Crazy Times

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title: "Crazy Times" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1997-singles", "jars-of-clay-songs", "songs-written-by-greg-wells", "songs-written-by-mark-hudson-(musician)", "songs-written-by-dan-haseltine", "songs-written-by-stephen-mason-(musician)", "song-recordings-produced-by-stephen-lipson", "essential-records-(christian)-singles", "1997-songs"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Times" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Crazy Times
cover	Jarsofclay_crazytimessingle.jpg
type	single
artist	Jars of Clay
album	Much Afraid
released	1997
recorded	1997
genre	Alternative rock
length	3:34
label	Essential
producer	Stephen Lipson
prev_title	Worlds Apart
prev_year	1996
next_title	Five Candles (You Were There)
next_year	1997
misc	{{Extra album cover
header	Alternative covers
type	Single
cover	Jarsofclay_crazytimes.jpg
caption	US Maxi-Single
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| name = Crazy Times | cover = Jarsofclay_crazytimessingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Jars of Clay | album = Much Afraid | released = 1997 | recorded = 1997 | studio = | venue = | genre = Alternative rock | length = 3:34 | label = Essential | writer =

• Dan Haseltine
• Stephen Mason
• Mark Hudson
• Greg Wells | producer = Stephen Lipson | prev_title = Worlds Apart | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Five Candles (You Were There) | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative covers | type = Single | cover = Jarsofclay_crazytimes.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = US Maxi-Single "Crazy Times" is a song recorded and performed by Jars of Clay. The song was a writing collaboration between the band members Dan Haseltine and Stephen Mason with songwriters Mark Hudson and Greg Wells. It was the first single from their second studio album, Much Afraid. The single fared well in the mainstream, peaking at No. 38 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The demo version of the song can be found on the album The White Elephant Sessions, while a live version of the song is included on the 2003 double album, Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage. This song also appears on the WOW 1999 compilation album.

Track listing

US radio promo

1. "Crazy Times" (Album Version) – 3:34 (Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Mark Hudson, & Greg Wells)

UK commercial single

1. "Crazy Times" – 3:34 (Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Mark Hudson, & Greg Wells)
2. "The Chair" – 5:21 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason)
3. "Weighed Down" – 3:39 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason)

US maxi-single

1. "Crazy Times" – 3:37 (Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Mark Hudson, & Greg Wells)
2. "The Chair" – 5:21 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason)
3. "Frail" (from the original demo) – 4:05 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Bronleewe, & Stephen Mason)
4. "Sleepers" – 1:51 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, & Stephen Mason)

Personnel

Performance

• Dan Haseltine – vocals
• Charlie Lowell – keyboards, piano, organ, background vocals
• Stephen Mason – guitars, bass guitar, background vocals
• Matt Odmark – guitars, background vocals
• Greg Wells – drums, percussion

** Technical**

• Stephen Lipson – producer
• Robert Beeson – executive producer
• Heff Moraes – engineering, mixing
• Chuck Linder – recording
• Mike Griffith – engineering
• Adam Hatley – engineering assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Don C. Tyler – digital editing

Charts

• No. 1 Christian CHR
• No. 38 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks

References

References

1. (April 25, 2017). "The 79 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1997".

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