"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel. It was the second single off his eighth studio album Now or Never.[1] A remix of the track featuring rapper Nelly was previewed in November 2020,[2][3] and released on June 21, 2021.[4]
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| Single by Brett Kissel | ||||
| from the album Now or Never | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:04 (album version)
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| "She Drives Me Crazy" on YouTube | ||||
| "She Drives Me Crazy" (DND Remix) | ||||
 Cover for remix featuring Nelly | ||||
Background
editKissel told The Boot that during the process of making his album Now or Never, "I [had written] "That's Country Music" and "Drink About Me," which was in the queue to be the first single, so I had a lot of powerful songs. I had "I'm Not Him, I'm Not Her," that I knew was gonna be on the album. I had "Coffee With Her." But I didn't have that uptempo pop banger, as I call it". Kissel remarked that on his way to write the song with fellow songwriters Emma-Lee and Karen Kosowski, he "was listening to pop music the whole way, just to get excited". He said after writing the song in 45 minutes, they were "feeling great about it, but it was so pop-heavy" and said "Oh my gosh, this is not a country song" and proceeded to add a major banjo riff to the song. Later that day, they wrote the track "Hummingbird" on a 1950s Gibson guitar so they "could tell the country gods that we still love country music".[5]
Commercial performance
edit"She Drives Me Crazy" was certified Gold by Music Canada on July 14, 2020, with over 40,000 sales or streaming equivalents, and later achieved Platinum certification on February 23, 2021.[6] As of June 2023, the song had received over 13 million streams through Spotify.[7]
Music video
editThe official music video for "She Drives Me Crazy" was directed by Emma Higgins and Brett Kissel and premiered January 30, 2020.[8][9] It featured a nearly all-female cast including Kissel's wife Cecilia, and their daughters Mila and Aria.[10][11]
Chart performance
edit"She Drives Me Crazy" reached a peak of number 12 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated July 18, 2020.[12] It also peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, his fifth-highest charting entry on that chart.[13]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] | 78 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[14] | 12 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Bickell, Dutch (February 1, 2020). "Brett Kissel releases new single and video, "She Drives Me Crazy"". Canadian Beats Media.
- ^ Colley, Katie (November 13, 2020). "Brett Kissel Teams Up With Nelly For Remix Of 'She Drives Me Crazy': 'I've Dreamt About This Moment'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020.
- ^ "She Drives Me Crazy - Brett Kissel". AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "She Drives Me Crazy (DND Remix) – Single by Brett Kissel & Nelly on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Liptak, Carena (March 3, 2020). "Story Behind the Song: Brett Kissel, 'She Drives Me Crazy'". The Boot. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Brett Kissel – She Drives Me Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "She Drives Me Crazy by Brett Kissel". Spotify. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Brett Kissel - She Drives Me Crazy (Official Music Video)" (video). YouTube. January 30, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, John R (January 31, 2020). "WATCH: Brett Kissel Premieres 'She Drives Me Crazy'". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media.
- ^ Pearce, Drew (February 11, 2020). "BRETT KISSEL CELEBRATES WOMEN IN 'SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY' VIDEO". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Colley, Katie (January 31, 2020). "Brett Kissel Features His Family In New Music Video For 'She Drives Me Crazy'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Canada Country chart for July 18, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brett Kissel Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Brett Kissel Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.