"Fanatik" ("Fanatic") is a song by Malaysian boy band KRU, which was released on 28 February 1997 as the lead single from their debut compilation album, KRUmania. It was written and produced by the KRU brothers themselves. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Saw Teong Hin.
Composition The track is three minutes and fifteen fifth seconds long, written, composed and produced by the KRU brothers themselves. According to Norman, the song is to remind youths "not to be hypocrites, but to be more open-minded".
Commercial performance "Fanatik" debuted and peaked at number 4 in the Radio Muzik's Most Popular Malay Songs chart. It spent 10 weeks in the Top 10.
Music video The music video for "Fanatik" was produced by Renaissance Films and directed by Saw Teong Hin with Lina Tan serves as the producer. The video's production costed a total of RM80,000 to RM100,000 and became KRU's most expensive music videos to date. It is one of the two music videos from KRUmania directed by Teong Hin, the other being "Getaran Jiwa".
Track listing Track listing taken from the song's promo sampler.
Personnel KRU Norman Abdul Halim – rap, producer Yusry Abdul Halim – vocals, producer Edry Abdul Halim – vocals, producer
Additional musicians DanceKRU – backing vocals Indigo – backing vocals Elite – backing vocals
Music video Saw Teong Hin – director Lina Tan – producer William Woo – editing Phillip Timm – editing Chin Chen Fong – photography Renaissance Films – production
Cover versions Malaysian rock band, Dr. Kronik recorded the song in rock and nu-metal version in 2002 and included in Wa Caya KRU, a compilation album contains KRU's popular hits covered by artists under KRU Music Group. Like the original version performed by KRU, the song's rock version is much well-received by music enthusiasts and received heavy airplay on Malaysian radio stations.
Awards and nominations Award(s) Year Recipient(s) Nominated work(s) Category Result Anugerah Industri Muzik 1998 "Fanatik" Best Music Video Best Music Arrangement in a Song Malaysian Music Video Awards 1997 Best Music Video Best Performance MTV Video Music Awards 1997 International Viewer's Choice
Release history CountryDateFormat(s)LabelMalaysia28 February 1997CD single, promo samplerKRU Records, EMI Music Malaysia
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