Crazy Crazy / Sakura no Mori
2014 single by Gen Hoshino / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Crazy Crazy" (Japanese pronunciation: [kɯɾeidʑiː kɯɾeꜜidʑiː]) and "Sakura no Mori" (Japanese: 桜の森, lit. "Cherry Blossom Forest") (Japanese pronunciation: [sakɯɾa no moɾi]) are songs recorded by Japanese musician Gen Hoshino, released as double A-sides on the second single from his fourth studio album, Yellow Dancer (2015). Both tracks were written and produced by Hoshino. The J-pop and rock single was released by Speedstar Records on June 11, 2014, and is Hoshino's seventh single overall.
"Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" | ||||
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Single by Gen Hoshino | ||||
from the album Yellow Dancer | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
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Released | June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) | |||
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Label | Speedstar | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gen Hoshino | |||
Producer(s) | Gen Hoshino | |||
Gen Hoshino singles chronology | ||||
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"Crazy Crazy" (Official Video) on YouTube | ||||
"Sakura no Mori" (Audio) on YouTube | ||||
"Crazy Crazy" was developed from a melancholic melody Hoshino had written in 2013 whilst awaiting surgery for a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The song is a homage to the jazz band Crazy Cats featuring upbeat instrumentation, consisting mostly of piano, bass, and drums, through serious lyrics. "Sakura no Mori" was written for a spring campaign of the radio station J-Wave; it has a pop and disco sound inspired by Western soul artists, with lyrics that were described as erotic by reviewers. The single includes two B-sides: the mid-paced night-themed "Night Troop" and the home recorded and acoustic guitar-led "Umi o Sukū".
Both songs were shown on radio before the single's release: "Sakura no Mori" featured on J-Wave, whereas "Crazy Crazy" was previewed in full on the TBS Radio program of the comedy duo Bananaman. Upon release, "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" reached No. 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Top Singles chart. As individual tracks, "Crazy Crazy" and "Sakura no Mori" both charted within the top 10 of the Billboard adult contemporary airplay chart, and respectively reached No. 7 and No. 55 on the Hot 100. A black-and-white music video for "Crazy Crazy", starring Hoshino and the track's other performing musicians, was released on June 4 and was a nominee for Video of the Year at the 2015 Space Shower Music Awards.