Beyonce's 'Crazy In Love' voted NME's track of the decade The Strokes, MGMT, MIA also make the run-down November 25, 2009 Beyonce's 'Crazy In Love' has been voted the greatest track of this decade by NME. It was announced today (November 25) that the 2003 single, which features Jay-Z, was Number One of the Top 100 poll, which was voted for by the staff at NME, NME.COM, NME TV and NME Radio. MGMT were second in the run-down with their 2008 song 'Time To Pretend', while The Strokes' 'Hard To Explain', from 2001, was third. The NME Top 20 tracks of the decade are: 01. Beyonce – 'Crazy In Love' 02. MGMT – 'Time To Pretend' 03. The Strokes – 'Hard To Explain' 04. MIA – 'Paper Planes' 05. OutKast – 'Hey Ya!' 06. The Rapture – 'House Of Jealous Lovers' 07. Klaxons – 'Golden Skans' 08. Blur – 'Out Of Time' 09. Arcade Fire – 'Rebellion (Lies)' 10. Arctic Monkeys – 'A Certain Romance' 11. The Libertines – 'Can’t Stand Me Now' 12. The Streets – 'Dry Your Eyes' 13. The Walkmen – 'The Rat' 14. The White Stripes – 'Seven Nation Army' 15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Bang' 16. Rihanna – 'Umbrella' 17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 'Maps' 18. OutKast – 'Ms Jackson' 19. Radiohead – 'Reckoner' 20. Hot Chip – 'Over And Over' http://www.nme.com/news/beyonce/48559 ---- See the full 100 NME tracks of the decade http://www.nme.com/list/tracks-of-the-decade/158050 Beyonce Crazy In Love (2003) A dancefloor-destroying howitzer of a pop song Beyonce’s finest single was released in 2003 to universal acclaim, shooting to the top spot in America and the UK and picking up two Grammy Awards along the way. Built around a horn sample from ' 1970 hit ‘Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)’ and featuring a rap from boyfriend Jay-Z (reportedly thrown out off the cuff in 10 minutes at a 3am studio session), it remains a classic. If you can judge a song by the amount of times it’s been covered, this track has had the treatment from numerous artists, from Snow Patrol to Switchfoot and The Magic Numbers. TC 5 Facts About 'Crazy In Love', our Track Of The Decade * Beyonce Knowles co-wrote the track with her boyfriend (now husband) Jay-Z and producer Rich Harrison, who had written the bare bones of the song a few months prior to recording. * The chorus hook was inspired by Beyonce fretting about her appearance in the studio. She kept saying, "I'm looking crazy right now" – which Harrison then repeated back to her. * 'Crazy In Love' was included on Beyonce's debut solo album 'Dangerously In Love' and released in July 2003 as the album's lead single. * It was recorded in late 2002 at Sony Music Studios in New York. * In 2004, Knowles received three Grammy Awards nominations for 'Crazy In Love' in the categories of Record Of The Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The song won the last two, but lost out in the Record Of The Year category to Coldplay's 'Clocks'. --

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