Crazy in Love#Remixes

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By July 2002, Beyoncé had already recorded several songs which would appear on Dangerously in Love. Columbia Records planned to release the album in October 2002; however, the release was postponed several times to capitalize on the success of American rapper Nelly's 2002 single "Dilemma," which features Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child colleague Kelly Rowland.{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Nelly Hit Forces Change In Plans For Destiny's Child LPs |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456206/20020722/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |date=July 22, 2002 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509185827/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456206/20020722/destinys_child.jhtml |url-status=dead }} These delays allowed Beyoncé to record more songs for the album.

Before meeting Beyoncé, Rich Harrison had conceptualized the beat of the song.{{cite web |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |title=Road To The Grammys: The Making of Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484784/20040203/Beyoncé_beyonce.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140131034254/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484784/20040203/Beyonc%C3%A9_beyonce.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |date=February 4, 2004 |access-date=February 10, 2011}} He had sampled the hook's instrumentation from the 1970 song "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So),"{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/100-tracks-of-the-decade/158050/page/10|title=Top 100 Tracks of the Decade|page=10|work=NME|access-date=February 5, 2011|date=November 11, 2009|archive-date=December 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228142438/http://www.nme.com/list/100-tracks-of-the-decade/158050/page/10|url-status=live}} which had originally been written and composed by Eugene Record, frontman of the Chicago-based vocal group the Chi-Lites. When Harrison first played the beat to his friends, they could not "dig it," and this made him realize that he had conceived something special, which people would appreciate better after hearing the whole record. Thus Harrison decided not to market the selection, and instead, he waited for the right artist to record it: "I had it in the chamber, I had not really shopped it much, because sometimes you do not want to come out of the bag before it's right. People do not really get it and you will leave them with a foul taste in their mouth."

Harrison was pleasantly surprised when he got a call from Beyoncé, who was working on one of the most anticipated albums of the year. However, things did not turn up according to his plans the following day, as he was late and was still suffering the effects of a hangover. When Harrison played the sample to Beyoncé in the studio, the singer initially had doubts about the "sound so full of blaring fanfare;" it seemed too retro and according to her, no one used horn riffs in the 21st century. Nevertheless, Beyoncé accepted the sample, much to Harrison's delight, and gave him two hours to write and compose the song while she went out to shop for a birthday present for Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.

Harrison confessed that it was not easy for him to come up with the lyrics to "Crazy in Love" in that length of time. But two hours later, he had written the verses and the hook, in spite of being hung over. Harrison had also made provision for a backing track; he played all the instruments on the track. The bridge was written by Beyoncé, who was inspired by looking at herself in the mirror; as she was not wearing matching clothes and her hair was untidy, she kept saying, "I'm looking so crazy right now." Harrison sang back to her and said, "That's the hook." It also inspired the title of the song. After that Beyoncé had filled up the middle eight, she came up with the catchphrase – "Uh-oh, uh-oh, you know" – alongside Harrison.

Featured artist Jay-Z became involved late in the song's production. Around 3 am, he came to the studio and recorded a rap verse, which he improvised in about ten minutes.{{Cite book |last=Horn |first=Geoffrey |title=Beyoncé |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ODW4LBtLBWUC&q=beyonce+crazy+in+love&pg=PA27 |publisher=Gareth Stevens |year=2006 |isbn=0-8368-4230-8 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |page=27}} The recording of "Crazy in Love" took place nearly three months following the meeting of Beyoncé with Harrison.{{cite news |title=Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Uh-oh! |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1107434,00.html |work=The Guardian |date=December 14, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |location=London |first=Simon |last=Garfield |archive-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216211650/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/dec/14/popandrock1 |url-status=live }}

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"Crazy in Love" is performed in the key of D. It incorporates influences of 1970s-style funk,{{cite magazine |first=Sal |last=Cinquemani |title=Beyoncé Dangerously in Love |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/beyonce-dangerously-in-love/295 |magazine=Slant Magazine |date=June 21, 2003 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |archive-date=June 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618031326/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/beyonce-dangerously-in-love/295 |url-status=live }} hip hop, and soul. As commented by Robert Webb of The Independent, the old soul influences in the song seem to have been derived from the horn hook,{{cite news |author=Robert Webb |title=Story of the song: Crazy in Love, Beyonce (2003) |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/story-of-the-song-crazy-in-love-beyonce-2003-1017557.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109142309/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/story-of-the-song-crazy-in-love-beyonce-2003-1017557.html |archive-date=January 9, 2009 |work=The Independent |date=November 14, 2008 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |location=London}} which samples the 1970 song "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)." Having a "go-go vibe", "Crazy in Love" is built on a hip hop beat. Beyoncé told The Sunday Herald that the beat is "so hard that it makes your heart hurt."{{cite news |title=People |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20031228/ai_n12585409/|work=The Sunday Herald |publisher=Newsquest |date=December 28, 2003|access-date =February 7, 2011 |first1=Stephan |last1=Phelan |first2=Colin |last2=Waters |first3=Iain |last3=MacWhirter |first4=Barry |last4=Didcock}} The song's tempo is a moderate 100 beats per minute, in common time.{{cite web|title=Sheet music for "Crazy in Love"|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0044873|first1=Shawn|last1=Carter|first2=Beyoncé|last2=Beyoncé|first3=Eugene|last3=Record|first4=Rich|last4=Harrison|publisher=Musicnotes.com Alfred Music Publishing|year=2003|id=MN0044873|access-date=September 25, 2019|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927015045/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0044873|url-status=live}} Beyoncé's vocal range spans around one and a half octaves in the song, from the low note of B♭ (musical note) to the high note of F₅. "Crazy in Love" uses two major chords, B♭ and G, a minor third apart. One of the main vocal riffs uses the traditional cowbell rhythm often found in samba music.{{cite web |title=Beyoncé – Crazy in Love – Free Sheet Music Riff |url=http://8notes.com/school/riffs/piano/beyonce.asp |publisher=8notes.com |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305220559/http://8notes.com/school/riffs/piano/beyonce.asp |url-status=live }} Lisa Verrico of The Times magazine wrote that "Crazy in Love" makes use of big drums and bits of brass.{{cite news |title=Beyonce: Dangerously in Love |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article1143631.ece |work=The Times |date=June 20, 2003 |first=Lisa |last=Verrico |access-date=February 20, 2011 |location=London |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020235330/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}

According to Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times, the lyrics of "Crazy in Love" reference a state of romantic obsession. Beyoncé said that the song talks "about how, when you are falling in love, you do things that are out of character and you do not really care because you are just open."{{cite web|title=Hurricane Beyoncé |url=http://www.dennishensley.com/Beyonce.htm |publisher=Dennis Hensley |access-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709013138/http://www.dennishensley.com/Beyonce.htm |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }} Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone wrote that "Crazy in Love" has "such a cauldron of energy" that Beyoncé sounds "loose and sexy," gripped by emotions she "can neither understand nor control." The lyrics are composed in the traditional verse-chorus form. Jay-Z opens the song with a brief spoken verse-rap, containing the lyrics: "Yes! So crazy right now. Most incredibly, it's your girl, B. It's your boy, Young. You ready?" After Beyoncé delivers the "uh-oh, uh-oh" catchphrase, Jay-Z continues the monologue. Beyoncé begins the first verse, followed with the whistle-backed chorus. She repeats the "uh-oh, uh-oh" phrase, leading to the second verse. The chorus follows, giving way to the second verse-rap which contains the lyrics: "Jay-Z in the range, crazy and deranged [...] I been iller than chain smokers, how you think I got the name 'Hova', I been real and the game's over". The song continues to the bridge, singing: "I'm not myself, lately I'm foolish, I don't do this, / I've been playing myself, baby, I don't care / 'Cuz your love's got the best of me, / And baby, you're making a fool of me, / You got me sprung and I don't care who sees." She then sings the chorus again and the song fades out with the horns.

"Crazy in Love" was first released for digital download via the iTunes Store in the United States on May 14, 2003.{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) – Single Beyoncé |work=Apple Music |publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/crazy-in-love-feat-jay-z-single/208624171 |access-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111141922/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crazy-in-love-feat-jay-z-single/id208624171 |url-status=live }} It was then sent to rhythmic contemporary,[http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=5/18/2003&Format=9 Rhythmic – Week Of: May 18, 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715143920/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=5%2F18%2F2003&Format=9 |date=July 15, 2011 }} Radio & Records. VNU Media May 18, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2011. contemporary hit radio,{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=5/18/2003&Format=1 |title=Top 40 – Week Of: May 18, 2003 |work=Radio & Records |publisher=VNU Media |date=May 18, 2003 |access-date=February 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316091646/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=5%2F18%2F2003&Format=1 |archive-date=March 16, 2012 }} and urban contemporary radio{{cite web |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=5/18/2003&Format=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715144415/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=5%2F18%2F2003&Format=5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |title=Urban – Week Of: May 18, 2003 |work=Radio & Records |publisher=VNU Media |date=May 18, 2003 |access-date=February 7, 2011 }} stations in the United States on the week of May 18, 2003. In the United Kingdom, it was released for digital download via the iTunes Store on May 20, 2003.{{Cite news|title=Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) – Single Beyoncé |url=https://itunes.apple.com/uk/album/crazy-in-love-feat-jay-z-single/id208624171 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121117055648/http://itunes.apple.com/uk/album/crazy-in-love-feat-jay-z-single/id208624171 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2012 |publisher=iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 }} The song was also fairly successful as a ringtone among cell phone users across the United States.{{Cite news|last = Foege|first = Alec|title = Business; Going Gold? Maybe, if Enough Cellphones Ring|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/31/business/business-going-gold-maybe-if-enough-cellphones-ring.html|work = The New York Times|date = August 31, 2003|access-date = September 15, 2021|archive-date = September 15, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210915030811/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/31/business/business-going-gold-maybe-if-enough-cellphones-ring.html|url-status = live}} The song was released as a CD single in Ireland{{cite news |title=Crazy In Love – Single Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/crazy-in-love-single/266308055 |publisher=iTunes Store (Ireland). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111141933/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/crazy-in-love-single/id266308055 |url-status=live }} and Switzerland,{{cite web |url=http://www.musicload.ch/beyonce/krazy-in-luv/musik/single/6649197_4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707001126/http://www.musicload.ch/beyonce/krazy-in-luv/musik/single/6649197_4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |title=Krazy In Luv – Adam 12 So Crazy Remix |publisher=Music Load (Switzerland) |access-date=February 7, 2011 }} and as a digital EP in Germany on June 20, 2003.{{cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/crazy-in-love-ep/250776403 |publisher=iTunes Store (Germany). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612185103/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/crazy-in-love-ep/id250776403 |url-status=live }} "Crazy in Love" was released as a maxi single in Germany on June 30, 2003,{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000A1WNV |title=Crazy in Love (Single, Maxi) |work=Amazon Germany |publisher=Amazon Inc. |language=de |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307202009/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000A1WNV |url-status=live }} and in Australia on July 7, 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue698.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue698.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2003 |title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 7th July 2003 |publisher=ARIA |page=25 |date=July 7, 2003 |access-date=May 12, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The song was issued as a CD single in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2003.{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-06-28.pdf |title=New Releases – For Week Starting 30 June 2003: Singles |magazine=Music Week |page=31 |date=June 28, 2003 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906134322/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-06-28.pdf |url-status=live }} "Crazy in Love" was released as a digital EP in several European countries, including Austria,{{cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |language=nl |url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Austria). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111141954/https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} Belgium,{{cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |language=nl |url=https://music.apple.com/be/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Belgium). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142006/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} Denmark,{{cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Denmark). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142016/https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} Finland,{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/fi/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Finland). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142034/https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} Italy,{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/it/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Italy). Apple Inc. |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142044/https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} the Netherlands,{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/nl/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |language=nl |publisher=iTunes Store (Netherlands). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142053/https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} Norway,{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/no/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Norway). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142102/https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} and Sweden on July 8, 2003.{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |language=sv |url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Sweden). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142113/https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} This digital EP was also available in Canada{{Cite news|title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142123/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 }} and Ireland on July 8, 2003.{{Cite news |title=Crazy In Love / Krazy In Love – EP Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/250776822 |publisher=iTunes Store (Ireland). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142132/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/crazy-in-love-krazy-in-love-ep/id250776822 |url-status=live }} On July 22, 2003, two remixes–one from Rockwilder and the other from Adam 12–were released in the United States.{{Cite news |title=Krazy In Luv (Rockwilder Remix) – Single Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/krazy-in-luv-rockwilder-remix-single/204113007 |publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142147/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/krazy-in-luv-rockwilder-remix/id204113007 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Krazy In Luv (Adam 12 So Crazy Remix) – Single Beyoncé |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/krazy-in-luv-adam-12-so-crazy/204556589 |publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc |access-date=February 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111142208/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/krazy-in-luv-adam-12-so-crazy/id204556589 |url-status=live }}

"Crazy in Love" was acclaimed by contemporary music critics, who complimented the horn lines and the guest appearance of Jay-Z. Many of them called it the Summer Anthem of 2003.{{cite web |author=Craig D. Lindsey |title=Beyoncé – Dangerously in Love |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2003-08-07/music/beyonc-233/ |work=Houston Press |date=August 7, 2003 |access-date=February 21, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018130312/http://www.houstonpress.com/2003-08-07/music/beyonc-233/ |url-status=live }} Tim Sendra of AllMusic described the song as a "stunning pop masterpiece",{{cite web |last=Sandra |first=Tim |title=Review: Crazy in Love (Australia CD) |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r651291/review|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation |access-date=February 10, 2011}} while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the same website called it "deliriously catchy".{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Review: Dangerously in Love |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r641728|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation |access-date=February 10, 2011}} Darryl Sterdan of Jam! noted the "Crazy in Love" is "instantly addictive horn lines".{{cite web |last=Sterdan |first=Darryl |title=Review Album: Beyoncé – Dangerously in Love |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beyonce/AlbumReviews/2003/07/04/770388.html |publisher=Jam!. Sun Media |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721180649/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beyonce/AlbumReviews/2003/07/04/770388.html |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |url-status=usurped }} Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone wrote: {{"'}}Crazy in Love' ... roars out of the speakers on the strength of a propulsive horn sample and the charged presence of her pal, Jay-Z."{{cite magazine |last=DeCurtis |first=Anthony |title=Album Reviews: Dangerously in Love |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerously-in-love-20030710 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 10, 2011 |date=July 10, 2003 |archive-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828181526/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerously-in-love-20030710 |url-status=dead }} Ben Ratliff of Blender magazine called the song an "itchy [and] eager-to-please" one.Ratliff, Ben. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090726083938/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/52345/dangerously-in-love.html Review: Dangerously in Love]. Blender. Alpha Media Group. Retrieved on February 10, 2011. Marc Anthony Neal of PopMatters called the "uh-oh, uh-oh" phrase catchy.{{cite magazine |last=Neal |first=Marc Anthony |title=Beyoncé: Dangerously in Love |url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beyonce-dangerously.shtml |magazine=PopMatters |date=July 11, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525040455/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beyonce-dangerously.shtml |url-status=live }} MTV News considered "Crazy in Love" to be the "proudest moment" of Dangerously in Love.{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Correy |title=Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love – Part 2 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/index2.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |access-date=February 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124111134/http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/index2.jhtml |archive-date=January 24, 2012 }} Similarly, Allison Stewart of The Washington Post called it the best song on the album, praising its instrumentation and harmonies, and the rap verse of Jay-Z.Stewart, Allison. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/350969761.html?dids=350969761:350969761&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+25%2C+2003&author=Allison+Stewart&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Beyonce+Bares+Her+Charms+on+A+Solo+CD&pqatl=google "Review: Dangerously in Love"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023154845/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/350969761.html?dids=350969761:350969761&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+25,+2003&author=Allison+Stewart&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Beyonce+Bares+Her+Charms+on+A+Solo+CD&pqatl=google |date=October 23, 2012 }}. The Washington Post. : C.05. June 25, 2003. Retrieved on February 10, 2011. (Transcription of original review at talk page) This was echoed by Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times who wrote that "Crazy in Love" is the best one on the album thanks to its "simplicity, irresistible combination of triumphant horns and a wicked hip-hop beat".{{Cite news |last=Sanneh |first=Kelefa |title=Music: The Solo Beyoncé: She's No Ashanti – Part 1 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E1D7123AF935A35754C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 |work=The New York Times |date=July 6, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116060751/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/arts/music-the-solo-beyonce-she-s-no-ashanti.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 |url-status=live }} She added that "[Beyoncé's] vocals – as deft and accurate as ever – convey none of the giddy rush that the lyrics describe." Likewise, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the lyrical arrangement, the music structure and the guest vocals by Jay-Z all contributed in making "Crazy in Love" a wonderful vehicle for Beyoncé.

Rob Fitzpatrick of NME called "Crazy in Love" a "head-nodding [and] body-rocking funk-soul genius" and wrote that it is "a 100 per cent, stone-cold, dead-cert classic". He complimented Beyoncé's vocals, describing them as "genuinely, hip-grindingly fruity".Fitzpatrick, Rob. (July 2, 2003) [https://www.nme.com/reviews/beyonce/7130 Review: Dangerously in Love] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085141/http://www.nme.com/reviews/beyonce/7130 |date=March 4, 2016 }}. NME. IPC Media. Retrieved on February 10, 2011. Los Angeles Times writer Natalie Nichols noted that "sexy dance tunes as the vintage funk-flavored 'Crazy in Love{{'"}} made Dangerously in Love a great album.Nichols, Natalie (June 24, 2003) [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-24-et-nichols24-story.html Review: Dangerously in Love] . Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved on February 10, 2011. Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the song has a "fresh sound".{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/06/27/dangerously-love/|title=Dangerously in Love (2003)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Neil Drumming|access-date=February 5, 2011|date=June 27, 2003|archive-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915040709/https://ew.com/article/2003/06/27/dangerously-love/|url-status=live}} Spence D. of IGN Music wrote that Beyoncé rides the "infectious rhythm" with grace and mid-range seductively. He added, "As [it] can be expected, the track bumps when Jay drops his distinctive uptown flavor. While other rap-meet-R&B tracks often fall flat, this one works well as Beyoncé and Jay's verbals play nicely against one another."{{cite web|access-date=January 9, 2011|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/436/436601p1.html|title=Dangerously In Love – Beyoncé's solo debut is a mixed bag of contemporary R&B|publisher=IGN. News Corporation|date=September 3, 2003|author=D., Spence|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527104200/http://music.ign.com/articles/436/436601p1.html|archive-date=May 27, 2011}} Lisa Verrico of The Times wrote that Jay-Z performed a "decent rap"; however, "Beyoncé and the beats save the day" and that "Crazy in Love" was a departure for Beyoncé from Destiny's Child.

"Crazy in Love" was a commercial success in the United States, debuting at number fifty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Although it hadn't yet been released to retail stores, the single gained much attention and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 based on heavy rotation alone.{{Cite magazine |last=Martens |first=Todds |title=Beyoncé Dominates Billboard Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70131/beyonce-dominates-billboard-charts |magazine=Billboard |date=July 3, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920094210/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70131/beyonce-dominates-billboard-charts |url-status=live }} The same week it reached number one, Dangerously in Love debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one on July 12, 2003. Substantial airplay, and later in retail, gains of "Crazy in Love" allowed it to dominate the chart,{{Cite magazine |last=Martens |first=Todds |title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z Go Chart 'Crazy' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69954/beyonce-jay-z-go-chart-crazy |magazine=Billboard |date=July 17, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920092155/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69954/beyonce-jay-z-go-chart-crazy |url-status=live }} spending eight consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot 100,{{Cite magazine |last=Martens |first=Todds |title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z: 'Crazy' As Ever |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever |magazine=Billboard |date=August 21, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628081026/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever |url-status=live }} making it Beyoncé's first number-one single in her solo career, her fifth overall, after Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills" (1999), "Say My Name" (1999), "Independent Women Part 1" (2000) and "Bootylicious" (2001). According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Crazy in Love" was the most downloaded song in the United States for four consecutive weeks in July 2003.{{Cite magazine |last=Martens |first=Todds |title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z: 'Crazy' As Ever |url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1940629 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 24, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019030701/http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1940629 |url-status=live }} "Crazy in Love" spent fifteen weeks in the top ten, twenty-six weeks in the top fifty, and twenty-seven weeks on the chart in total. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Crazy+in+Love%22 |title=Search Results – Crazy in Love – Beyonce |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=February 10, 2011}} while its mastertone was also certified gold two years later.{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Crazy+in+Love&artist=Beyonce&type=MT&perPage=25 |title=Search Results – Crazy in Love – Beyonce |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160902/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Crazy+in+Love&artist=Beyonce&type=MT&perPage=25 |url-status=live }} In August 2022, "Crazy In Love" was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA, denoting sales and streams of six million copies in the US. "Crazy in Love" was the fourth biggest hit of 2003 in the United States.{{cite magazine |title=The Billboard Hot 100: 2003 |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles&year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730013750/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles&year=2003 |archive-date=July 30, 2008 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }} By October 6, 2010, "Crazy in Love" had sold 47,000 physical units in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/66598/week-ending-oct-3-2010-americas-most-popular-inmate |title=Week Ending Oct. 3, 2010: America's Most Popular Inmate |first=Paul |last=Grein |publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! |date=October 6, 2010 |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210230812/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/66598/week-ending-oct-3-2010-americas-most-popular-inmate/ |url-status=live }} "Crazy In Love" also has the distinction of being the first number-one single on Billboard's inaugural Hot Dance Airplay Chart, which debuted on August 16, 2003, where it spent seven weeks at the top spot.[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2003-08-16 Dance/Mix Show Airplay (August 16, 2003)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901013907/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2003-08-16 |date=September 1, 2018 }} from Billboard (August 31, 2018))

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In the United Kingdom, Beyoncé became the third female artist to top the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart simultaneously,{{Cite magazine |last=Sexton |first=Paul |title=Beyoncé Continues UK Chart Dominance |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69899/beyonce-continues-uk-chart-dominance |magazine=Billboard |date=July 21, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706190741/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69899/beyonce-continues-uk-chart-dominance |url-status=live }} following Mariah Carey in 1994 and Kylie Minogue in 2001. Including her career with Destiny's Child, "Crazy in Love" became Beyoncé's third number one single in the United Kingdom and was the only song to top the charts the United Kingdom and the United States simultaneously in 2003.{{Cite magazine |last=Sexton |first=Paul |title=Beyonce Tops UK Album, Singles Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70096/beyonce-tops-uk-album-singles-charts |magazine=Billboard |date=July 7, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706140642/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70096/beyonce-tops-uk-album-singles-charts |url-status=live }} The single spent three weeks at number one in the United Kingdom{{Cite magazine |last=Sexton |first=Paul |title=Bedingfield Bounces Beyoncé On UK Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69800/bedingfield-bounces-beyonce-on-uk-charts |magazine=Billboard |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706170716/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69800/bedingfield-bounces-beyonce-on-uk-charts |url-status=live }} and fifteen weeks in the top hundred.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Crazy%20In%20Love |title=The Official Charts Company – Beyoncé – Crazy in Love |access-date=February 10, 2011 |publisher=The Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus |archive-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304201859/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/CRAZY%20IN%20LOVE |url-status=live }} As of March 2018, it has sold over 1 million units in the country, making it her second best selling song there.{{cite web|title=Beyonce's Official Top 40 biggest songs in the UK revealed|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/beyonces-official-top-40-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed__15481/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115015751/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/beyonces-official-top-40-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed__15481/|url-status=live}} "Crazy in Love" reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, where it spent eighteen weeks.{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Beyonc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205215/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Beyonc |url-status=live |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |title=Discography Beyoncé |publisher=Irish Singles Chart. Hung Medien |access-date=February 10, 2011 }} In Australia, "Crazy in Love" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Crazy+In+Love&cat=s|title=Beyoncé – Crazy In Love|publisher=Tracklisten (Denmark). Hung Medien|access-date=February 10, 2011|archive-date=December 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211105657/https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Crazy+In+Love&cat=s|url-status=live}} and was later certified eleven-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) with sales of over 770,000 equivalent units. It also peaked at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart. "Crazy in Love" reached top ten throughout Europe, including Austria, the Belgian territories of Flanders and Wallonia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

The music video of "Crazy in Love", released in May 2003, was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in downtown Los Angeles.{{Cite news |last=Chin |first=Marcos |title=Jake Nava |date=September 30, 2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yyYEAAAAMBAJ&q=Beyonce+Crazy+in+Love+director+Jake+Nava&pg=PA150 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115063344/https://books.google.com/books?id=yyYEAAAAMBAJ&q=Beyonce+Crazy+in+Love+director+Jake+Nava&pg=PA150 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |work=Vibe |publisher=InterMedia Partners |access-date=February 10, 2011 }} In an MTV Making the Video episode, Beyoncé described the video's conception: "[It] celebrates the evolution of a woman. It is about a girl who is at the point of a relationship. She realizes that she is in love, she is doing stuff she would not normally do but she does not care. It does not matter she is just crazy in love."{{cite web |title=Making the Video: Beyonce 'Crazy In Love' |publisher=MTV. MTV Networks |date=June 2003}}

The opening sequence of the video features Jay-Z as a passenger in a car speeding along Mission Road in Los Angeles, where he encounters Beyoncé, standing in the middle of the road, at the Fourth Street bridge. Beyoncé performs in various dance sequences, beginning with her wearing a white tank top, denim blue shorts, and red high heels. She performs an elaborate solo dance on a riser. The scene shifts to a gold set with a mock photo shoot, before moving into a scene with dancers detailing Beyoncé and dancing against a wall while wearing caps and full-length pants. Jay-Z appears and ignites a line of gasoline leading to a car parked under the bridge, which explodes in flames. Jay-Z raps in front of the burning car, and Beyoncé dances beside him, wearing an exotic silk print over a fur coat, before kicking the valve off a fire hydrant. She continues to dance while the water is flying everywhere. The video ends with Beyoncé and her dancers wearing vibrant Versace dresses in front of a large fan. Their outfits contrast with the neutral colors of the background. Carmit Bachar, then a member of The Pussycat Dolls, is one of the dancers.

The music video received acclaim by music critics. Cynthia Fuchs, writing for PopMatters, commented that the photo-shoot scene uses the routine used by Jennifer Lopez in the video for "Jenny from the Block" (2002) with hot lights, scary makeup, and inclusion of many shots of legs. She wrote that: "Beyoncé's body becomes its undeniable emblem."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/030724-beyonce/ |title=You Gotta Work Your Jelly |last=Fuchs |first=Cynthia |magazine=PopMatters |date=July 24, 2003 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805065817/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/030724-beyonce |url-status=live }} Tom Moon of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that Beyoncé "shakes every inch of her famously photogenic goddess frame."

The music video won three awards at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in the categories of Best Female Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography. It however lost to Good Charlotte{{'}}s "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" in the Viewer's Choice category.{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Madonna Smooches With Britney And Christina; Justin, Coldplay Win Big At VMAs |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477729/justin-coldplay-win-big-at-vmas.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |date=August 28, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412014708/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477729/justin-coldplay-win-big-at-vmas.jhtml |url-status=dead }} Director Nava also won a Music Video Production Association award for the Best R&B Video in 2004.{{cite news |title=Women to the fore in Mobo nominations |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/women-to-the-fore-in-mobo-nominations-578644.html |work=The Independent |date=September 2, 2003 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |location=London |first1=Ian |last1=Burrell |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606102145/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/women-to-the-fore-in-mobo-nominations-578644.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Beyoncé video rocks expanded Cads event: UK's Nava scoops top award for US-commissioned clip |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21811273_ITM |work=Music Week |date=June 19, 2004 |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=January 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112060307/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21811273_ITM |url-status=live }} During the same year, the video won the Best Collaboration award at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, where it was also nominated for the Best Female Video award.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvjapan.com/home |title=音楽のことならMTVJAPAN.com | 邦楽・洋楽・イベントなどの音楽エンターテイメント |publisher=MTV Japan. MTV Networks |access-date=February 10, 2011 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815065204/http://www.mtvjapan.com/home |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }} "Crazy in Love" was nominated at the 36th NAACP Image Awards for the Outstanding Music Video award. It won the Best International Video award at the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards.{{cite news |title=2004 MuchMusic Video Awards People's Choice Nominees |publisher=Pulse. Portland Interactive Ltd |date=May 14, 2004 }} The song is also recognized as the Best Selling Mobile Ringtone in the United Kingdom for 2003{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/crazy-uks-top-tone-20040202-gdx8ab.html|title=Crazy UK's top tone|work=The Age|first=Michael|last=Gragg|date=February 2, 2004|access-date=December 29, 2019|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228111121/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/crazy-uks-top-tone-20040202-gdx8ab.html|url-status=live}} In 2014, The Guardian writer Michael Cragg included the clip for "Crazy in Love" in his list of the ten best music videos by Beyoncé. He offered high praise for it, saying "Aware of how much of a statement the song was, the video is a checklist of icon-making visuals, from the locations... the dance moves... to the part where she makes bubble blowing look like the sexiest thing a human could do."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/aug/19/beyonce-10-of-the-best-videos-mtv-vmas|title=Beyoncé: 10 of the best videos|work=The Guardian|first=Michael|last=Gragg|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=August 23, 2014|archive-date=August 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823073554/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/aug/19/beyonce-10-of-the-best-videos-mtv-vmas|url-status=live}}

The music video on YouTube has received over 820 million views as of October 2024.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwtNLUqkMY |title=Beyoncé - Crazy In Love ft. JAY Z |date=2009-10-02 |last=BeyoncéVEVO |access-date=2025-02-08 |via=YouTube}}

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Beyoncé first performed "Crazy in Love" with Jay-Z on Saturday Night Live. They also performed the song during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite magazine |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |title=The Kiss(es) Heard 'Round the World: 2003 MTV Music Video Awards |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/vma2003.asp |magazine=Slant Magazine |access-date=February 8, 2011 |date=August 29, 2003 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606171735/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/vma2003.asp |url-status=live }} She sang the song in a medley, with the pre-recorded vocals of Sean Paul on "Baby Boy" (2003).{{Cite news|title=Jay-Z Prevented Sean Paul From Performing With Beyoncé At VMAs |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12061807 |publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! |date=September 5, 2003 |access-date=February 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610111758/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12061807 |archive-date=June 10, 2007 }} "Crazy in Love" was included on the set list for most of Beyoncé's concert tours. The song was the closing track of her Dangerously in Love World Tour that began in late 2003.{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |title=Beyoncé |url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1077421,00.html |work=The Guardian |date=November 4, 2003 |access-date=February 8, 2011 |location=London |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023090814/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/04/popandrock3 |url-status=live }}

On February 8, 2004, Prince appeared at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyoncé.{{cite magazine|last1=Rys|first1=Dan|title=Prince and Beyonce at the 2004 Grammy Awards: The Story Behind How the Duet Came Together|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341600/prince-beyonce-2004-grammy-awards-duet-producer-ken-ehrlich-interview|access-date=April 23, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=April 21, 2016|archive-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423124903/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341600/prince-beyonce-2004-grammy-awards-duet-producer-ken-ehrlich-interview|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Sweeting|first1=Adam|author-link1=Adam Sweeting|title=Prince obituary: 'the music flowed out in an unstoppable torrent'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/22/prince-obituary|access-date=April 23, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=April 22, 2016|archive-date=December 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210101341/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/22/prince-obituary|url-status=live}} In a performance that opened the show, they performed a medley of "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy", "Baby I'm a Star", and Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love".{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Patrick|title=6 of Prince's most legendary live performances you need to see|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/04/21/prince-best-performances/83343520/|access-date=April 23, 2016|work=USA Today|date=April 21, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422221656/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/04/21/prince-best-performances/83343520/|url-status=live}} Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" live at the 2004 BRIT Awards February 17, 2004. Monique Jessen And Todd Peterson wrote that she, "...lit up the stage with her performance of "Crazy in Love", wearing a white Roberto Cavalli dress and nearly half a million dollars worth of diamonds. The pop diva, appearing onstage in a puff of smoke, stopped midway through the song to pull up her top before walking away with the best international female solo artist award."{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627756,00.html |title=Justin, Beyoncé Score Brit Awards |author=Monique Jessen and Todd Perterson |magazine=People |date=February 18, 2004 |access-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-date=February 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209232305/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627756,00.html |url-status=dead }} Beyoncé and Jay-Z also performed "Crazy in Love" at The Prince's Trust Urban Music Festival at Earls Court in London on May 31, 2004.{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Mr0DAAAAMBAJ |quote=Beyonce Crazy in Love. |title=Jay-Z and Beyoncé |work=Jet |date=May 31, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Mr0DAAAAMBAJ/page/n53 54] |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |access-date=January 31, 2011}}

"Crazy in Love" has been included in all of Beyoncé's headlining concert tours as of 2023. Performances of the song are additionally included in the live albums The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007),{{Cite web|title=The Beyoncé Experience (Live) by Beyoncé |date=2007-11-19 |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-beyonc%C3%A9-experience-live/268305666 |access-date=2023-06-14 |language=en-CA}} the deluxe edition of I Am... World Tour (2010),{{Cite web |title=I Am... World Tour by Beyoncé |date=2010-11-26 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-am-world-tour/399850850 |access-date=2023-06-14 |language=en-US}} and Homecoming: The Live Album (2019).{{Cite web |title=HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM by Beyoncé |date=2019-04-17 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/homecoming-the-live-album/1459930448 |access-date=2023-06-14 |language=en-US}} "Crazy in Love" was the first song on Beyoncé's set list on The Beyoncé Experience and the I Am... tour on several dates.{{cite web |url=http://www.nuts.co.uk/video/search/all?term=Crazy+in+Love+by+beyonce&x=0&y=0 |title=Beyoncé – Crazy in Love (Live) |work=Nuts |location=United Kingdom |access-date=January 31, 2011 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724122226/http://www.nuts.co.uk/video/search/all?term=Crazy+in+Love+by+beyonce&x=0&y=0 |url-status=live }} On August 5, 2007, Beyoncé performed the song at Madison Square Garden in New York City.{{Cite news |first=Shaheem |last=Reid |title=Beyonce Puts On Flawless — And Fall-Less — NYC Show With Robin Thicke |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566431/beyonce-puts-on-flawless-8212-fall-less-8212-nyc-show.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |date=August 7, 2007 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021233333/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566431/beyonce-puts-on-flawless-8212-fall-less-8212-nyc-show.jhtml |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |author=Jon Pareles |title=Romance as a Struggle That She Will Win |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/music/06beyo.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403003756/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/music/06beyo.html |url-status=live }} Beyoncé emerged in a sparkling silver dress with a long train. She walked to the front of the stage, did a couple of snaps of her neck and then started singing "Crazy in Love". She climbed a staircase where her all-female band and three backup singers were positioned. The staircase moved forward in two places; top part moved while the bottom poked out more. At the top of her staircase, she removed her train and returned to the main stage. Her backup singers followed and danced with Beyoncé. After "Crazy in Love", Beyoncé performed a short rendition of Gnarls Barkley{{'}}s "Crazy" (2006), singing: "Who do you, who do you think you are? / Ha, ha, ha, bless your soul."

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Shaheem Reid of MTV News wrote: "There are few (very few) ladies out there who can really sing, a lot who can dance, a lot more who look good — but really no other who can combine all three and add iconic star power like Miss Beyoncé, arguably the best all-around stage performer in the game right now." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote: "Beyoncé needs no distractions from her singing, which can be airy or brassy, tearful or vicious, rapid-fire with staccato syllables or sustained in curlicued melismas. But she was in constant motion, strutting in costumes (most of them silvery), from miniskirts to formal dresses, flesh-toned bodysuit to bikini to negligee." Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Her performance of 'Crazy in Love' featured some surprising arrangements that gave the material freshness".{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/review-review-music-beyonce-dc-idUSN0524579820070805|title=Beyonce dazzles Garden audience with pop-diva goods|author=Frank Scheck|date=August 5, 2007|publisher=Reuters. Thomson Reuters|access-date=February 1, 2011|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928082546/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/05/review-review-music-beyonce-dc-idUSN0524579820070805|url-status=live}} Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" wearing a pink fringe dress at a concert at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, on June 20, 2011, in support of her album 4,{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/20/beyonce-invades-the-stage-at-european-concert-kickoff-video/ |title=Beyoncé Invades The Stage At European Concert Kickoff (Video) |work=Rap-Up |date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623133804/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/20/beyonce-invades-the-stage-at-european-concert-kickoff-video/ |url-status=live }} and at her historic headlining Glastonbury Festival Performance on June 26, 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2020/jun/26/beyonce-classic-glastonbury-set-follow-it-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-5ef655f68f08116127117ec7|title=Beyoncé's classic Glastonbury 2011 set – as it happened (nine years ago)|first=Alex|last=Needham|work=the Guardian |date=June 26, 2020}}

In August 2011, Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" during her revue show 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé.{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669179/beyonce-roseland-ballroom-concert-new-york.jhtml|title=Beyonce Serves Up Intimate Performance In NYC|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|date=August 17, 2011|access-date=August 20, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021143607/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669179/beyonce-roseland-ballroom-concert-new-york.jhtml|url-status=dead}} She performed a slowed-down, jazzier version of the song and danced with a similar routine to the one in the music video.{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Newman|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/15/concert-review-beyonce-reigns-at-roseland-ballroom/|title=Concert Review: Beyoncé Reigns at Roseland Ballroom|work=Rap-Up|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=August 21, 2011|archive-date=March 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308203909/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/15/concert-review-beyonce-reigns-at-roseland-ballroom/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/467919/beyonce-owns-nyc-in-4-concert-debut|first=Erika|last=Ramirez|title=Beyonce Owns NYC in '4' Concert Debut|magazine=Billboard|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=August 20, 2011|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425031307/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/467919/beyonce-owns-nyc-in-4-concert-debut|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Nekesa|last=Mumbi Moody|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=14306822|title=Review: Beyonce Showcases Her Dominance at Concert|work=ABC News|date=July 1, 2011|access-date=August 15, 2011|archive-date=January 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107071115/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=14306822|url-status=live}} During the ITV special A Night With Beyoncé which aired on December 4 in the United Kingdom, Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" to a selected crowd of fans.{{cite video|people=Beyoncé|date=December 4, 2011|title=A Night With Beyoncé |medium=video ITV1|publisher=Victory Television Network in co-production with Sony Music Entertainment|location=The Fountain Studios, London, United Kingdom |time=9pm}} In May 2012, she performed the song during her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live revue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States' entertainment resort, hotel, casino and spa, Revel.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/05/beyonce_ovation_revel_may_26_review.php|title=Live: Beyoncé Brings The House Down At Atlantic City's Newest Casino|work=The Village Voice|first=Maura|last=Johnston|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=May 27, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529031543/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/05/beyonce_ovation_revel_may_26_review.php|archive-date=May 29, 2012}} During the performance, Jay-Z did not appear on stage but his pre-recorded voice was heard. Dan DeLuca of noted that the song was one of the "beat-savvy booty-shaking workouts" performed during the revue.{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/music_nightlife/154764495.html|title=Review: Beyonce at Revel|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|first=Dan|last=DeLuca|date=May 27, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2012|archive-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530024913/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/music_nightlife/154764495.html|url-status=live}} Jim Farber of New York Daily News wrote that "The first, and last parts of the show stressed the steeliest Beyoncé, told in bold songs" like "Crazy in Love".{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-05-26/news/31862521_1_beyonc-obama-group-first-lady-michelle-obama|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209084928/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-05-26/news/31862521_1_beyonc-obama-group-first-lady-michelle-obama|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2012|title=Beyoncé matures as she dazzles with depth|work=New York Daily News|first=Jim|last=Farber|date=May 26, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2012}} A writer for BET noted that, "She dazzled fans with an assortment of high-energy performances of her upbeat hits like... 'Crazy in Love.{{'"}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/ych832/beyonce-shines-in-her-return-to-the-stage|title=Beyoncé Shines in Her Return to the Stage|publisher=Black Entertainment Television. BET Networks|date=May 29, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2012|archive-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606225112/http://www.bet.com/news/music/2012/05/29/beyonce-shines-in-her-return-to-the-stage.html|url-status=live}} Beyoncé also performed the song at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show held on February 3, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/beyonce_halftime_show_super_bo.html|title=Beyonce halftime show at Super Bowl 2013: Plenty to prove|publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC|date=February 3, 2013|access-date=April 4, 2013|first=Tris|last=McCall|author-link=Tris McCall|archive-date=February 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206212502/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/beyonce_halftime_show_super_bo.html|url-status=live}} In July 2013, while placing Beyoncé at number 33 on their list of 50 Best Live Musicians, the writers of Rolling Stone magazine noted that the performance of "Crazy in Love" was a highlight during her live shows with the singer "expertly poppin' her booty".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-greatest-live-acts-right-now-20130731?page=2|title=50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=August 2, 2013|page=2|archive-date=October 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017084150/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-greatest-live-acts-right-now-20130731?page=2|url-status=live}}

Several artists have recorded cover versions of "Crazy in Love". In 2003, Irish singer-songwriter Mickey Joe Harte recorded an acoustic rendition of "Crazy In Love" for the charity album Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 1. Alternative rock band Snow Patrol recorded the song during a BBC session with Zane Lowe. Snow Patrol's version was released as a B-side to the single "Spitting Games",{{cite web |url=http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/jeeep.php?pg=http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/newsarchive.php?id=79¤tsection=snowpatrol |title=Snow Patrol release Spitting Games on July 12th |publisher=Jeepster |access-date=September 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805010234/http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/jeeep.php?pg=http://www.jeepster.co.uk/site/newsarchive.php%3Fid=79¤tsection=snowpatrol |archive-date=August 5, 2012 }} on the 2005 compilation Cosmosonica – Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers Vol. 1{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Cosmosonica-Tom-Middleton-Presents-Crazy-Covers-Vol-1/release/502236|title=Various – Cosmosonica – Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers Vol. 1|date=May 16, 2005 |publisher=Discogs|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=November 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116172928/http://www.discogs.com/Various-Cosmosonica-Tom-Middleton-Presents-Crazy-Covers-Vol-1/release/502236|url-status=live}} and on Snow Patrol's 2009 compilation album Up to Now.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116793-snow-patrol-up-to-now |title=Snow Patrol: Up to Now |date=November 30, 2009 |last=Langager |first=Ross |magazine=PopMatters |access-date=February 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204030241/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116793-snow-patrol-up-to-now |archive-date=December 4, 2009 }} Ross Langager of PopMatters noted that their cover "sparks an initial chuckle of recognition but soon after becomes more than a bit unfortunate". David Byrne closed his concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 27, 2005, with a samba-tinged version of "Crazy in Love".{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2005/06/david_byrne_the.html |title=David Byrne and The Arcade Fire at The Hollywood Bowl |date=June 27, 2005 |publisher=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708095243/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2005/06/david_byrne_the.html |url-status=live }} In 2007, American alternative rock band Switchfoot produced a rock version that was released as part of Yahoo!'s CoverArt series. Switchfoot produced a video for their cover version.{{cite news |title=Switchfoot Covers Beyoncé's Smash Single |url=http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070207/25657_Switchfoot_Covers_Beyonce's_Smash_Single.htm |last=Jackson |first=Kevin |newspaper=The Christian Post |date=February 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206041308/http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070207/25657_Switchfoot_Covers_Beyonce's_Smash_Single.htm |archive-date=December 6, 2012 |access-date=May 29, 2018 |url-status=unfit}} Nashville-based indie quintet Wild Cub performed a version of the song in June 2014 for The A.V. Club{{'s}} A.V. Undercover series.{{cite web |title=Wild Cub covers Beyoncé |website=The A.V. Club |url=https://www.avclub.com/video/wild-cub-covers-beyonce-205561 |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614024340/http://www.avclub.com/video/wild-cub-covers-beyonce-205561 |url-status=dead }}

British band The Magic Numbers performed "Crazy in Love" on the Australian radio station Triple J, and recorded it for the Starbucks (Hear Music) compilation album, Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project (2007).{{cite web|url=http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=391618 |title=Triple J – Like A Version: Vol. 3 |publisher=ABC Online (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=February 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304012918/http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=391618 |archive-date=March 4, 2011 }} Tracy Bonham covered the song with guitar and violin accompaniment, for her 2007 album In The City + In The Woods.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002HN4R3E |title=Crazy in Love : Tracy Bonham |work=Amazon UK |publisher=Amazon Inc |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200452/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002HN4R3E |url-status=live }} British close harmony trio The Puppini Sisters covered "Crazy in Love" for their 2007 album The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo; this was remixed by the electronica jazz outfit The Real Tuesday Weld.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003VIKN46 |title=The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo |work=Amazon UK |publisher=Amazon Inc |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200452/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003VIKN46 |url-status=live }} Indie artist Dsico recorded an electronic cover of the song. In 2009, Pattern Is Movement recorded a cover of "Crazy in Love", which they claimed was inspired by Anohni's version; this cover was included on their September 4, 2009 Daytrotter session.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12683-crazy-in-love-beyonce-cover-live-on-daytrotter/ |title=Pattern Is Movement: "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé cover; live on Daytrotter) |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=April 9, 2009 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |archive-date=February 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220125514/http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/12683-crazy-in-love-beyonce-cover-live-on-daytrotter/ |url-status=live }} Antony and the Johnsons released an orchestral version of the song as the B-side to their 2009 single "Aeon".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/antony-and-the-johnsons/45401|title=Antony and the Johnsons to release Beyonce cover|author=New York staff|work=NME|date=June 16, 2009|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-date=June 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620002021/http://www.nme.com/news/antony-and-the-johnsons/45401|url-status=live}} Indie singer-songwriter Eden recorded a cover version of "Crazy in Love" for Final Call, his final extended play (EP) under the Eden Project alias.

German group The Baseballs covered the song in rockabilly style for their debut album, Strike! Back, in August 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0040TWE7O |title=Strike! Back (+video) : The Baseballs |publisher=Amazon Germany. Amazon Inc |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307202312/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0040TWE7O |url-status=live }} "Crazy in Love" was performed live on Australian Idol during the first season by winner Guy Sebastian on the Final 2 showdown in 2003.Bermingham, L. B. (2004). Guy Sebastian Angels Brought Me Here: The Official Biography, Funtastic, Victoria. {{ISBN|1-74150-055-9}} A jazz version was performed during the fourth season by runner-up Jessica Mauboy on the Final 6 Big Band show in 2006.{{cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Sarah |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20795784-5003421,00.html |title=Final countdown for idols |date=November 21, 2006 |work=Courier Mail |publisher=Queensland Newspapers |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321222104/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20795784-5003421,00.html |url-status=live }} In June 2008, Mauboy performed "Crazy in Love" on Indonesian Idol with some eliminated season 5 contestants.{{cite web |last=Whitfield |first=Deanne |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/28/jessica-mauboy-039idol039-cultural-ambassador.html |title=Jessica Mauboy: 'Idol' cultural ambassador |date=June 28, 2008 |work=The Jakarta Post |publisher=PT Bina Media Tenggara |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607060322/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/28/jessica-mauboy-039idol039-cultural-ambassador.html |url-status=live }} Singapore Idol contestant Maia Lee performed "Crazy in Love" on the show. In March 2012, Swing Republic released their electro swing cover version, which also ended up on their album released the same year entitled Midnight Calling. In June 2012, Robin Thicke and Olivia Chisholm covered the song on the show Duets.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/06/08/robin-thicke-covers-beyonces-crazy-in-love-on-duets/|title=Robin Thicke Covers Beyoncé's 'Crazy in Love' on 'Duets'|work=Rap-Up|date=June 8, 2012|access-date=June 9, 2012|archive-date=June 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610190823/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/06/08/robin-thicke-covers-beyonces-crazy-in-love-on-duets/|url-status=live}} Kate Kroll of Rolling Stone gave a negative review for Chisholm's performance, saying that "Her voice sounded thin, and she just can't seem to shake that Stepford Wife stare."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/duets-recap-finding-inspiration-20120608|title='Duets' Recap: Finding Inspiration?|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Kate|last=Kroll|date=June 8, 2012|access-date=June 9, 2012|archive-date=June 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610003627/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/duets-recap-finding-inspiration-20120608|url-status=live}} Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra recorded a cover of the song which was included on The Great Gatsby soundtrack (2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704988/great-gatsby-soundtrack-jay-z-beyonce-lana-del-rey.jhtml|title='Great Gatsby' Soundtrack Boasts Big Names Jay-Z, Beyonce and Lana Del Rey|access-date=April 4, 2013|date=April 24, 2013|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|first=Rob|last=Markman|archive-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313035709/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704988/great-gatsby-soundtrack-jay-z-beyonce-lana-del-rey.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Upon hearing a preview of the song, Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times commented that the cover was the best song on the album, sung with a "surprising, simmering urgency".{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-first-impression-the-great-gatsby-soundtrack-teaser-20130417,0,3594798.story|title=First impression: 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack teaser on YouTube|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Randall|last=Roberts|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013|archive-date=May 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503224223/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-first-impression-the-great-gatsby-soundtrack-teaser-20130417,0,3594798.story|url-status=live}} Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly also wrote that the swing cover of "Crazy in Love" was one of the highlights on the album.{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/04/16/great-gatsby-soundtrack-stream/|title=Listen to Jay-Z's 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack sampler, featuring Fergie, Lana Del Rey, Jack White and more|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Kyle|last=Anderson|date=April 16, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421034021/http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/04/16/great-gatsby-soundtrack-stream/|url-status=live}} On October 21, 2013, Third Degree covered "Crazy in Love" on the fifth season of The X Factor Australia, and on May 4, 2014, C Major covered the song on the third series of The Voice Australia.{{cite news|first=Giles|last=Hardie|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/jai-saved-as-third-d3gree-come-fourth-20131021-2vxcx.html|title=Jai saved as Third Degree come fourth|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=June 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624190745/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/jai-saved-as-third-d3gree-come-fourth-20131021-2vxcx.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Matthew|last=Burgess|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-voice-2014-live-blog-first-blind-auditions-20140504-37qbf.html|title=The Voice 2014 live blog: first blind auditions|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606223219/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-voice-2014-live-blog-first-blind-auditions-20140504-37qbf.html|url-status=live}} In 2015, Monica Michael covered the song on series 12 of The X Factor UK. Filipina actress Denise Laurel covered the song while impersonating Beyoncé, based on her performance at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show on Your Face Sounds Familiar, in which Laurel won the second season.

In 2002, Beyoncé signed a contract with Pepsi, and appeared on several of its advertising campaigns, one of which featured "Crazy in Love" as background music.{{Cite news |author=Brand Republic staff |title=Beyoncé smash 'Crazy In Love' features in new Pepsi ad |url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/185483/beyonce-smash-crazy-love-features-new-pepsi-ad/ |work=Brand Republic |date=July 16, 2003 |access-date=June 5, 2008 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216133015/http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/185483/beyonce-smash-crazy-love-features-new-pepsi-ad/ |url-status=live }} After winning the Best Collaboration Award for "Crazy in Love" at the 2004 BET Awards, Beyoncé dedicated the award to the show's host, comedian Mo'Nique, who parodied the choreography from the "Crazy in Love" video with six equally voluptuous female dancers.{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Usher, Outkast, Jay-Z, Beyonce Clean Up At BET Awards |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488786/usher-outkast-jay-z-light-up-bet-awards.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks |date=June 30, 2004 |access-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132403/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488786/usher-outkast-jay-z-light-up-bet-awards.jhtml |url-status=dead }} "Crazy in Love" was included on the official soundtrack albums of the following films: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004),{{cite web |title=Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason [UK Bonus Tracks] |url=http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=2987266 |publisher=MTV Shop. MTV Networks |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210075515/http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=2987266 |url-status=dead }} White Chicks (2004), Taxi (2004), Good Luck Chuck (2007),{{cite web |title=Good Luck Chuck |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/good-luck-chuck-r1206148 |publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation |first=Andrew |last=Leahey |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111113328/http://allmusic.com/album/good-luck-chuck-r1206148 |url-status=live }} Gayby (2012), and Love, Rosie (2014),{{cite news|last1=Reardon|first1=Kiva|title=Love, Rosie: Rom-com raised high, only to plateau|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/love-rosie-rom-com-raised-high-only-to-plateau/article22813448/|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=February 7, 2015|date=February 6, 2015|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215220042/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/love-rosie-rom-com-raised-high-only-to-plateau/article22813448/|url-status=live}} as well in the tenth season of Brazilian soap opera Malhação.{{cite web|language=pt |url=http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/seriados/malhacao/malhacao-2003-2004-/trilha-sonora.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190213070525/http://memoriaglobo.globo.com/programas/entretenimento/seriados/malhacao/10a-temporada-2003-2004-/trilha-sonora.htm |archive-date=February 13, 2019 |title=Malhação (2003–2004) – Trilha Sonora |publisher=Memória Globo. Rede Globo de Televisão |access-date=December 11, 2021 }} In 2005, this song started off the first season of reality competition show Dancing with the Stars with a bunch of pro dancers choreographing the opening number. This happened again on the 500th episode of the series during its 33rd season in 2024, with the opening number choreographed by the pro dancing married couple Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov and a bunch of pro dancers from past seasons dancing to it, including judge Derek Hough and his sister/co-host Julianne Hough. In 2009, the cast of Glee performed a mash up of the songs "Hair" from the musical Hair and "Crazy in Love" in season one, episode eleven "Hairography".{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-11/ |title=Hairography |date=November 25, 2009 |publisher=Fox News Channel. Fox Broadcasting Company |access-date=February 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215165944/http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-11/ |archive-date=February 15, 2011 }} A parody of the song is also used in the Disney Channel show That's So Raven, in the 2005 season 3 episode "Hizzouse Party" where Raven Baxter (Raven-Symoné) is seen dancing to the song, calling it "her jam". It was featured on the video games Karaoke Revolution Party and Just Dance 2. On the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice in 2019, Gemma Collins and Matt Evers performed to the song on the first week of the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a25774742/dancing-on-ice-gemma-collins-debut-appearance-scream/|title=Dancing on Ice fans spot funny detail after Gemma Collins routine|last=McCreesh|first=Louise|date=January 7, 2019|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=January 13, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112212254/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a25774742/dancing-on-ice-gemma-collins-debut-appearance-scream/|url-status=live}}

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote={{"'}}Crazy in Love' was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the song the night before I had to turn my album in – thank God he did. It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it." |source=—Beyoncé during her Billboard cover story in 2011{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé: The Billboard Music Awards Q&A|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career|magazine=Billboard|first=Ray|last=Rogers|date=May 11, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2012|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408212640/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career|url-status=live}}}}

Entertainment Weekly magazine ranked "Crazy in Love" forty-seven in its list of The 100 Greatest Summer Songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20202850_20462854,00.html|title=The 100 Greatest Summer Songs|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-date=February 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219000925/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20202850_20462854,00.html|url-status=dead}} The song was also ranked as the Best Song of 2003 from NME,{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2003.html |title=NME Albums Of 2003 |website=rocklistmusic.co.uk |publisher=NME |access-date=December 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327044218/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2003.html |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }} Mojo,{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html |title=Mojo Albums Of The Year 2003 |website=rocklistmusic.co.uk |publisher=Mojo |access-date=December 29, 2019 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012714/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html |url-status=live }} Nöjesguiden,{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} Rockdelux,{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rockde.htm#2003 |title=Rock De Lux 2003 |website=rocklistmusic.co.uk |publisher=Rockdelux |access-date=December 29, 2019 |archive-date=December 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221073654/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rockde.htm#2003 |url-status=live }} Dotmusic,{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} Playlouder{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} and Magic.{{cite web |url=http://disques.de.l.annee.free.fr/magic.html |title=Les albums de la rédaction |website=disques.de.l.annee.free.fr |publisher=Magic! |language=fr |access-date=December 29, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806191628/http://disques.de.l.annee.free.fr/magic.html |url-status=live }} The song was listed at number three on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 50 Best Songs of the 2000s Decade in 2009,Hermes, Will; Hoard, Christian; Rosen, Jody; Sheffield, Rob (December 24, 2009), "50 Best Songs of the Decade". Rolling Stone. (1094/1095):59-62 and as the one-hundred-and-eighteenth greatest song of all time on the magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2010),{{cite book |title=Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |isbn=978-1-61684-329-8 |author1=Rolling Stone|first2=Nathan |last2=Brackett }}{{citation|title=Rolling Stone's Songs of the Decade|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-rolling-stones-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-20110526|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 24, 2016|date=April 7, 2011|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421091301/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-rolling-stones-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-20110526|url-status=dead}} and ranking it at number two on the list Singles of the Year,{{citation|title=Rolling Stone Albums Of The Year And End Of Year Critic Lists|url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rolling.htm#2003|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 12, 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201081757/https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rolling.htm#2003|url-status=live}} and at number three on their 100 Best Songs of the 2000s list, writing: "The horns weren't a hook. They were a herald: Pop's new queen had arrived."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/beyonce-crazy-in-love-20110616 |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s: Beyonce, 'Crazy in Love' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=April 2, 2014 |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180954/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/beyonce-crazy-in-love-20110616 |url-status=dead }}{{citation|title=Rolling Stone's Songs of the Decade|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 24, 2016|date=June 17, 2011|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180230/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617|url-status=dead}}

In 2018, the song topped Rolling Stone list on "100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far".{{citation|title=100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 24, 2019|date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123004043/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/|url-status=live}} In 2021, Rolling Stone placed "Crazy in Love" at number 16 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|date=September 15, 2021|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|access-date=September 15, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122221242/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|url-status=live}} The song also placed at number one on the Singles of the Decade by The Times Literary Supplement{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} and 75 Best Singles of the Decade by The Observer.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} NME staff voted "Crazy in Love" the best song of the 2000s, calling it "a dancefloor-destroying howitzer of a pop song",{{citation|title=100 Best Songs Of The 00s|url=https://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-00s-1261|work=NME|access-date=October 24, 2016|date=May 29, 2012|archive-date=August 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826213000/https://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-00s-1261|url-status=live}} also ranking it at number nineteen on their list of five hundred best songs of all time.{{citation|title=The Greatest 500 Songs of All Time|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753|work=NME|access-date=October 24, 2016|date=January 31, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025045658/https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753|url-status=live}} The song was ranked at number four on Pitchfork Media's list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s,[https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/ The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114091636/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/ |date=November 14, 2011 }}. Pitchfork. Retrieved February 10, 2011.{{citation|title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=2|work=Pitchfork| date=August 21, 2009 |access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025045011/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=2|url-status=live}} number seven on The Daily Telegraph{{'}}s list of the best songs of the decade[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105051610/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/lucyjones/100005830/is-snow-patrols-chasing-cars-really-the-best-song-of-the-decade/ "Is Snow Patrol's 'Chasing Cars' really the best song of the decade?"]. The Daily Telegraph. December 31, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2011. and number six on Slant{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Singles of the Decade.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/feature/best-of-the-aughts-singles/214/page_10|title=Best of the Aughts: Singles|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=January 25, 2010|page=10|access-date=February 10, 2011|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606082706/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/feature/best-of-the-aughts-singles/214/page_10|url-status=live}}{{citation|title=The 100 Best Singles of the Aughts|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/rest-of-the-best-of-the-aughts-albums-singles-101-250/|work=Slant|date=February 6, 2010|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602004733/http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/rest-of-the-best-of-the-aughts-albums-singles-101-250|url-status=live}} In September 2011, VH1 ranked "Crazy in Love" number one on its list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s.{{cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/|title=U2, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters fill out VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2011|archive-date=March 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319010254/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/|url-status=live}} In October 2011, to mark NME{{'}}s fifteenth birthday, its staff members selected the one-hundred-and-fifty tracks "that have meant the most to [them] over the site's lifetime", placing "Crazy in Love" at number sixteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/article/248449#article|title=Top 150 Tracks of the Past 15 Years|work=NME|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=October 13, 2011|archive-date=October 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015010534/http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/article/248449#article|url-status=live}} In 2012, the song was ranked at number twenty-two on Billboard{{'}}s list of "Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1538839/top-50-love-songs-of-all-time?list_page=2|title=Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time|magazine=Billboard|first=Fred|last=Bronson|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=February 18, 2013|archive-date=February 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217065014/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1538839/top-50-love-songs-of-all-time?list_page=2|url-status=live}} In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! placed the song at number one on their list of ten best Beyoncé's songs, writing: "It's the song that started it all. The definitive best Beyoncé jam is her first, complete with a guest spot by now-husband Jay Z, a killer hook and a chorus of horns that you have to dance to. Literally have to, Pavlovian conditioning-style."{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/photos/7684/top-10-best-beyonc-songs/254642|title=Top 10 Best Beyoncé Songs|first1=John|last1=Boone|first2=Jennifer|last2=Cady|publisher=E!. NBCUniversal|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013|page=10}} In a 2013 list of Jay-Z's 20 Biggest Billboard Hits, "Crazy in Love" was ranked at number one.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1568783/jay-z-20-biggest-billboard-hits?list_page=1|title=Jay-Z's 20 Biggest Billboard Hits|first1=Elijah|last1=Watson|first2=Erika|last2=Ramirez|magazine=Billboard|date=July 2, 2013|page=2|access-date=July 7, 2013|archive-date=July 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706175451/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1568783/jay-z-20-biggest-billboard-hits?list_page=1|url-status=live}} On July 5, 2013, NME magazine named "Crazy in Love" "the Best Pop Song of the Century".{{cite web|last=Horton |first=Matthew |title=5 Reasons Why Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love' Is Still The Best Pop Song Of The Century |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/5-reasons-why-beyonc%C3%A9s-crazy-in-love-is-still-the-best-pop-song-of-the-century |access-date=August 3, 2013 |work=NME |date=July 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708165800/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/5-reasons-why-beyonc%C3%A9s-crazy-in-love-is-still-the-best-pop-song-of-the-century |archive-date=July 8, 2013 }} Q ranked the song at number fifty-nine on their list of 1001 Best Songs Ever.{{citation|title=1001 Best Songs Ever|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q1001_songs.htm|work=Q|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628075503/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/q1001_songs.htm|url-status=live}} It was also ranked at number two on The Village Voice{{'}}s list Pazz & Jop 2003.{{citation|title=Pazz + Jop 2003|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/villagevoice2003.htm|work=The Village Voice|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=December 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211101222/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/villagevoice2003.htm|url-status=live}}

In 2004, "Crazy in Love" was nominated for three Grammy Awards in the categories of Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, which it won, and Record of the Year, which it did not win at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/awards/much-grammy-love-for-beyonc-outkast/|title=Much Grammy 'Love' for Beyoncé, OutKast|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|date=February 8, 2004|work=People|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-date=June 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626072948/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627723,00.html|url-status=live}} A remix of "Crazy in Love", known as "Krazy in Luv" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix), won the award Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for its remixer, Maurice Joshua. "Crazy in Love" was also recognized at the 2004 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Awards as one of the Most Performed Songs and its publisher, EMI, received the Publisher of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2004/ |title=2004 ASCAP Pop Music Awards |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604012050/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2004/ |archive-date=June 4, 2004 }} Vibe Magazine's Vibe Awards recognized the song for Coolest Collaboration in 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/awards2003/va03vibeawards03_winners.html|title=2003 Vibe Awards|work=Vibe|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080424030939/http://www.vibe.com/awards2003/va03vibeawards03_winners.html |archive-date=April 24, 2008|url-status=dead}} In Europe, "Crazy in Love" won the Best Song award at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/07/mtv.europe.awards.ap/|title=Timberlake tops MTV Europe awards|date=November 7, 2003|publisher=Associated Press via Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071206142750/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/07/mtv.europe.awards.ap/ |archive-date=December 6, 2007|url-status=dead}} "Crazy in Love" won the awards for Best R&B/Urban Track and Best Pop Dance Track at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards in 2003.{{cite web |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/features/a/WMC19IDMAWinner.htm |title=Winter Music Conference – 19th Annual International Dance Music Awards |first=Ron |last=Slomowicz |work=About.com |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403050939/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/features/a/WMC19IDMAWinner.htm |url-status=dead }} It was recognized by Beyoncé's peers in the urban markets, and won the award for Best Collaboration at the BET Awards, where it also received a nomination in the Viewers Choice category in 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-jay-z-reign-at-bet-awards/|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z Reign At BET Awards|date=June 30, 2004|publisher=CBS News. CBS Broadcasting Inc.|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-date=September 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911160422/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/30/entertainment/main626705.shtml|url-status=live}} "Crazy in Love" was nominated at the 36th NAACP Image Awards for the Outstanding Song award{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/01/08/beyonce-soul-food-lead-naacp-noms/|title=Beyonce, Soul Food lead NAACP noms. Two films from overseas join movie contenders that star African-Americans|last=Susman|first=Gary|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 8, 2004|access-date=February 10, 2011|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019112816/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,573926,00.html|url-status=live}} and for Favorite Song at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards.{{cite news|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2004KCA/index.php|title=Choice Awards 2004 Press Kit|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|access-date=February 10, 2011|archive-date=July 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716014129/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2004KCA/index.php|url-status=dead}}

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"Crazy in Love" has various remixes, including the Rockwilder remix, Maurice Joshua's Nu Soul remix, and Junior's World remix. These versions appeared on the single releases of "Crazy in Love" under an alternative spelling, "Krazy in Luv".{{cite AV media notes |title=Crazy in Love |others=Beyoncé |year=2003 |type=12-inch |publisher=Sony BMG Entertainment |location=United States}} The Rockwilder remix slows down the beat and makes the song deeper and funkier with chopped-up horn samples and sparkling synth textures from sampling "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough and Peoples. Maurice's Nu Soul Remix speeds up the beat, taking it from hip-hop to house territory. A version of the song included on an Asian special edition of Dangerously in Love features a rap in Mandarin Chinese performed by American-Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu, instead of Jay-Z's performance.{{cite AV media notes |title=Beyoncé: Live at Wembley |others=Beyoncé |year=2003 |type=CD |publisher=Sony BMG Entertainment |location=Asia}}

"Crazy in Love" was re-recorded by Beyoncé for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and used for its trailer, which was released on July 24, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/entertainment/beyonce-re-records-crazy-love-fifty-shades-grey-1D79964588 |title=Beyoncé re-records 'Crazy In Love' for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' soundtrack |publisher=Today.com |first=Kurt |last=Schlosser |date=July 24, 2014 |access-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724134410/http://www.today.com/entertainment/beyonce-re-records-crazy-love-fifty-shades-grey-1D79964588 |url-status=live }} The slowed-down version was produced by Boots with violin arrangements by Margot, both of whom worked on Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album (2013), and, unlike the original, doesn't feature Jay-Z. Margot said: "It inspires me to work on other artists' songs [because] it pushes my boundaries in a direction that I wouldn't necessarily come up with. Obviously I know how 'Crazy in Love' goes, but I knew there was the possibility her vocals would be different. It's almost more vulnerable and beautiful this way, because you do do crazy things when you fall in love. To hear the mood reversed and flipped makes it even more powerful."{{cite magazine |last1=Feeney |first1=Nolan |title=Fifty Shades of Grey: The Story Behind Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" Update |url=https://time.com/3030920/beyonce-50-shades-of-grey-crazy-in-love/ |magazine=Time |access-date=July 25, 2014 |date=July 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712223227/https://time.com/3030920/beyonce-50-shades-of-grey-crazy-in-love/ |url-status=live }}

The track was then officially released through the iTunes Store on February 10, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/crazy-in-love-remix-single/1035416859|title=Crazy in Love (Remix) by Beyoncé|publisher=Apple Music|location=United States|date=February 10, 2015|accessdate=September 16, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173501/https://music.apple.com/us/album/crazy-in-love-remix-single/1035416859|url-status=live}} The single cover artwork uses the same image used in the original cover, but in black and white. The rendition was performed for the first time during the 2015 Budweiser Made in America Festival on September 5, 2015, and was included on the set list of The Formation World Tour (2016), alongside the original version.

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Recording and management

• Recorded at Sony Music Studios (New York City)
• Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City)
• Additional vocals recorded at The Hit Factory (New York City)
• Contains samples of the composition "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)", written by Eugene Record, published by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and performed by The Chi-Lites (courtesy of Brunswick Records)
• Jay-Z appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings
• Published by Beyoncé Publishing (ASCAP), Hitco South South (ASCAP) — all rights administered by Music of Windswept (ASCAP) — EMI Blackwood Music Inc. OBO Itself (BMI), Dam Rich Music (BMI), EMI April Music Inc. OBO Itself (BMI), Carter Boyd Publishing (ASCAP) and Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)

Personnel

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• Beyoncé – songwriting, lead vocals, background vocals, production
• Rich Harrison – production, instrumentation
• Pat Thrall – recording
• Tony Maserati – mixing
• Jim Caruana – engineer

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• Pat Woodward – assistant mix engineer
• Luz Vasquez – assistant mix engineer
• Jay-Z – songwriting, vocals
• Maurice Joshua – remixing

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|type=single|award=Platinum|number=11|access-date=June 27, 2024|refname=auscert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2018|certmonth=01|access-date=January 19, 2018}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=July 5, 2013}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|relyear=2003|certyear=2007|certmonth=8|title=Crazy in Love|artist=Beyoncé|type=ringtone|award=Platinum|number=2|refname="JpnRingtone"|access-date=July 5, 2013|note=Ringtone}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=2003|certyear=2006|title=Crazy in Love|artist=Beyoncé|type=single|award=Gold|digital=true|access-date=July 5, 2013|refname=US-2006|note=Mastertone}}

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• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2003
• List of number-one dance singles of 2003 (U.S.)
• List of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number ones of 2003
• List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and US number-one hits
• List of best-selling singles in Australia

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