On May 11 1985, Crazy For You hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. for one week. The track had spent the two previous weeks in the runner-up position behind the all-star single, We Are The World. In Canada, Crazy For You took a few weeks longer but also managed to displace USA For Africa’s charity track to become the county’s number-one single on May 25th.
The song was Madonna’s second chart-topping hit, and her first ballad to be released as a single.
Still love this song! I remember it being the #1 most requested song on 106.1 KISS FM in Dallas for the year 1985.
The late Kidd Kradick “And the number one song of 1985…It’s gotta be Madonna”. Still have the recording on a cassette somewhere.
Crazy for You-the best love song the Eighties produced! One of my favorite Madonna tunes, it goes double as a tribute and benediction to her fans!