Halfcrazy

This article is about the song by Musiq Soulchild. For the song by Johnny Gill, see Half Crazy.
"Halfcrazy"
Single by Musiq
from the album Juslisen
B-side "Caughtup"[1]
Released January 29, 2002 (2002-01-29)[2]
Format 12"
Recorded 2001
Genre R&B
Length 4:14
Label Def Soul
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carvin Haggins
  • Ivan Barias[1]
Musiq singles chronology
"Girl Next Door"
(2001)		 "Halfcrazy"
(2002)		 "Dontchange"
(2002)
Juslisen track listing
"Babygirl"
(6)		 "Halfcrazy"
(7)		 "Time"
(8)
Music video
"Halfcrazy" on YouTube

"Halfcrazy" is a song performed by Musiq Soulchild (then credited as Musiq), issued as the lead single from his second studio album Juslisen. The single was released only on vinyl;[4] and it contains a sample of "Vivre Pour Vivre" by Francis Lai.[5] The song is Musiq's biggest hit to date on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #16 in 2002.[6]

Music video

Two official music videos were created for the song. The first version, released in April 2002, was directed by Chris Robinson.[7] The second version, released in July 2002, was directed by Jessy Terrero.[8]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)[6] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 2
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 30

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)[9] Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 48

References

  1. 1 2 "Musiq - Halfcrazy (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Amazon.com: Halfcrazy (Album Version (Edited)): Musiq: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Halfcrazy - Musiq (Soulchild) - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Musiq - Halfcrazy at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Halfcrazy - Musiq Soulchild - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Musiq (Soulchild) - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Musiq - "Halfcrazy [version 1]"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Musiq - "Halfcrazy [version 2: remix]"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 2003". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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