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1981 single by Shakin' Stevens For other uses, see You Drive Me Crazy (disambiguation).
"You Drive Me Crazy"
Single by Shakin' Stevens
from the album Shaky
B-side"Baby You're a Child"
Released24 April 1981 (1981-04-24)
Recorded1980
StudioEden Studios, London
GenreRock and roll
Length2:40
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Ronnie Harwood
Producer(s)Stuart Colman
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology
"This Ole House"
(1981)
"You Drive Me Crazy"
(1981)
"Green Door"
(1981)

"You Drive Me Crazy" is a song by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens, released in April 1981 from his album Shaky. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks behind Adam and the Ants' "Stand and Deliver".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 4
Denmark (Tracklisten) 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 10
France (IFOP) 9
Germany (GfK) 6
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Israel (IBA) 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 2
South Africa (Springbok Radio) 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 4
UK Singles (OCC) 2
Zimbabwe (ZIMA) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 19
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 44
Denmark (Hitlisten) 3
Germany (GfK Entertainment) 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 62
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 81
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 26
UK Singles 10

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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