Format CD single Genre Rap rock | Recorded 1999 Length 3:36 | |
Released November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13) Writer(s) John Frusciante, Bret Mazur, Michael "Flea" Balzary, Seth "Shifty Shellshock" Binzer | ||
"Butterfly" is a 2000 song by American rock band Crazy Town. It was released in November 2000 as the third single from their album The Gift of Game. The song reached number-one in 15 countries, including the band's native United States. The song contains a sample of "Pretty Little Ditty" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1989 album Mother's Milk.
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Critical reception
It was named the 34th "Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by VH1. It was also rated number 3 on Billboard's chart for one-hit wonders of the 2000s, compiled in 2009.
Music video
The song's music video, directed by Honey, features the band in a fantasy-like forest complete with butterflies where Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing their praises to two women with butterfly wings. At one point in the video, Shifty's star-shaped tattoos fly off into the air.