"Butterfly" | ||||
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Single by Crazy Town | ||||
from the album The Gift of Game | ||||
Released | November 13, 2000 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Rap rock | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Writer(s) | John Frusciante, Bret Mazur, Michael "Flea" Balzary, Seth "Shifty Shellshock" Binzer | |||
Producer(s) | Bret Mazur, Josh Abraham | |||
Crazy Town singles chronology | ||||
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"Butterfly" is a 2000 song by American rock band 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. The song contains a sample of "Pretty Little Ditty" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1989 album Mother's Milk.
It was named the 34th "Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by VH1. It was also rated number 3 on Billboard's chart for one-hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009.
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.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone