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the music video was acclaimed by critics and won several awards cynthia fuchs writing for popmatters commented that the photo shoot scene uses the routine used by jennifer lopez in the video for jenny from the block ( 2002 ) with hot lights scary makeup and inclusion of many shots of legs she wrote that beyoncé 's body becomes its undeniable emblem tom moon of the philadelphia inquirer wrote that beyoncé shakes every inch of her famously photogenic goddess frame the music video won three awards at the 2003 mtv video music awards in the categories of best female video best r & b video and best choreography it however lost to good charlotte 's lifestyles of the rich & famous in the viewer 's choice category director nava also won a music video production association award for the best r & b video in 2004 during the same year the video won the best collaboration award at the 2004 mtv video music awards japan where it was also nominated for the best female video award crazy in love was nominated at the 36th naacp image awards for the outstanding music video award it won the best international video award at the 2004 muchmusic video awards in 2014 the guardian writer michael cragg included the clip for crazy in love in his list of the ten best music videos by beyoncé he offered high praise for it saying aware of how much of a statement the song was the video is a checklist of icon @@ making visuals from the locations the dance moves to the part where she makes bubble blowing look like the sexiest thing a human could do
= = live performances = =
beyoncé first performed crazy in love with jay z on august 28 2003 during the 2003 mtv video music awards she sang the song in a medley with the pre @@ recorded vocals of sean paul on baby boy ( 2003 ) crazy in love was included on the set list for most of beyoncé s concert tours the song was the closing track of her dangerously in love world tour that began in late 2003 beyoncé performed crazy in love live at the 2004 brit awards february 17 2004 monique jessen and todd peterson wrote that she lit up the stage with her performance of crazy in love wearing a white roberto cavalli dress and nearly half a million dollars worth of diamonds the pop diva appearing onstage in a puff of smoke stopped midway through the song to pull up her top before walking away with the best international female solo artist award beyoncé and jay z also performed crazy in love at the prince 's trust urban music festival at earls court in london on may 31 2004
crazy in love was the first song on beyoncé s set list on the beyoncé experience in los angeles and the i am tour at several venues including the odyssey arena in belfast the o2 arena in london and in athens and sydney on august 5 2007 beyoncé performed the song at madison square garden in new york city beyoncé emerged in a sparkling silver dress with a long train she walked to the front of the stage did a couple of snaps of her neck and then started singing crazy in love she climbed a staircase where her all @@ female band and three backup singers were positioned the staircase moved forward in two places top part moved while the bottom poked out more at the top of her staircase she removed her train and returned to the main stage her backup singers followed and danced with beyoncé after crazy in love beyoncé performed a short rendition of gnarls barkley 's crazy ( 2006 ) singing who do you who do you think you are / ha ha ha bless your soul
shaheem reid of mtv news wrote there are few ( very few ) ladies out there who can really sing a lot who can dance a lot more who look good but really no other who can combine all three and add iconic star power like miss beyoncé arguably the best all @@ around stage performer in the game right now jon pareles of the new york times wrote beyoncé needs no distractions from her singing which can be airy or brassy tearful or vicious rapid @@ fire with staccato syllables or sustained in curlicued melismas but she was in constant motion strutting in costumes ( most of them silvery ) from miniskirts to formal dresses flesh @@ toned bodysuit to bikini to negligee frank scheck of the hollywood reporter wrote her performance of ' crazy in love ' featured some surprising arrangements that gave the material freshness performances of crazy in love were included on her live albums the beyoncé experience live ( 2007 ) and the deluxe edition of i am world tour ( 2010 ) beyoncé performed crazy in love wearing a pink fringe dress at a concert at palais <unk> in nice france on june 20 2011 in support of her album 4 and at the 2011 glastonbury festival on june 26 2011 to an audience of 175 @@ 000
in august 2011 beyoncé performed crazy in love during her revue show 4 intimate nights with beyoncé she performed a slowed @@ down jazzier version of the song and danced with a similar routine to the one in the music video during the itv special a night with beyoncé which aired on december 4 in the united kingdom beyoncé performed crazy in love to a selected crowd of fans in may 2012 she performed the song during her revel presents beyoncé live revue in atlantic city new jersey united states ' entertainment resort hotel casino and spa revel during the performance jay @@ z did not appear on stage but his pre @@ recorded voice was heard dan deluca of noted that the song was one of the beat @@ savvy booty @@ shaking workouts performed during the revue jim farber of new york daily news wrote that the first and last parts of the show stressed the steeliest beyoncé told in bold songs like crazy in love a writer of black entertainment television noted that she dazzled fans with an assortment of high @@ energy performances of her upbeat hits like ' crazy in love ' beyoncé also performed the song at the super bowl xlvii halftime show held on february 3 2013 in july 2013 while placing beyoncé at number 33 on their list of 50 best live musicians the writers of rolling stone magazine noted that the performance of crazy in love was a highlight during her live shows with the singer expertly poppin ' her booty
= = cultural impact = =
= = = cover versions = = =
several artists have recorded cover versions of crazy in love in 2003 irish singer @@ songwriter mickey joe harte recorded an acoustic rendition of crazy in love for the charity album even better than the real thing vol 1 alternative rock band snow patrol recorded the song during a bbc session with zane lowe snow patrol 's version was released as a b @@ side to the single spitting games on the compilation <unk> tom middleton presents crazy covers vol 1 and snow patrol 's compilation album up to now ross langager of popmatters noted that their cover sparks an initial chuckle of recognition but soon after becomes more than a bit unfortunate david byrne closed his concert at the hollywood bowl on june 27 2005 with a samba @@ tinged version of crazy in love in 2007 american alternative rock band switchfoot produced a rock version that was released as part of yahoo ' s <unk> series switchfoot produced a video for their cover version nashville @@ based indie quintet wild cub performed a version of the song in june 2014 for the av club 's av undercover series
british band the magic numbers performed crazy in love on the australian radio station triple j and recorded it for the 2007 starbucks ( hear music ) compilation album sounds eclectic the covers project tracy bonham covered the song with guitar and violin accompaniment for her 2007 album in the city + in the woods british close harmony trio the <unk> sisters covered crazy in love for their 2007 album the rise and fall of ruby woo this was remixed by the electronica jazz outfit the real tuesday weld indie artist <unk> recorded an electronic cover of the song in 2009 pattern is movement recorded a cover of crazy in love which they claimed was inspired by anohni 's version this cover was included on their 4 / 9 / 2009 daytrotter session antony and the johnsons released an orchestral version of the song as the b @@ side to their 2009 single aeon
german group the baseballs covered the song in rockabilly style for their debut album strike back in august 2010 crazy in love was performed live on australian idol in season 1 by winner guy sebastian on the final 2 showdown in 2003 a jazz version was performed on season 4 by runner @@ up jessica mauboy on the final 6 big band show in 2006 in june 2008 mauboy performed crazy in love on indonesian idol with some eliminated contestants singapore idol contestant maia lee performed crazy in love on that program in march 2012 swing republic released their electro swing cover version which also ended up featuring on their album released the same year entitled midnight calling in june 2012 robin thicke and olivia chisholm covered the song during the show duets kate kroll of rolling stone gave a negative review for chisholm 's performance saying that her voice sounded thin and she just can 't seem to shake that stepford wife stare emeli sandé and the bryan ferry orchestra recorded a cover of the song which was included on the great gatsby soundtrack ( 2013 ) upon hearing a preview of the song randall roberts of the los angeles times commented that the cover was the best song on the album sang with a surprising simmering urgency kyle anderson of entertainment weekly also wrote that the swing cover of crazy in love was one of the highlights on the album on october 21 2013 third degree covered crazy in love on the fifth series of the x factor australia and on may 4 2014 c major covered the song on the third series of the voice <unk> 2015 monica michael covered the song on the x factor uk filipina actress denise laurel covered the song while impersonating beyonce based on her performance at the super bowl xlvii halftime show in your face sounds familiar ( philippines season 2 ) in which laurel won the season
= = = usage in media = = =
in 2002 beyoncé signed a contract with pepsi and appeared on several of its advertising campaigns one of which featured crazy in love as background music after winning the best collaboration awards for crazy in love at the 2004 bet awards beyoncé dedicated the award to the show 's host comedian mo 'nique who parodied the choreography from the crazy in love video with six equally voluptuous female dancers crazy in love was included on the official soundtrack albums of the following films bridget jones the edge of reason ( 2004 ) white chicks ( 2004 ) taxi ( 2004 ) good luck chuck ( 2007 ) <unk> ( 2012 ) and love rosie ( 2014 ) as well in the tenth season of brazilian soap opera malhação in 2009 the cast of glee performed a mash up of the songs hair from the musical hair and crazy in love in season one episode eleven hairography a parody of the song is also used in the disney channel 's show that 's so raven in the episode <unk> party
crazy in love was re @@ recorded by beyoncé for the film fifty shades of grey ( 2015 ) and used for its trailer which was released on july 24 2014 this slowed @@ down version was produced by boots with violin arrangements by margot both of whom worked on beyoncé 's fifth studio album margot said it inspires me to work on other artists ' songs [ because ] it pushes my boundaries in a direction that i wouldn t necessarily come up with obviously i know how ' crazy in love ' goes but i knew there was the possibility her vocals would be different it 's almost more vulnerable and beautiful this way because you do do crazy things when you fall in love to hear the mood reversed and flipped makes it even more powerful
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= = credits = =
recording and management
recorded at sony music studios ( new york city new york } )
mixed at the hit factory ( new york city new york )
additional vocals recorded at the hit factory ( new york city new york )
contains samples of the composition are you my woman ( tell me so ) written by eugene record published by <unk> music inc ( bmi ) and performed by the chi @@ lites ( courtesy of brunswick records )
jay @@ z appears courtesy of roc @@ a @@ fella records and def jam recordings
published by beyoncé publishing ( ascap ) <unk> south south ( ascap ) all rights administered by music of windswept ( ascap ) emi blackwood music inc obo itself ( bmi ) dam rich music ( bmi ) emi april music inc obo itself ( bmi ) carter boyd publishing ( ascap ) and <unk> music inc ( bmi )
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= moro river campaign =
the moro river campaign was an important battle of the italian campaign during the second world war fought between elements of the british eighth army and lxxvi panzer corps ( lxxvi panzerkorps ) of the german 10th army ( 10 armee ) lasting from 4 26 december 1943 the campaign occurred primarily in the vicinity of the moro river in eastern italy the campaign was designed as part of an offensive launched by general sir harold alexander 's allied 15th army group with the intention of breaching the german army 's winter line defensive system and advancing to pescara and eventually rome
beginning on 4 december four infantry divisions one british one canadian one indian and one new zealand ( which included an armoured brigade ) and two armoured brigades ( one british and one canadian ) of v corps and xiii corps attacked heavily defended german positions along the moro river achieving several exploitable bridgeheads by 8 december throughout the next week nearly continuous combat operations by both sides designed to keep one another pinned down created stagnated defensive positions near orsogna and a narrow pit known as the gully after being held at the gully for 10 days the canadians succeeded in outflanking german defences and forcing a german withdrawal to the ortona orsogna line on 20 december the line was attacked by both corps
by 26 december strong german defences had stalled canadian forces in ortona and british and new zealand forces in orsogna although both ortona and villa grande were captured by the end of december general exhaustion among the allied forces prevented the capture of orsogna and an advance to pescara when harsh winter weather set in it became clear to the allied generals that no further progress would be made and alexander called off the offensive
= = background = =
in late 1943 the 15th army group under general sir harold alexander were fighting their way northward in italy against determined german opposition commanded by generalfeldmarschall albert kesselring whose forces had prepared a succession of defensive lines east of the apennine mountain spine was the british eighth army under general bernard montgomery in october eighth army had crossed the <unk> river and pushed the german defenders from the volturno @@ viktor line defences delayed by logistical problems they were not able to attack the next line of defences ( the barbara line ) behind the trigno river until 2 november however by 9 november forward elements of the eighth army were in contact with the forward defences of the german winter line which had been set on the high ground north of the sangro river
the main attack across the sangro by v corps ( lieutenant @@ general charles <unk> ) comprising the british 78th infantry division ( major @@ general vyvyan <unk> ) and 8th indian infantry division ( major @@ general dudley russell ) with supporting and diversionary attacks further inland by 2nd new zealand division ( lieutenant @@ general bernard freyberg ) and xiii corps ( lieutenant @@ general miles c dempsey ) was delayed by bad weather until late november after several days of hard fighting the germans withdrew to the defences they had prepared on the high ground to the north of the moro river
= = offensive strategy and order of battle = =
the moro river runs from the central mountain spine of italy to the adriatic coast south of ortona the german defences on the moro were a centerpiece of the winter line which guarded the eastern side of the apennines along route 5 montgomery hoped to punch through the winter line capture ortona and pescara and advance to rome the 78th infantry division which had been spearheading v corps since the volturno line actions and had sustained over 7 @@ 000 casualties in less than six months was relieved by the fresh 1st canadian infantry division ( major @@ general chris vokes ) ready to renew the offensive on 5 december 1943 the 78th infantry division was sent into the mountains on the relatively quiet left wing of the army joining the british 5th infantry division ( major @@ general gerard bucknall ) under xiii corps
montgomery 's plan was for the canadian division to attack across the moro in the coastal lowlands to take ortona first and then pescara inland in the jagged hills above the headwaters of the moro the relatively fresh 2nd new zealand division would attack toward orsogna while between these two the 8th indian infantry division would hold the centre of the front in a relatively static role
facing v corps was the 1st parachute division ( 1 <unk> ) under brigadier general ( generalmajor ) richard heidrich on the coast to their right stood the 90th panzergrenadier division ( 90 panzergrenadierdivision ) under major general carl @@ hans <unk> succeeded by colonel ( oberst ) ernst @@ günther baade on 20 december and further inland of them was the 26th panzer division ( 26 panzerdivision ) under brigadier general smilo freiherr von lüttwitz with their right flank on orsogna further inland facing xiii corps was the 65th infantry division ( 65 <unk> ) under brigadier general hellmuth pfeifer supported by elements of 1st parachute and 5th mountain division ( 5 gebirgsdivision ) under brigadier general julius ringel together these units formed traugott herr ′ s lxxvi panzer corps the part of joachim lemelsen 's 10th army responsible for the front line to the east of the apennines
= = canadian division across the moro = =
on 6 december 1943 canadian forces began a series of large @@ scale assaults on major crossing points along the moro river with the objective of securing a large bridgehead along the defensive line three primary points of attack were chosen villa rogatti along the western edge of the canadian sector san leonardo 5 km ( 3 @@ 1 mi ) south of ortona and san donato a small town near the italian coast five primary infantry battalions were selected to assault these positions with the objective of crossing the moro river the offensives were scheduled to start on the morning of 6 december
= = = villa rogatti = = =
the task of taking villa rogatti the westernmost crossing point was given to princess patricia 's canadian light infantry ( ppcli ) having conducted reconnaissance on their objective during the night of 5 december 1943 an attack plan was devised by the battalion 's commander lieutenant @@ colonel cameron bethel ware detailing the objectives of all four rifle companies once the objectives had been secured by the early morning of 6 december anglo @@ canadian reinforcements were to be moved into villa rogatti with the intention of repulsing the expected potentially strong german counterattacks elements of three german regiments the 200th and 361st panzergrenadier and 26th panzer maintained strong defences within the town
at 00 00 on 5 december two companies of the ppcli crossed the moro river moving towards villa rogatti within an hour vicious fighting had erupted throughout the town as the two companies of canadian infantry struggled to break the german defensive lines as b company broke through the german defences a company attacked to the northeast continuing to engage 200th panzergrenadier regiment ( 200 panzergrenadier _ regiment ) near villa rogatti although two canadian infantry companies now occupied villa rogatti german panzergrenadier forces still maintained substantial defences on the outskirts of the town however c company continued to advance steadily along the eastern side of the town encountering significant resistance from the 361st panzergrenadier regiment ( 361 panzergrenadier @@ regiment ) after approximately an hour of fighting by c and d companies villa rogatti had been occupied by canadian forces shortly before dawn
by mid @@ morning german counterattacks on ppcli positions in the town had begun involving tanks from the 7th company of the 26th panzer regiment ( 26 panzer @@ regiment ) field guns and substantial infantry forces throughout the afternoon two infantry companies of the ppcli fought off several attacks by german forces eventually managing to push them back to the vineyards on the northern edge of the town while the ppcli had taken 68 casualties german casualties were estimated at 120 however three strong german formation surrounded the canadian positions at villa rogatti rendering further exploitation of the bridgehead unlikely col ware was advised to be ready to withdraw across the moro river should german forces counterattack in order to allow the canadian division a greater concentration of force on the night of 7 / 8 december the indian 21st infantry brigade from the indian 8th infantry division amalgamated the western flank of the 1st canadian division into their own lines as a result of the withdrawal canadian efforts would focus on achieving a bridgehead at san leonardo
= = = san leonardo = = =
the canadian attack on san leonardo by the seaforth highlanders of canada began late on 5 december 1943 with a company establishing a bridgehead across the moro taking heavy casualties in the early morning of 6 december a company was withdrawn and two additional seaforth companies resumed the offensive as ppcli secured and held their bridgehead over the moro river the seaforth highlanders were struggling to enter san leonardo by 07 15 a single objective had been taken with canadian units pinned down by well @@ coordinated defensive fire from several companies of the 361st regiment simultaneously small arms fire prevented c company from moving up the road from the moro to san leonardo while d company remained on the southern banks of the moro throughout the early morning
in the afternoon having failed to capture san leonardo the hastings and prince edward regiment sent two rifle companies to the aid of the seaforth highlanders as seaforth b company attacked positions west of san leonardo inflicting 129 casualties on german forces in the area however the attack on san leonardo by three seaforth companies stalled rapidly when the 26th panzer regiment 's armoured companies reinforced the sector as a result <unk> was ordered to prepare for a withdrawal from the san leonardo bridgehead
= = = san donato = = =
while attempts were made to cross the moro at san leonardo and villa rogatti the hastings and prince edward regiment launched an attack on the moro river defences at the small coastal hamlet of san donato at 13 40 on 6 december however the single rifle company making the attack achieved little territorial gain and lieutenant @@ colonel kennedy commander of the hastings & prince edward regiment ordered a withdrawal at 15 40 throughout 6 december strong german coastal defences would prevent further advancement despite the incorporation of tanks and artillery into the assault by nightfall the german defenders still possessed control of san donato with the hastings and prince edward regiment withdrawing to the southern bank of the moro river
= = = taking the moro = = =
on 8 december 1943 major general vokes devised a new plan for taking the moro river while the 48th highlanders of canada and princess patricia 's canadian light infantry resumed the assault on san leonardo from the southwest side of the town the royal canadian regiment ( rcr ) would break out of the bridgehead created by the hastings and prince edward regiment then move southwest towards san leonardo to link up with the 48th and ppcli the operation was scheduled to start on the afternoon of 8 december
the attack began with a massive artillery barrage which pounded german positions continuously for two hours at 16 00 the saskatoon light infantry support battalion joined in hitting german positions with bursts of machine gun fire the moment the heavy bombardment lifted the 48th highlanders and the rcr both initiated their attacks d company of the 48th highlanders was able to quickly cross the moro taking minimal casualties however b company was subjected to heavy fire from german mortars and 88 mm ( 3 @@ 46 in ) artillery positions eventually however both companies managed to establish strong positions on the western ridge overlooking san leonardo during the night of 8 / 9 december units of the royal canadian engineers ( rce ) constructed a bridge over the moro to allow armour and equipment to move into san leonardo the following day
as the 48th highlanders secured their positions west of san leonardo the royal canadian regiment was involved in intense fighting southwest of san donato two companies had advanced against strong and well prepared german defences of the 200th panzergrenadier regiment a company was quickly tied down by german mortar fire while b company flanked german positions to the north of san donato by nightfall all four companies held tenuous positions in the thick of german defences on the night of 8 / 9 december the rcr was subjected to counterattacks by the 200th panzergrenadier regiment which were repulsed with the support of continuous canadian artillery shelling
by the morning of 9 december the rce had completed the bridge across the moro river enabling the tanks of the 14th armoured regiment ( the calgary regiment ) to transport two companies of seaforth highlanders across the river into san leonardo by mid morning san leonardo had been cleared of german defenders although strong positions still existed outside of the town within an hour the <unk> ' tanks had broken through german positions near <unk> castle and two companies had linked up with the 48th highlanders and princess patricia 's canadian light infantry within san leonardo finally establishing firm canadian positions across the moro river near the end of 9 december german forces of the 90th panzergrenadier division fell back to their second defensive line a formidable obstacle known as the gully
= = attacks on orsogna = =
while canadian crossed the moro river the new zealand division launched a two brigade attack operation torso against orsogna at 14 30 on 7 december the division had the british 2nd independent parachute brigade under their command anchoring their left flank and were supported by heavy concentrations of artillery and air support surprise was achieved as traugott herr the commander of lxxvi panzer corps had been persuaded that the new zealanders would not be in a position to launch a major attack until 8 december
initially the new zealand attack progressed well but the german defenders regained their composure and the attack lost momentum against heavily fortified defensive positions by 21 00 the nz 24th infantry battalion had fought its way in slow house to house fighting to the centre of the town but were pinned down with no prospect of further progress without significant armoured support however a combination of concealed minefields and well dug in german armour made the task of the allied tanks impossible in the early hours of 8 december the new zealand commander bernard freyberg ordered a withdrawal from the town with a view to renewing the attack after further softening up from artillery and bombers
= = indian division across the moro the impossible bridge = =
with both the canadian and new zealand divisions finding progress difficult it was decided to bring the indian 21st infantry brigade into the attack with orders to seize <unk> with no river crossing available the indian engineers rushed to build a bridge across the moro which was completed on 9 december and allowed infantry and supporting armour to cross and expand the bridgehead on the far bank the bridge was named the impossible bridge because the local geography required for it to be built backwards from the enemy bank of the river
= = the gully = =
= = = initial attacks = = =
following the loss of san leonardo and the moro river the 90th panzergrenadier division withdrew to a primary defensive line 5 km ( 3 @@ 1 mi ) north of san leonardo the line centred around a natural ravine known as the gully with an average depth of 200 ft ( 61 m ) general vokes ' initial plan to take the position ( as well as achieve a foothold on the roads toward ortona ) consisted of a frontal assault by the 2nd canadian infantry brigade which would seize vino ridge capture the gully and gain positions on the ortona to orsogna road however german defences were adequately prepared including gun @@ pits bunkers and shelters