"(You Drive Me) Crazy" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. [1] [2]

Background and composition

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In a 1998 interview with MTV News spears said that she thought of the song as an extension of her breakout hit "...Baby One More Time", which was also co-written and produced by Max Martin.[1] She commented, "It's an uptempo [song]. "Kinda like '... Baby One More Time,' same feel a little. A bit of rock in it."[1] The song went for adds on radio on August 16, 1999.

"(You Drive Me) Crazy" is a teen pop and dance-pop song, in a "moderately slow" tempo. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time with a metronome of 92 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of E minor with Spears' vocal range spanning from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of D5. The song follows in the chord progression of Cm–A–G[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vena, Jocelyn (2009-11-16). "Britney Spears Wanted '(You Drive Me) Crazy' Video To Take Her 'To The Next Level'". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2011-02-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ Jorgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, and Max Martin (1999). "(You Drive Me) Crazy: Britney Spears Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. MN0028943 (Product Number). {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)