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“Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé with Jay-Z
From the album Dangerously in Love (2003) With Jay-Z
“Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé with Jay-Z appears on 11 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2013 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Dangerously in Love. Its best result is #47 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,477 indie & aaa song of all time and #496 of the '00s.
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Beyoncé kicked off her debut album Dangerously in Love in May 2003 with "Crazy in Love," its lead single, and it's a blast of pure swagger built on a sample of the Chi-Lites' 1970 song "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)." She wrote it with Rich Harrison and Jay-Z, produced it with Harrison, and the Chi-Lites' Eugene Record got a writing credit for the loop. Jay-Z drops in a verse, and the song rolls pop, hip-hop and R&B into one strutting package with vintage soul and funk in its bones.
It's a love song about being so hung up on somebody you start acting out of character, and Beyoncé sells every bit of that giddy loss of control. It went to number one in the US, the UK and Ireland, won Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and is widely credited with launching her to superstardom.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 218 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 841 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2019 | 551 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 47 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 488 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2024 | 525 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 656 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 67 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2024 | 195 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2025 | 82 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 125 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: Crazy In Love.
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