She Drives Me Crazy - wikipedia She Drives Me Crazy `` She Drives Me Crazy '' Single by Fine Young Cannibals from the album The Raw & the Cooked A-side `` She Drives Me Crazy '' B - side `` Pull the Sucker Off '' Released 1 January 1989 Format 7 '' single 12 '' maxi CD maxi Recorded October 1988 Genre Pop rock Length 3 : 38 Label London Records Songwriter ( s ) Roland Gift, David Steele Producer ( s ) David Z, Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals singles chronology `` Ever Fallen in Love ( With Someone You Should n't 've ) '' ( 1987 ) `` She Drives Me Crazy '' ( 1989 ) `` Good Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` Ever Fallen in Love ( With Someone You Should n't 've ) '' ( 1987 ) `` She Drives Me Crazy '' ( 1989 ) `` Good Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` She Drives Me Crazy '' is a song recorded by English group Fine Young Cannibals, included on their 1989 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. Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Re-release 3 Music video 4 Track listings 5 Certifications 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 Cover versions, parodies, and uses in the media 7.1 Cover verson 7.2 Uses in the media 8 References 9 External links 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, one costume looking like a pillow, another costume looking like Beetlejuice, also included are 2 identical dancers wearing completely different coloured similar outfits with goggles used in tanning salons, as well as a karate fighter with a TV on his head. This version received several nominations at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video. Track listings 7 '' single `` She Drives Me Crazy '' -- 3 : 35 `` Pull the Sucker Off '' -- 3 : 34 12 '' maxi `` She Drives Me Crazy '' -- 7 : 05 `` Pull the Sucker Off '' -- 3 : 34 CD maxi `` She Drives Me Crazy '' - 3 : 38 `` Pull the Sucker Off '' - 3 : 37 `` Tired of Getting Pushed Around '' ( The Mayhem Rhythm Remix ) - 6 : 37 CD maxi ( 1997 Re-release ) `` She Drives Me Crazy '' ( Original 7 `` ) - 3 : 36 `` She Drives Me Crazy '' ( Roger Sanchez Radio Edit ) - 3 : 33 `` Johnny Come Home '' ( Mousse T. Edit ) - 4 : 06 `` Johnny Come Home '' ( Mousse T. Cocktail Mix ) - 4 : 13 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Canada Gold 28 June 1989 50,000 Germany Gold 250,000 Sweden Gold 1 February 1990 10,000 U.S. Gold 18 April 1989 500,000 Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( SNEP ) 11 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 17 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 6 Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 54 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5 Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 36 Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 6 Austrian Singles Chart Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 11 New Zealand Singles Chart 5 Swiss Singles Chart 7 Billboard Hot 100 18 Cover versions, parodies, and uses in the media The song can be heard in the intro of Columbo S09E02 episode `` Columbo Cries Wolf '' Cover verson 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. The music video, featured cameo appearances by various celebrities, was released to promote the album, Different versions were created for both UK and USA market. 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. Dolly Parton covered the song for her album `` Backwoods Barbie '', changing the title to `` Drives Me Crazy ''. `` Weird Al '' Yankovic parodied this song as `` She Drives Like Crazy '' for his 1989 soundtrack album UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff about a man whose girlfriend is a reckless driver. Electric Six recorded a cover version as part of a pledge package for their Absolute Treasure Kickstarter campaign. The cover was subsequently released online. Aesthetic Perfection released a cover version of the song on the `` A Nice Place To Destroy '' single in 2012. Uses in the media The Fine Young Camels sing `` C Drives Me Crazy '', an 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. Atlanta - based consumer advocate and radio show host Clark Howard has for many years used the opening bars of this song as the introduction to his syndicated radio program. References Jump up ^ `` Fine Young Cannibals Artist Biography by Ed Nimmervoll - Awards ''. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Daley, Dan ( 1 March 2001 ). `` Fine Young Cannibals ' She Drives Me Crazy ''. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2007. Jump up ^ Compagnie DCA - Philippe Decouflé Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ mvdbase.com : `` She Drives Me Crazy '' ( version 1 ) Jump up ^ mvdbase.com : `` She Drives Me Crazy '' ( version 2 ) Jump up ^ Canada certifications cria.ca Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved 13 September 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( ' She + Drives + Me + Crazy ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 September 2008. Jump up ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se Archived 11 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved 13 September 2008 ) Jump up ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com Archived 26 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved 13 September 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Fine Young Cannibals Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie ( Retrieved 7 April 2008 ) Jump up ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia ( Retrieved 31 May 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart ( 1989 ) Chartstats.com ( Retrieved 7 April 2008 ) ^ Jump up to : Billboard Billboard.com ( Retrieved 7 April 2008 ) Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart ( 1997 ) Chartstats.com ( Retrieved 7 April 2008 ) Jump up ^ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com ( Retrieved 13 September 2008 ) Jump up ^ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at ( Retrieved 13 September 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989 ''. RPM. December 23, 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Top Selling Singles of 1989 ( 1 ) ( Retrieved 28 April 2016 ) Jump up ^ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch ( Retrieved 13 September 2008 ) Jump up ^ U.S. Billboard Top 100 1989 `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 27. ( Retrieved 17 May 2012 ) Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks59dlldXvw. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Large and In Charge by Chunky A : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics 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 15 April 1989 ( 1 week ) Preceded by `` Like a Prayer '' by Madonna ARIA number - one single ( second run ) 23 April 1989 ( 1 week ) Fine Young Cannibals Andy Cox Roland Gift David Steele Studio albums Fine Young Cannibals The Raw & the Cooked Other albums The Raw & the Remix The Finest The Platinum Collection She Drives Me Crazy : The Best of Fine Young Cannibals The Collection Videos Live at The Paramount Singles `` Johnny Come Home '' `` Blue '' `` Suspicious Minds '' `` Ever Fallen in Love '' `` She Drives Me Crazy '' `` Good Thing '' `` Do n't Look Back '' `` I 'm Not the Man I Used to Be '' `` I 'm Not Satisfied '' Related articles The Beat London Records I.R.S. 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Question: who sang the song she drives me crazy
Answer: Fine Young Cannibals