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The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Closest Thing to Crazy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020. The Closest Thing to Crazy by Katie Melua – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes . Retrieved 20 December 2020. The lyrics of the song take the form of a series of rhetorical questions, describing the contradictory emotions of being in love. It appears [ weaselwords] that the object of the singer's love treats the singer unkindly, and may not return the emotion. The song is played in the key of E major at a tempo of 64 beats per minute. The vocal range is G ♯3-C ♯5. It has an irregular meter with a mix of 4 The Closest Thing to Crazy" is the debut single of Georgia-born singer Katie Melua. The song is featured on her first studio album, Call Off the Search (2003). The song was written as part of the musical Men Who March Away', and appeared first in 1995 on Mike Batt's album Arabesque .The Closest Thing to Crazy (UK CD single liner notes). Katie Melua. Dramatico. 2003. DRAMCDS0003. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) British single certifications – Katie Melua – The Closest Thing to Crazy". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 20 December 2020. The Closest Thing to Crazy (European CD single liner notes). Katie Melua. Dramatico. 2003. DRAMCDS0006. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)