Crazy World (Boys Like Girls album)

Crazy World is the third studio album by American pop rock band Boys Like Girls. It marks a departure from the group's original emo and alternative rock sound in favor of a more country style. The Crazy World EP was released on July 17, 2012 with the tracks, "Be Your Everything", "Life of the Party" and "The First Time" to help promote the album. The album was released on December 11, 2012.[1] On November 15, they posted a "Crazy World Song Reveal" page, allowing fans to share a link to it in order to unlock a new song off the new record.[2] On November 16, the new track was revealed as "Stuck in the Middle", and the LP was made available for pre-order.

Crazy World
Studio album by Boys Like Girls
Released	December 11, 2012[1]
Recorded	2011–12, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Pop rock, country pop
Length	42:26
Label	Columbia
Producer	Martin Johnson
Boys Like Girls chronology
Love Drunk (2009) Crazy World (2012)
Singles from Crazy World
"Be Your Everything" Released: August 14, 2012 "Life of the Party" Released: December 31, 2012 "Red Cup, Hands Up, Long Brown Hair" Released: June 13, 2013

The lead single "Be Your Everything" was released in the summer of 2012, and entered the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart at number 18. The album debuted and peaked at number 134 on the Billboard 200.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	41/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	[5]

Crazy World received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album received an average rating of 41, indicating generally "mixed or average reviews."[3]

Track listings

All lyrics written by Martin Johnson.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The First Time"	Martin Johnson	4:26
2.	"Life of the Party"	Johnson, Luke Laird	3:57
3.	"Crazy World"	Johnson, Kevin Griffin	3:56
4.	"Be Your Everything"	Johnson, Rob Hawkins	3:30
5.	"Stuck in the Middle"	Johnson, Brandon Bush, Kristian Bush, John Webb Jr.	3:51
6.	"Cheated"	Johnson, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Claude Kelly	3:42
7.	"Shoot"	Johnson, Laird	4:52
8.	"Leaving California"	Johnson, Chris Tompkins	4:09
9.	"Take Me Home"	Johnson, Hawkins	3:46
10.	"Red Cup, Hands Up, Long Brown Hair"	Johnson, Eric Paslay	2:54
11.	"Hey You"	Johnson, Brad Warren, Brett Warren	5:58
Total length:			42:26

Crazy World EP

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Be Your Everything"	Johnson, Hawkins	3:30
2.	"Life of the Party"	Johnson, Laird	3:57
3.	"The First Time"	Johnson	4:26
Total length:			11:53

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	134

References

1. http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/boys_like_girls_announce_crazy_world_release_date
2. http://www.blgcrazyworld.com
3. "Reviews for Crazy World LP by Boys Like Girls". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
4. AllMusic - Genre
5. "Boys Like Girls - Crazy World - Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
6. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

External links

Crazy World at MusicBrainz (list of releases)