10 Rock Songs That Killed Bands' Career
2. Butterfly - Crazy Town
It feels strange giving a career killer song to one of the biggest hits that this band ever had. Especially coming out of the nu metal genre, any band having actual chart success with songs about internal angst felt like it was nearly impossible at the time. While Crazy Town were one of the elite few who managed to make a nu metal pop crossover, they sealed their fate as one hit wonders the minute that Butterfly took off.
From the lackluster sample by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the millions of dude-bro-isms in this song, this is the nostalgia trip that no one wants to go on these days, with these tattoo'd metal guys singing about how much they love their girlfriends. You can't dock them points for originality though, being one of the few people in nu metal that were more concerned with love than about their teen-addled rage.
At the same time, there's not too much that's going to redeem this song anytime soon, from the dorky "come, my lady" chants to Epic talking about he will do whatever tickles his girl's fancy. Compared to the other love songs around at the time, this feels like it's being told by two guys who think they know how love songs work but aren't quite sure. They may have crossed the threshold of not being an obscure metal band, but Crazy Town's gamble for chart success ended with a quick and easy single that no one really cares about anymore.