"Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" | ||||
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Single by Kim Carnes | ||||
from the album Barking at Airplanes | ||||
B-side | "Oliver (Voice on the Radio)" | |||
Released | April 1985 | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kim Carnes | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" on YouTube |
"Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes and the lead single from her ninth studio album, Barking at Airplanes (1985). Written by Carnes, and co-produced with Bill Cuomo, the track was inspired by her eldest son's struggles with nightmares and fear of the dark as a child. It was released as a single in April 1985 by EMI America.
The song became one of Carnes' highest-charting singles, peaking at no. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top 40 in various countries.
Carnes was inspired to write "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" due to her son Collin's fear of the dark as a child. She incorporated the album's title, Barking at Airplanes, into the song title as a parenthesis. "I had a golden retriever [..] Every time the airplanes would go over, she’d bark at the airplanes. I thought, that’s such a cool, crazy title for an album."[1]
Writing for the GRAMMY Awards website, Crystal Larsen likened "Crazy in the Night" to the work of American songwriter and producer Jim Steinman.[2]
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 21 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 8 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 18 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 11 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 15 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] | 24 |
US Cash Box Top 100[12] | 22 |