Crazy Beat

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Recording sessions for Think Tank started in November 2001 in London with the absence of guitarist Graham Coxon, who had been battling alcoholism and depression, thus failing to turn up to the initial sessions.{{cite magazine|last=Stubbs|first=Dan|title=Blur – Think Tank (2003): The Album That Almost Destroyed Them...|magazine=Q|date=April 2012|series=20 Greatest Album Stories Ever|pages=42–45|issue=309|issn=0955-4955}} He eventually left the band in 2002 after he had a "mental breakdown" during these sessions.{{cite journal|last=Harris|first=John|author-link=John Harris (critic)|title=It's been strong medicine the last few weeks|journal=The Guardian|date=13 June 2009|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/13/blur-interview|accessdate=8 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/news/October2002/news26742.asp|title=Coxon: 'I was an a***hole'|date=4 October 2002|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=Dotmusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024035716/http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/news/October2002/news26742.asp|archivedate=24 October 2002}} The remaining members of Blur decided to carry on recording, travelling to Morocco to continue developing the album, with the intention to "escape from whatever ghetto we're in and free ourselves by going somewhere new and exciting".{{cite web|last=Adam|first=Bychawski|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blur-378-1379936|title=The Great Escape?|date=4 September 2002|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=NME}} The decision was influenced by a visit by vocalist Damon Albarn to the country.{{cite web|last=Greeves|first=David|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/ben-hillier|title=Ben Hillier|date=July 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Sound on Sound}} The band settled at Marrakesh, where they built a studio together, which "brought everyone closer".{{cite web|last=Hasted|first=Nick|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/blur-album-by-album-by-stephen-street-william-orbit-and-ben-hillier-9494/|title=Blur – Album By Album, by Stephen Street, William Orbit and Ben Hillier|work=Uncut|date=25 April 2004|accessdate=8 July 2023}} Bassist Alex James later admitted, "It was a real hassle to go to Morocco. We had to get all scruffy with customs because they wouldn't let us import our gear into the country. It was a struggle and it cost a fucking fortune", adding that it was "well worth it."{{cite web|last=Orr|first=Emily|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/blur-art_pops_life_of_leisure|title=Blur Art Pop's Life of Leisure|date=1 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Exclaim!}} Musician Norman Cook, commonly known as Fatboy Slim, was invited to collaborate on the project, as he was a "really nice injection of fresh energy at a point in the proceedings when we needed one, and he fundamentally understands music", according to James.

The villa the band had rented in Marrakesh provided several venues for recording. Hiller recalled that the drum sound for "Crazy Beat" is just the effects of a room made of a marble floor, tiled walls and a concrete ceiling, which provided a "really banging reverb". "Crazy Beat" was first conceived in a different way, with Albarn describing its first version as a "really bad version of Daft Punk". However, the band and the production involved "got sick of it and then put in that descending guitar line over it to rough it up a bit".{{cite web|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/jeyvw4/blur-reinvent-themselves-with-fatboy-slim-go-crazy-on-new-record|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814185232/https://www.mtv.com/news/jeyvw4/blur-reinvent-themselves-with-fatboy-slim-go-crazy-on-new-record|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 August 2022|title=Blur Reinvent Themselves With Fatboy Slim, Go 'Crazy' On New Record|date=23 April 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=MTV News}} He later resumed the track as "just a bit of fun we had with Norman", as one of the "few moments where we just let our hair down and got dumb" while recording Think Tank. During these sessions, Cook also produced "Gene by Gene", another track present on the record. In 2015, Albarn declared that he regretted including "Crazy Beat" on Think Tank, rather than a song titled "Me, White Noise", attributing his decision to outside influences at the time; the latter was actually on the record, hidden as a prologue thanks to a digital chicanery which revealed the track if the CD was rewound.{{cite magazine|last=Cameron|first=Keith|title=The Last Battle|page=75|date=May 2015|issue=258|magazine=Mojo|issn=1351-0193}}

"Crazy Beat" was commercially released on 7 July 2003 in the United Kingdom, by Parlophone.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-07-05.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 7 July 2003: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=5 July 2003|access-date=8 September 2021}} The release included two songs as B-sides: "Don't Be", recorded by the band in Marrakech, which was included on the CD version of the single, while "The Outsider" was featured on the 7" vinyl format. The DVD version for the single included both tracks, in addition to the music video for "Crazy Beat", as well as an exclusive animated version of the video storyboard, while the CD single included an enhanced section with the alternative video for the track.{{cite web|url=http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/news/June2003/news29749.asp|title='Crazy' New Blur|date=12 June 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=Dotmusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030626032128/http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/news/June2003/news29749.asp|archivedate=26 June 2003|url-status=dead}} The single's cover art features a satirical portrait of the British royal family by English graffiti artist Banksy; the mural was painted on a building in Stoke Newington. In September 2009, workers sent by Hackney London Borough Council painted over most of the mural with black paint, against the building owner's wishes. However, a crowd gathered and stopped the workers to stop before destroying the artwork completely.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8238896.stm|title=Blur Banksy is ruined by mistake|publisher=BBC News|date=4 September 2009|accessdate=7 September 2009}} In the United States, Virgin Records serviced the track to alternative radio stations on 17 March 2003, as the lead single from the album in the region.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-03-14.pdf#page=28|title=Going for Adds|date=14 July 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|magazine=Radio & Records|page=26}} Additionally, "Crazy Beat" was used in a commercial for clothing company Levi's. At the time of its release, the band thought that the song did not represent the sound of Think Tank entirely.{{cite web|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/44evx4/blur-revolt-against-hit-songs-show-no-love-for-the-us-military|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815161657/https://www.mtv.com/news/44evx4/blur-revolt-against-hit-songs-show-no-love-for-the-us-military|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2022|title=Blur Revolt Against Hit Songs, Show No Love For The U.S. Military|date=24 July 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|publisher=MTV News}}

"Crazy Beat" was written and produced by Blur, with Cook also serving as a producer. Musically, it is a dance-pop and electropop track{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blur-422-1371356|title='Tank' Boys!|date=31 March 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=NME}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/news/May2003/news29462.asp|title=Blur go 'Crazy'|date=20 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Dotmusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030821123923/http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/news/May2003/news29462.asp|archivedate=21 August 2003|url-status=dead}} which is based on "rowdy" three-chords. Reviewers also noted the influence of big beat{{cite magazine|last=Van Meter|first=William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N0HASap-qBoC&pg=PA88|title=333B|date=July 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|magazine=Spin|page=88|volume=19|issue=7}} and nu metal into its composition.{{cite web|last=Barker|first=Jean|url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/albumreviews/blur-go-back-to-the-future-blur-think-tank-20081201|title=Blur go back to the future - Blur: Think Tank|date=2 October 2008|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=News24}} It also features a "big rock beat and fuzz-punk guitar", along with a "pounding percussion".{{cite web|last=Menjivar|first=Brittany|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/108253/every-blur-single-ranked/|title=Every Blur Single, Ranked|date=18 August 2017|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=The Young Folks}} According to Bram Teitelman of Billboard, the song is "one of the most guitar-driven songs of the enduring act's career" and noted that it was not representative of the rest of Think Tank, which found the band "dabbling in world music". Lúcio Ribeiro from Folha de S.Paulo wrote that it was "the rock track of the record".{{cite web|last=Ribeiro|first=Lúcio|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq0703200309.htm|title="Think Tank", o novo Blur, ao alcance do mouse|date=7 March 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Folha de S.Paulo|language=Portuguese}} For The Observer{{'}}s Kitty Empire, "Crazy Beat" was a "raw rock tune" with "dancefloor dynamics" added by Cook. It was seen by Steve Lowe of Q as Blur's take on "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (1969) by The Stooges.

"Crazy Beat" starts with a "trademark Fatboy Slim drum loop" and vocodered vocals which repeat the track's title,{{cite journal|title='Difficult' new Blur LP track-by-track|date=25 February 2003|journal=NME}} before shifting into "classic Blur, with deep, grumbling guitar and ferocious analog drums." Some journalists likened the vocodered voice to that of cartoon character Donald Duck;{{cite web|author=Spence D.|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/14/sxsw-2003-the-brits-invade-austin|title=SXSW 2003: The Brits Invade Austin|date=14 March 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=IGN}} Jeff Elbel of Paste also commented that it resembles Rick Dees' "Disco Duck" (1976). During the chorus, Albarn shouts "yeah yeah yeah!". To many reviewers, "Crazy Beat" was reminiscent of Blur's "Song 2" (1997), as well as works by The Clash.{{cite web|last=DiCrescenzo|first=Brent|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/828-think-tank/|title=Blur: Think Tank|work=Pitchfork|date=5 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023}} Lyrically, it praises the effects of music and clubs on the people, in the "best music makes the people comes together style".{{cite web|last=Viveiros|first=Eduardo|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/musica/blur-ithink-tanki|title=Blur: Think Tank|date=13 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=Omelete|language=Portuguese}} The lyrics also namecheck the Central Intelligence Agency.

"Crazy Beat" received mixed reviews from music critics. According to Nigel Williamson from Uncut, the song "bears the unmistakable cartoon signature of Fatboy Slim."{{cite magazine|last=Williamson|first=Nigel|title=Blur: Think Tank|magazine=Uncut|issue=73|date=June 2003|page=90|issn=1368-0722}} Steve Lowe from Q deemed the track as "the album's prime Fatboy Slim moment", and stated that it was "surely a hit".{{cite magazine|last=Lowe|first=Steve|title=Blur: Think Tank|magazine=Q|issue=202|date=May 2003|page=96|issn=0955-4955}} Keith Phipps of The A.V. Club noted that the song "sounds like a deranged midget", and described it as a "poundingly ingratiating track".{{cite web|last=Phipps|first=Keith|url=https://www.avclub.com/blur-think-tank-1798198508|title=Blur: Think Tank|date=13 May 2003|access-date=8 July 2023|work=The A.V. Club}} John Lamb of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead described it as "pulsating", and wrote that it would "fill any listener's novelty fix".{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=John|url=https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/cd-review-blurring-the-lines|title=CD review: Blurring the lines|date=12 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}} The Independent staff thought that "Crazy Beat" was a "second cousin" to "Song 2", pointing out its "ironic swagger".{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-blur-9023482.html|title=Album: Blur, ***|date=2 May 2023|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=The Independent}} Also calling it a cousin to the aforementioned track, Russell Baillie of The New Zealand Herald described the track as "highly infectious meaty beaty big and bouncy".{{cite web|last=Baillie|first=Russell|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ibluri-think-tank/AP7HCU4U47ZWGCSVUSBSIFG6QY/|title=Blur: Think Tank|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=The New Zealand Herald}} Bram Teitelman of Billboard stated that "the combination of Cook's production and the aggressive guitar riff gives 'Crazy Beat' a shot of adrenaline, and it seems destined to follow in the footsteps of 'Song 2' as a fixture at sporting events."{{cite magazine|last=Teitelman|first=Bram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46|title=Reviews & Previews – Singles|date=3 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|magazine=Billboard|volume=115|issue=18|page=46}} Jeres from Playlouder said that it "packs a punch, and has lots of strange squelchy devil belches for your entertainment".{{cite web|author=Jeres|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+769blur/|title=Think Tank - Blur|date=2 May 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|publisher=Playlouder|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030825211642/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+769blur/|archivedate=25 August 2003}}

Kitty Empire from The Observer commented that the song was not "Blur's finest hour, nor Norman Cook's, but it will reassure Blur-watchers (and the record company) that the band haven't entirely disappeared up Albarn's world music collection."{{cite web|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/04/popandrock.artsfeatures|title=New Blur, same old Albarn|date=4 May 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=The Observer}} Classic Pop{{'}}s Steve Harnell described it as "airhead fun", but felt that Think Tank{{'}}s high points were "mostly found elsewhere".{{cite web|last=Harnell|first=Steve|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2022/03/album-by-album-blur/|title=Blur albums: the complete guide|date=10 March 2022|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Classic Pop}} For NME{{'}}s Alex Needham, the song "sounds like four old yobs making an exhibition of themselves in a disco".{{cite web|last=Needham|first=Alex|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-blur-7097-317428|title=Blur – 'Think Tank' review|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=NME|date=12 September 2005 }} According to Andy Greenwald of Spin, the "escapist laddism" present on the track felt forced and hollow.{{cite web|last=Greenwald|first=Andy|url=https://www.spin.com/2003/06/blur-think-tank-virgin/|title=Blur, 'Think Tank' (Virgin)|date=15 June 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Spin}} Sharing a similar opinion, Sam Bloch from Stylus Magazine said that the song had a "hollow commercialism".{{cite web|last=Bloch|first=Sam|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/musicreviews/blur-think_tank.shtml|title=Blur – Think Tank|work=Stylus Magazine|date=8 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030509182911/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/musicreviews/blur-think_tank.shtml|archivedate=9 May 2003|url-status=dead}} Rob Brunner from Entertainment Weekly dismissed "Crazy Beat" as a "cartoon-voiced throwaway that’s neither deranged nor danceable".{{cite magazine|last=Brunner|first=Rob|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/09/think-tank/|title=Think Tank|date=17 March 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} For his part, Stereogum{{'}}s Ryan Leas felt it was "one of Blur’s lowest moments", and "a cartoonish retread of ideas they achieved better elsewhere";{{cite web|last=Leas|first=Ryan|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2222606/blur-think-tank-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/|title=Think Tank Turns 20|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Stereogum}} Jeff Elbel of Paste also deemed "Crazy Beat" as "cartoonish".{{cite web|last=Elbel|first=Jeff|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/blur-think-tank/|title=Blur - Think Tank|date=1 June 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=Paste}}

Alexis Petridis from The Guardian called Cook's tracks on Think Tank, including "Crazy Beat", as "cluttered-sounding collaborations" which "fall short of their ambition", as well as "a disappointment".{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|authorlink=Alexis Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/02/popandrock.shopping|title=Blur: Think Tank|date=2 May 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=The Guardian}} Devon Powers of PopMatters described it as an "energetic, punked-out rocker", although "as much as this song might appeal to the neo-DIY set — complete with its jumpy chorus and lively melody — Blur are anything but".{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Devon|url=https://www.popmatters.com/blur-thinktank-2495835541.html|title=Blur: Think Tank|date=8 May 2003|accessdate=8 July 2023|work=PopMatters}} John Murphy wrote for musicOMH that "Crazy Beat" "sits somewhat jarringly on the album"; he went on to say that it was "basically a Fatboy Slim remix of Song 2", and while it would probably be a commercial success, it "doesn’t sound quite right sat between the gorgeousness of Out Of Time and Good Song".{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=John|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/blur-think-tank|title=Blur – Think Tank|date=5 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=musicOMH}} For Slant Magazine{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani, the song "ultimately sound[s] out of place" on the album.{{cite web|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/blur-think-tank/|title=Review: Blur, Think Tank|date=3 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Slant Magazine}} In a similar vein, Gareth James from Clash panned it as a "'hit-by-numbers' brash nonsense" which was "glaringly out of place" on Think Tank.{{cite web|last=James|first=Gareth|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/blur-the-complete-guide|title=Blur: The Complete Guide|date=6 May 2015|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Clash}} Ben Gilbert from Dotmusic condemned the track, pointing out its "lazy, predictable, sub-'Song 2' primal noise and pointless, throwaway chorus", and asserting that it was "Think Tank{{'}}s weakest moment by some considerable distance".{{cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Ben|url=http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/reviews/July2003/reviews30019.asp|title='Crazy Beat' – Blur|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Dotmusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031011153824/http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/blur/reviews/July2003/reviews30019.asp|archivedate=11 October 2003|url-status=dead}} Similarly, The Line of Best Fit{{'}}s Thomas Hannan described it as a "sub-'Song 2' abomination".{{cite web|last=Hannan|first=Thomas|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/blur-21-101838|title=Safe in the knowledge there'll always be a bit of my heart devoted to it: In Praise of Blur|date=3 August 2012|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=The Line of Best Fit}} Julian Marshall wrote for BBC Newsbeat that "Crazy Beat" "[has] aged badly", and sounded like a novelty hit.{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Julian|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7773000/7773148.stm|title=Why Graham is at the heart of Blur|date=9 December 2008|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=BBC Newsbeat}}

In the United Kingdom, "Crazy Beat" debuted at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart for the week dated 19 July 2003, before disappearing from the chart two weeks later. It later returned for a run of two weeks, totalling five weeks on the chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/blur-crazy-beat|title=Crazy Beat|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=10 July 2023}} Outside of the United Kingdom, the song attained lower positions; in Scotland, it reached number 26, while peaking at number 41 in Ireland and 20 in Sweden. In the United States, "Crazy Beat" reached number 22 on the Alternative Airplay chart, compiled by Billboard; it became Blur's first appearance on the chart since "Song 2", as well as their last until "The Narcissist" (2023).{{cite web|last=Jasso|first=Silke|url=https://americansongwriter.com/blur-makes-billboard-airplay-chart-top-10-for-first-time-in-over-two-decades/|title=Blur Makes Billboard Airplay Chart Top 10 for First Time in Over Two Decades|date=6 July 2023|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=American Songwriter}} In Canada, the single also peaked at number 30 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Across the pan-Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, the track peaked at number 63 for the week dated 26 July 2003.

Two music videos were created to accompany the single's release. The first was directed by animation collective Shynola in late March 2003 at Ealing Studios in London and premiered through MTV's website the following month. It was also sent to rotation on MTV2 in May 2003.{{cite magazine|last=Hart|first=Gerry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I1QPcDUxegUC&pg=PA41|title=Points of Impact|date=19 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|magazine=CMJ New Music Report|page=41|issue=814}} The visual sees the band performing the song in a pub as a green audio waveform comes to life while vibrating in time with the music.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/music/video/premiere/blur/|title=Video Premiere – Blur|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=MTV|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203181239/https://www.mtv.com/music/video/premiere/blur/|archivedate=3 December 2003|url-status=dead}} An alternate video was directed by John Hardwick; it shows four women performing a dance routine to the song, wearing matching brown dresses and blonde wigs.

Although MTV reported Blur was annoyed to play the song on television shows at the time of its release, "Crazy Beat" was performed on Top of the Pops,{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/b/blur/clips/crazy_beat.shtml|title=From the 00's – Blur – Crazy Beat|date=9 May 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=BBC Online|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030609162635/http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/b/blur/clips/crazy_beat.shtml|archivedate=9 June 2003|url-status=dead}} Headliners{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/music/microsites/B/blur.html|title=Thursday, July 10th, 11:50pm, Headliners: Blur

|accessdate=10 July 2023|publisher=Channel 4|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030805061026/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/music/microsites/B/blur.html|archivedate=5 August 2003|url-status=dead}} and Supersonic.{{cite web|last=Shipley|first=Ai|url=https://www.spin.com/2023/06/blurs-10-greatest-live-performances/|title=Blur's 10 Greatest Live Performances|date=12 June 2023|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=Spin}} The song was also played during a series of shows supporting Think Tank in 2003.{{cite web|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-7084-313706|title=Blur : Paris L'Espace Clacquesin|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=NME|date=12 September 2005 }}{{cite web|last=Hasted|first=Nick|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/blur-the-astoria-london-8983969.html|title=Blur, The Astoria, London|date=9 May 2003|accessdate=9 July 2023|work=The Independent}}{{cite web|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|authorlink=Kelefa Sanneh|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/19/arts/pop-review-an-evening-of-weird-but-joyful-moments.html|title=Pop Review; An Evening of Weird but Joyful Moments|date=19 July 2003|accessdate=10 July 2023|work=The New York Times}}

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;UK 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Crazy Beat|others=Blur|year=2003|type=UK 7-inch single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=CDRS 6610, 7243 552331 0 3}}

1. "Crazy Beat" – 3:14
2. "The Outsider" – 5:13

;UK CD single and Australian maxi-single{{cite AV media notes|title=Crazy Beat|others=Blur|year=2003|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=CDRS 6610, 7243 552331 0 3}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Crazy Beat|others=Blur|year=2003|type=Australian maxi-single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=CDRS 6610, 7243 552331 0 3}}

1. "Crazy Beat" – 3:14
2. "Don't Be" – 2:39
3. "Crazy Beat" (alternative video) – 3:35

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;UK DVD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Crazy Beat|others=Blur|year=2003|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id= DVDR 6610, DVDR6610, 724349073098, 7243 490730 9 8}}

1. "Crazy Beat" (video) – 3:22
2. "Don't Be" – 2:38
3. "The Outsider" – 5:13
4. "Crazy Beat" (animatic) – 1:56

;Canadian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Crazy Beat|others=Blur|year=2003|type=Canadian CD single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone, EMI Music Canada, Capitol|id=724355233127, 7243 552331 2 7, 7243 552331 2 7}}

1. "Crazy Beat" – 3:14
2. "Tune Two" – 3:48

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Credits and personnel are adapted from the Think Tank album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Think Tank|others=Blur|year=2003|type=Compact Disc liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=07243-582997-2-4}}

• Damon Albarn – vocals, songwriter, producer, guitars, programming
• Alex James – songwriter, producer, bass, backing vocals
• Dave Rowntree – songwriter, producer, drums, programming
• Fatboy Slim – producer, keyboards, synths, programming, effects
• Ben Hillier – percussion, engineering, mixing
• Jason Cox – production assistant, engineering
• James Dring – additional engineering, programming

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