Beautiful Crazy

"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.

"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 Art

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 Gold by the RIAA on August 22, 2018, Platinum on January 28, 2019, and double Platinum on March 18, 2019.[7] It has sold 610,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[8]

Personnel

From This One's for You Too liner notes.[9]

  • 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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum 2,000,000 / 610,000[8]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Luke Combs Reveals Next Radio Single". iHeartRadio. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. "Luke Combs' 'Beautiful Crazy' Is a Single for the Fans [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. "Kane Brown's 'Heaven' Ascends to No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. 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.
  7. "American single certifications – Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 11, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  8. Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. This One's for You Too (CD booklet). Luke Combs. River House Artists/Columbia Records. 2018. 19075-82928-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. "Luke Combs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  11. "Luke Combs Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  12. "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  13. "Luke Combs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  14. "Luke Combs Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  15. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  16. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  17. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  18. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  19. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  20. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  21. "Top 100 Songs of 2019". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  22. "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  24. "Canadian single certifications – Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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