10 One-Hit Wonders That Defined The Early 2000s

9. Crazy Town - "Butterfly"

Crazy Town might be the closest thing the early part of this century had to an identity. Does that scare you? It should, because Crazy Town didn't even have a true identity themselves. They were a curious blend of rap, metal, pop, and "alt rock." (In quotes because pretty much anyone could get away with using that label at the time.)

So their non-identity became our cultural identity for a while. Make sense?

The fact is, we, as a society, were suffering from a major identity crisis when Crazy Town got our attention in 2000. And that's good because "Butterfly" offered just a little bit of everything, so we didn't really have to make a decision on what the new Millennium would be just yet. We could stave that off for at leas another year while be blared this non-commital track at top volume.