“Crazy in Love” is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé featuring rapper Jay-Z. She wrote the song with him and Rich Harrison, and co-produced it with Harrison. It contains a sample of the Chi-Lites’s 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)”, resulting in the group’s Eugene Record receiving a writing credit. “Crazy in Love” is a pop, hip-hop, and R&B track with elements of 1970s soul and funk. It is a love song whose lyrics portray a romantic fixation that leads the narrator to behave unusually. Columbia Records released “Crazy in Love” in the US on May 18, 2003, as the lead single from Beyoncé’s debut studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003).
The song charted at number one in Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, while reaching the top five in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Music critics praised its production, Jay-Z’s rap verse, and Beyoncé’s vocals, particularly the “uh-oh, uh-oh” hook. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, it was nominated for three awards and won two: Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. “Crazy in Love” is often regarded as the song that propelled Beyoncé to superstar status, and Rolling Stone placed it at number sixteen on their 2024 revision of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
Jake Nava directed the accompanying music video for “Crazy in Love”, which depicts Beyoncé in various dance sequences. It won three awards at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Female Video and Best R&B Video. The song became a staple of the setlists of Beyoncé’s concerts and has been performed on all of her headlining concert tours. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized “Crazy in Love” as one of the most performed songs of 2004. It has since been covered and remixed multiple times; Beyoncé re-recorded it for the soundtrack of the erotic romantic drama film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
