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"Butterfly"
Song

"Butterfly" is a song by American music group Crazy Town. It was released in November 2000 as the third single from their album The Gift of Game. The song reached number-one in 15 countries, including the band's native United States.[1] It samples an excerpt from Pretty Little Ditty, song contained in Mother's Milk, the 1989 Red Hot Chili Peppers' album.

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Honey, features the band in a fantasy-like forest complete with butterflies where Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing their praises to two women with butterfly wings. At one point in the video, Shifty's star-shaped tattoos fly off into the air.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Butterfly"Crazy Town3:35
2."Butterfly (Extreme Mix)"Crazy Town3:33

Critical reception

It was named the 34th "Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by VH1.[2] It was also rated number 3 on Billboard's chart for One-hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009.[3] The song was ranked number 77 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever by Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio, who asks the listener, "Think you like this? Sure you don't really like the song where ['Butterfly'] came from better? Without all the yapping?"[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000-2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 9
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 2
France (SNEP)[11] 26
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 1
Ireland (IRMA) 10
Italy (FIMI) 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 3
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard) 2
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard) 1
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 1
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) 21

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
Germany (Media Control Charts)[18] 56

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Stutter" by Joe featuring Mystikal
 US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
March 24, 2001 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
Preceded by
"Angel" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon
 US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
April 7, 2001 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Alternative Songs number-one single
February 17, 2001 - February 24, 2001 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] Gold 20,000*
Belgium (BEA)[21] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[22] Platinum 500,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] Platinum 0*
Sweden (GLF)[24] Platinum 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 0^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ MTV.com - Crazy Town Biography.
  2. ^ Listology.com VH1's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs....Ever
  3. ^ "One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s Page 1". Billboard.com. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  4. ^ Wilkening, Matthew (September 11, 2010). "100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Two of Five". AOL Radio. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly". Tracklisten.
  10. ^ "Crazy Town: Butterfly" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  11. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Crazy Town" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly". VG-lista.
  15. ^ Archived 2002-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly". Singles Top 100.
  17. ^ "Crazy Town – Butterfly". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  20. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Crazy Town – Butterfly" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  21. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2001". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  22. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Crazy Town; 'Butterfly')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  23. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  24. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  25. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Butterfly')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Crazy Town – Butterfly". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 11, 2013. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Butterfly in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Oasis – Crazy Town". Recording Industry Association of America. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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