Введение
Сингл Crazy Town "Butterfly" был описан Джорджем Лэнгом из Oklahoman как "искусное сочетание хип-хопа и рока". Алан ди Перна из журнала Guitar World отметил, что Crazy Town – это прежде всего группа в стиле рэп-метал, с музыкой, содержащей "уличную гитарную ярость" этого жанра в сочетании с "оттенком мелодичности альтернативы восьмидесятых" и назвал песню "балладой с хип-хоп привкусом". Это мнение поддержал Тим Кеннелли из Spin, отметивший, что группа избежала "скатывания в типичные для рэп-метала жалобы о предательстве"; он назвал её сентиментальной хип-хоп любовной песней. Майкл Стил, музыкальный директор поп-радиостанции KIIS FM, отметил кроссоверный потенциал песни в интервью Los Angeles Times, заявив, что среди песен в стиле рэп-рок "Butterfly" была "той, которая полностью вышла за пределы жанра". Spin назвал "Butterfly" "ну-металл пауэр-балладой" и, возможно, самой большой любовной песней во всем жанре. В тексте песни Шифти называет женщину, с которой он был, бабочкой. Он упоминает "Сида и Нэнси", подразумевая Сида Вишеса из английской панк-рок-группы Sex Pistols и его американскую подругу Нэнси Спюнген. В припеве он повторяет рефрен "come my lady" и называет её различными ласковыми именами. Он описывает, как она изменила его жизнь к лучшему, и задается вопросом, останется ли она с ним, завершая последний куплет благодарностью ей. Песня также заняла третье место в чарте Billboard "One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s", составленном в 2009 году. Spin назвал "Butterfly" 13-й лучшей песней в стиле ну-металл. Музыкальное видео Музыкальное видео на песню, снятое Honey, показывает группу в фантастическом лесу, полном бабочек. Шифти Шеллшок и Эпик Мазур воспевают двух женщин с крыльями бабочек. В определенный момент видео татуировки Шифти в форме звезд взлетают в воздух. Список трековUS 7-дюймовый синглA. "Butterfly" – 3:37
B. "Revolving Door" – 3:41US CD и 12-дюймовый синглA1. "Butterfly" (альбомная версия) – 3:37
A2. "Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
A3. "Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:24
B1. "Butterfly" (Jazzy Jim mix) – 3:21
B2. "Butterfly" (инструментальная версия) – 3:37UK CD сингл"Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Darkside" (clean album version) – 3:53
"Darkside" (video CD extra)UK кассетный сингл"Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34European CD сингл"Butterfly" (альбомная версия) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34European maxi CD сингл"Butterfly" (альбомная версия) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Toxic" (explicit album version) – 2:48Australian CD сингл"Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34
"Butterfly" (Jazzy Jim mix) – 3:03
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Only When I'm Drunk" (demo) – 3:04
"Butterfly" was described by George Lang of the Oklahoman as a "a deft blend of hip hop and rock". Alan di Perna of Guitar World magazine noted Crazy Town were predominantly a rap metal group, with their music containing the "streetwise guitar rage" of the genre combined with "a dash of Eighties alternative melodicism" and declared the song as a "hip hop flavored ballad". This was echoed by Tim Kenneally of Spin who noted that the band avoided "descending into rap metal's typical bitch done me wrong jeremiads"; he declared it a sappy hip hop love song. Michael Steele, a music director of the pop radio station KIIS FM, noted the song's crossover appeal in an interview in the Los Angeles Times, declaring that among rap rock songs, "Butterfly" was "the one that completely crossed over from the rap rock genre." Spin labelled "Butterfly" as a "nu metal power ballad" and possibly the biggest love song of the entire genre. In the lyrics of the song, Shifty calls a lady he has been with butterfly. He references "Sid and Nancy", which is Sid Vicious of the English punk rock band Sex Pistols and his American girlfriend Nancy Spungen. In the chorus, he repeats the refrain "come my lady" and calls her several terms of endearment. He describes how she has changed his life for the better and wonders if she will stay with him, ending the final verse by thanking her. It was also rated number three on ''Billboards chart for one hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009. Spin named "Butterfly" as the 13th best nu metal song. Music video
The song's music video, directed by Honey, shows the band in a fantastical forest full of butterflies. Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing praises to two women with butterfly wings. At one point in the video, Shifty's star shaped tattoos fly off into the air. Track listingsUS 7 inch singleA. "Butterfly" – 3:37
B. "Revolving Door" – 3:41US CD and 12 inch singleA1. "Butterfly" (album version) – 3:37
A2. "Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
A3. "Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:24
B1. "Butterfly" (Jazzy Jim mix) – 3:21
B2. "Butterfly" (instrumental) – 3:37UK CD single "Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Darkside" (clean album version) – 3:53
"Darkside" (video CD extra)UK cassette single "Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34European CD single "Butterfly" (album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34European maxi CD single "Butterfly" (album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Toxic" (explicit album version) – 2:48Australian CD single "Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34
"Butterfly" (Jazzy Jim mix) – 3:03
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Only When I'm Drunk" (demo) – 3:04
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US CD single and The Gift of Game album booklet. Studios Tracked at Westlake Audio (Los Angeles)
Mixed at Scream Studios (Burbank, California) and The Mix Room (Los Angeles)
Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)Personnel'''
Shifty Shellshock – lyrics and music (as Seth Binzer), vocals
Bret Mazur – lyrics and music, vocals, production
Anthony Kiedis – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Flea – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
John Frusciante – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Chad Smith – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Rust Epique – guitar
Trouble Valli – guitar
Faydoedeelay – bass
DJ AM – turntables
James Bradley Jr. – drums
Josh Abraham – production, mixing
Brian Virtue – mixing, engineering
Tom Baker – mastering
Участники и персонал
Информация взята с US CD сингла и буклета альбома The Gift of Game. СтудииЗаписано в Westlake Audio (Лос-Анджелес)
Сведено в Scream Studios (Burbank, Калифорния) и The Mix Room (Лос-Анджелес)
Мастеринг на Precision Mastering (Голливуд, Калифорния)ПерсоналShifty Shellshock – текст и музыка (как Seth Binzer), вокал
Bret Mazur – текст и музыка, вокал, продюсер
Anthony Kiedis – музыка ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Flea – музыка ("Pretty Little Ditty")
John Frusciante – музыка ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Chad Smith – музыка ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Rust Epique – гитара
Trouble Valli – гитара
Faydoedeelay – бас
DJ AM – диджейские скретчи
James Bradley Jr. – барабаны
Josh Abraham – продюсирование, сведение
Brian Virtue – сведение, инженер
Tom Baker – мастеринг
"Butterfly" was described by George Lang of the Oklahoman as a "a deft blend of hip hop and rock". Alan di Perna of Guitar World magazine noted Crazy Town were predominantly a rap metal group, with their music containing the "streetwise guitar rage" of the genre combined with "a dash of Eighties alternative melodicism" and declared the song as a "hip hop flavored ballad". This was echoed by Tim Kenneally of Spin who noted that the band avoided "descending into rap metal's typical bitch done me wrong jeremiads"; he declared it a sappy hip hop love song. Michael Steele, a music director of the pop radio station KIIS FM, noted the song's crossover appeal in an interview in the Los Angeles Times, declaring that among rap rock songs, "Butterfly" was "the one that completely crossed over from the rap rock genre." Spin labelled "Butterfly" as a "nu metal power ballad" and possibly the biggest love song of the entire genre. In the lyrics of the song, Shifty calls a lady he has been with butterfly. He references "Sid and Nancy", which is Sid Vicious of the English punk rock band Sex Pistols and his American girlfriend Nancy Spungen. In the chorus, he repeats the refrain "come my lady" and calls her several terms of endearment. He describes how she has changed his life for the better and wonders if she will stay with him, ending the final verse by thanking her. It was also rated number three on ''Billboards chart for one hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009. Spin named "Butterfly" as the 13th best nu metal song. Music video
The song's music video, directed by Honey, shows the band in a fantastical forest full of butterflies. Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing praises to two women with butterfly wings. At one point in the video, Shifty's star shaped tattoos fly off into the air. Track listingsUS 7 inch singleA. "Butterfly" – 3:37
B. "Revolving Door" – 3:41US CD and 12 inch singleA1. "Butterfly" (album version) – 3:37
A2. "Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
A3. "Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:24
B1. "Butterfly" (Jazzy Jim mix) – 3:21
B2. "Butterfly" (instrumental) – 3:37UK CD single "Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Darkside" (clean album version) – 3:53
"Darkside" (video CD extra)UK cassette single "Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34European CD single "Butterfly" (album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34European maxi CD single "Butterfly" (album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Toxic" (explicit album version) – 2:48Australian CD single "Butterfly" (clean album version) – 3:37
"Butterfly" (Extreme mix) – 3:34
"Butterfly" (Jazzy Jim mix) – 3:03
"Butterfly" (Epic remix) – 3:50
"Only When I'm Drunk" (demo) – 3:04
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US CD single and The Gift of Game album booklet. Studios Tracked at Westlake Audio (Los Angeles)
Mixed at Scream Studios (Burbank, California) and The Mix Room (Los Angeles)
Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)Personnel'''
Shifty Shellshock – lyrics and music (as Seth Binzer), vocals
Bret Mazur – lyrics and music, vocals, production
Anthony Kiedis – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Flea – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
John Frusciante – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Chad Smith – music ("Pretty Little Ditty")
Rust Epique – guitar
Trouble Valli – guitar
Faydoedeelay – bass
DJ AM – turntables
James Bradley Jr. – drums
Josh Abraham – production, mixing
Brian Virtue – mixing, engineering
Tom Baker – mastering
История релизов
Регион Дата Формат(ы) Лейбл(ы) Ссылка(и). (Ссылки)Соединенные Штаты24 октября 2000 Альтернативное радиоКолумбия19 декабря 2000 Современное хит-радио23 января 2001 Ритмичное современное радиоЕвропа19 февраля 2001 CD, maxi CD, 12-дюймовый винилСоединенные Штаты20 февраля 2001 CD, 7-дюймовый винил, 12-дюймовый винилАвстралия19 марта 2001 CDВеликобритания26 марта 2001 CD, кассета