".[2]

Chart performance

On the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 19, 2018, "Beautiful Crazy" debuted at number 6, Combs's highest debut on that chart at the time. The song had not been released as a single at the time, but achieved this position through downloads and streaming following the release of This One's for You Too.[3] The song reached the top 10 at Country Airplay while Combs' previous single "She Got the Best of Me" was still falling out of the top 10. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart dated March 2, 2019, making Combs the first artist to send his or her first five singles to number one since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in January 1990.[4] It stayed there for seven weeks until it was dethroned by Brett Young's "Here Tonight", becoming Combs' longest reign at number one.[5] The same week, it reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming his second number one on that chart.[4] It also reached number one on Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales.[4] The song's seven-week reign atop Country Airplay was the longest since the chart's inception in 2012 and the longest for a song based strictly off airplay since "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw in 2004. It also stayed at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart for 11 weeks.[6]

The song was certified Diamond by the RIAA on June 12, 2023.[7] It has sold 610,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[8]

Composition

"Beautiful Crazy" is a song by American country music artist Luke Combs, with a duration of 3 minutes and 13 seconds. The track has a tempo of 154 BPM but can also be played at half-time at 77 BPM. It is in the key of B major and has a 3/4 time signature. The song features moderate energy and is somewhat danceable.[9]

Personnel

From This One's for You Too liner notes.[10]

  • Luke Combs - lead vocals
  • Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
  • Wil Houchens – keyboards
  • Carl Miner – acoustic guitar
  • Scott Moffatt – electric guitar, background vocals, producer, mixing
  • Gary Morse – pedal steel guitar
  • Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar
  • Jerry Roe – drums, percussion
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] 8× Platinum 560,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[28] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[7] Diamond 10,000,000[8]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Luke Combs' 'Beautiful Crazy' Is a Single for the Fans [Listen]". Taste of Country. 20 November 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kane Brown's 'Heaven' Ascends to No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Asker, Jim (February 25, 2019). "Luke Combs Is First Artist to Send First Five Singles to No. 1 On Country Airplay Chart, With 'Beautiful Crazy'". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Luke Combs Leads All Five Country Charts Again, Scores His Longest Country Airplay Reign". Billboard. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Asker, Jim (December 5, 2019). "The Year in Country Charts 2019: Luke Combs Is Top Artist, Nabs Top Album". Billboard.
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  8. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Beautiful Crazy Chords by Luke Combs - Lamucal". lamucal.com. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  10. ^ This One's for You Too (CD booklet). Luke Combs. River House Artists/Columbia Records. 2018. 19075-82928-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  16. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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  23. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  25. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  26. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  28. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  29. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy". Radioscope. Retrieved December 28, 2024. Type Beautiful Crazy in the "Search:" field.
  30. ^ "British single certifications – Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 2, 2024.