Synopsis
Bird performs "Crazy" in a stark, theatrical setting shaped by images of confinement and unease. The visual language reflects the song's tension between outward freedom and the feeling of being trapped by modern society. Bird's expressive performance is set against deliberately artificial, uncomfortable imagery that challenges the polished expectations placed on female pop artists. Rather than presenting a conventional glamour portrait, the video turns its focus toward pressure, restriction, and the struggle to express oneself.
Factoids & Trivia
- Bird is the stage name of British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Janie Price.
- The video was premiered in March 2017 ahead of the single's April 7, 2017 digital release.
- Bird described the video's central idea as a visual representation of the suffocation people can experience individually and collectively in modern society.
- The clip also challenges the conventional pop-star image by rejecting the expectation that a female performer should appear airbrushed, conventionally beautiful, and youthful.
- "Crazy" was connected with Bird's forthcoming album "Inside Out," which followed her earlier releases "The Insides," "Girl and a Cello," and "Figments Of Our Imagination."
- The single combines Bird's vocals and guitar with Motown-influenced drums and atmospheric strings.
- Remixes of the song were associated with AM 2 PM, Damon Hess, Bump & Flex, and Adam Turner.