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"Butterfly"
#1 weeks: 2
weeks: 2001-03-24, 2001-04-07
genre: rap rock, alternative rock, funk rock
artist: Crazy Town
album: The Gift of Game
writers: Shifty Shellshock, Epic Mazur
formats: CD single
lengths: 3:36

"Butterfly" is a rap rock song by Crazy Town from their album The Gift of Gamethat was released in February 2001. It reached No. 1 in 15 countries, including the Billboard Hot 100.

The song consists mainly of a sample from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' song "Pretty Little Ditty" with additional lyrics by Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur on top.

The song is referenced in DJ Paul Oakenfold's 2002 song, Starry Eyed Surprise, in the line sung by Shifty Shellshock, "Freaky deaky, star speckles and pink butterflies", in a similar manner to that of "Butterfly".

"Butterfly" is one of only two No. 1 songs in the Hot 100 era naming an insect in its title (The other being Firefliesby Owl City)

The song's music video, directed by Honey, features the band in a fantasy-like forest complete with butterflies where Shifty Shellshock and Epic Mazur sing their praises to two women with butterfly wings. At one point in the video, Shifty's star-shaped tattoos fly off into the air.