Peak
1
Weeks
23
Score
4,751
Chart Year
2001
The song's music video, directed by Honey, shows the band in a fantastical forest full of butterflies. Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing praises to two women with butterfly wings (Cynthia Mittweg & Melissa Binzer). At one point in the video, Shifty's star-shaped tattoos fly off into the air.
The album had been out for a year and a half before this became a hit. It was the third single from Crazy Town. They first released harder songs "Toxic" and "Darkside," which flopped. Crazy Town toured with Buckcherry, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Methods Of Mayhem for two years before this became a hit. Crazy Town lead singer Shifty Shellshock (Seth Binzer) wrote this song about the girl he was seeing at the time. Most of the group's songs were full of macho swagger, which made her wary of Shellshock, so he set out to write something more romantic. The two were living together at the time, and she collected butterflies. As Shellshock tells it, he was lying on the bed, thinking about what to call his song, when he spotted a butterfly on the ceiling. That gave him the title, and he later came up with the line, "You're my butterfly, sugar baby." He brought the idea to the band, and they loved the idea; they recorded the demo that very evening. Unfortunately, things didn't work out for Shellshock and his butterfly girl - they were together for three years before a tough breakup. This samples "Pretty Little Ditty" from The Red Hot Chili Peppers album Mother's Milk. After writing the lyrics, Shellshock asked his producer to give it a mellow feel similar to "Under The Bridge" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is an uncharacteristic pop song for Crazy Town. Their music is typically more aggressive rap-rock, but this was a huge crossover hit. It was played on rock, pop, and alternative radio stations. MTV featured this on their 2001 spring break coverage from Cancun. The video was directed by a team that worked on the movies The Matrix and What Dreams May Come. It is based on the images from What Dreams May Come. Many bands resent their first hit if it gets overexposed and does not really represent the sound of the band, but Shellshock still loves this. He has fond memories of how it made them very popular. This was one of the songs targeted by the Federal Trade Commission in 2001 as inappropriate for underage listeners. The commission wanted advertising for this and many other songs to contain parental advisory warnings. Shifty Shellshock's then-girlfriend Cynthia is in the music video. Epic Mazur wore a DARE T-shirt in the video. The irony is apparent when you consider that Epic has been to rehab to avoid charges of cocaine possession and continued to smoke marijuana. In 2002, this was honored by two different music publishing organizations. Crazy Town belongs to ASCAP, who gave them an award, but because this samples a Red Hot Chili Peppers song, and they are represented by rival company BMI, that organization also honored this. The awards indicate this got a lot of airplay on radio and MTV.
Come my lady Come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady Come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Such a sexy, sexy pretty little thing Fierce nipple pierce, you got me sprung with your tongue ring And I ain't gonna lie 'cause your loving gets me high So to keep you by my side, there's nothing that I won't try Butterflies in her eyes and the looks to kill Time is passing, I'm asking could this be real? 'Cause I can't sleep, I can't hold still The only thing I really know is she got sex appeal I can feel, too much is never enough You're always there to lift me up When these times get rough, I was lost, now I'm found Ever since you've been around You're the women that I want So yo, I'm putting it down Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy I don't deserve you, unless it's some kind of hidden message To show me life is precious Then I guess it's true But to tell truth, I really never knew 'Til I met you, see, I was lost and confused Twisted and used up Knew a better life existed but thought that I missed it My lifestyle's wild, I was living like a wild child Trapped on a short leash, paroled in police files So yo, what's happening now? I see the sun breaking down into dark clouds And a vision of you standing out in a crowd, so Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Hey sugar mama, come and dance with me The smartest thing you ever did was take a chance with me Whatever tickles your fancy Girl, it's me and you like Sid and Nancy So sexy, almost evil, talkin' 'bout butterflies in my head I used to think that happy endings were only in the books I read but You made me feel alive when I was almost dead You filled that empty space with the love I used to chase And as far as I can see, it don't get better than this So butterfly, here is a song and it's sealed with a kiss And a thank you miss Come and dance with me Come and dance with me Come and dance with me So come and dance with me Uh-huh, uh-huh Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Come my lady, come-come my lady You're my butterfly, sugar baby Come my lady, you're my pretty baby I'll make your legs shake You make me go crazy Come and dance with me (yeah) Come and dance with me Come and dance with me (yeah) Come and dance with me Uh-huh, uh-huh Come and dance with me (yeah) Come and dance with me Come and dance with me (yeah) Come and dance with me Come and dance with me Come and dance with me Come and dance with me
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 6, 2001 | 75 | 51 |
| 2 | Jan 13, 2001 | 75 | 51 |
| 3 | Jan 20, 2001 | 58 | 68 |
| 4 | Jan 27, 2001 | 45 | 81 |
| 5 | Feb 3, 2001 | 27 | 99 |
| 6 | Feb 10, 2001 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Feb 17, 2001 | 20 | 106 |
| 8 | Feb 24, 2001 | 12 | 114 |
| 9 | Mar 3, 2001 | 11 | 115 |
| 10 | Mar 10, 2001 | 2 | 124 |
| 11 | Mar 17, 2001 | 2 | 124 |
| 12 | Mar 24, 2001 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | Mar 31, 2001 | 2 | 124 |
| 14 | Apr 7, 2001 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | Apr 14, 2001 | 4 | 122 |
| 16 | Apr 21, 2001 | 6 | 120 |
| 17 | Apr 28, 2001 | 7 | 119 |
| 18 | May 5, 2001 | 11 | 115 |
| 19 | May 12, 2001 | 17 | 109 |
| 20 | May 19, 2001 | 22 | 104 |