Crazy Town (BUTTERFLY) Shifty Shellshock Found DEAD/History of the Band
Sad news that Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town was found dead at the age of 49;
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Breaking news this morning as Crazy Town, the 2000’s era group who you might remember for the massive hit Butterfly announced that their frontman shifty shellshock whose real name is Seth Binzer, died at his home on Monday. He was 49.
Crazy Town was best known for its 2000 hit song “Butterfly,” which peaked No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song would sample one time tour mates and close friends of the group Red Hot Chili Peppers 1989 song Pretty Little Ditty from mothers milk. The song would also top the charts in 7 other countries. Crazy Town’s debut album, “The Gift of Game,” sold more than 1.5 million copies. In a strange twist the group claimed they never wanted to release butterfly as the lead single
Guitarist Kraig “Squirrel” Tyler would explain to an interviewer: “We knew all along we didn’t want to release ‘Butterfly’ first because we didn’t want to be known as the band that does ‘Butterfly’. We are looking at this like we want to have a career. That isn’t who we are”.[3]
The critical reception to butterfly was mixed. VH1 named it the the 34th “Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever” by VH1. but spin labelled it as the 13th best nu-metal song.
Shellshock for his part struggled with addiction throughout his music career. The singer appeared on the reality TV shows “Celebrity Rehab” for two seasons and “Sober House” for another two. He would credit Anthony Kedisi, frontman of the CHili Peppers of helping him with him get sober recalling to rolling stone “Anthony found me and took me to lunch — where I tried to borrow money from him so I could get high. I didn’t finish my rampage for a couple of days, but he showed me that I had people who were worried and cared about me. Anthony’s this angel who appeared in my life.”
Crazy Town would break up in 2003 after their sophomore effort, “Darkhouse,” was a commercial failure. They would eventually reunite, releasing their latest album 2015’s The Brimstone Sluggers. Many would brand the band as one hit wonders as none of their releases lived up to “Butterfly”. Just last year, pop-rock singer Gayle interpolated the song for her contribution to the Barbie soundtrack, “butterflies.” No additional details regarding the circumstances of his death have been revealed.
@Jezebelle42
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
That is so sad-I loved that song back in the day, and the remix with Ekoh was awesome too
@redstar7311
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
I didn't even know he passed 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😳🥺
@Mau13-m7q
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Edmonton lost again.
@conspiracytherapist1869
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
A rich kid who grew up privileged and had it all and threw it all away for crack 🥴
@lowerclassbrats77
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Leave no man behind.
@Kaatmandoo4u
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Great song
@gregariousguru
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Damn. Really sucks to be just finding this out. I was always hoping he'd eventually beat this. So sad.
@g-love6507
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Dance'n wit tha devil leads to destruction "Doubt it Not" !
@shawnesebletson9308
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
😢 Jesus R.I.P Seth 😢Godbless ❤❤❤
@METERMAN215
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Well dam man
@cherandissanayake9530
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
R.I.P we love u bro God bless
@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Funny that the government, of all people, would be investigating bands, when they ought to be investigating themselves.
@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
“Butterfly” was a great song. I am not a fan of whatever genre people suggest it fits within, I just like great songs. That was a GREAT song.
@quixgofar
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
I remember they got booed HARD @ OZZFEST on the main stage in the late 90s.
It was relentless…. Saw it first hand.
Would drive anyone to drink. Sad events.
@trinerix4882
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
I dont Care what was….. he is not here anymore❤️ just let him alone
@jaynfontain6635
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Starry Eyed Surprise
@justplayingames8957
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
This got me so off guard. Was a big fan of CXT back in the days but now I'm listening it all over again plus his rather new stuff and it's so good. It's unfair he couldn't fight that damn thing off. He was so talented and seems like a really nice dude when sober. But with years passing and obviously an addiction growing bigger his lyrics became much darker and depressive so I guess he was in that dark place but eventually never get out of it. So sad and really heartbreaking. Rest in peace Shifty you deserved it.
@DavidACox1487
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Condolences to the family
@DavidACox1487
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
IM SO FING SAD I LOVED HIM SO MUCH
@jasonrogers1576
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Yeah we really didn't lose much. We're better off without some drugged-out loser sucking oxygen from the rest of us. And Soleil was an idiot for dating him in the first place. Good riddance.
@py16667
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Great video, but weird note to end on with “oh yeah & they hit a moose once” 😂
@WeeTodd-lp8bz
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
i have a mandela effect where i would've sworn he died sometime shortly after the celeb rehab , it was until i saw a cellphone video of him fighting with his band members a couple years ago that i learned he was still alive ..weird
@Articulatedcopy
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Just sounds like he was a POS his entire life, and I'm not really surprised. He always gave an aura that the good-for-nothings I went to school with in the 90s gave that also ended up nowhere fast. Some, like him, were celebrated for their shortcomings, like his awful music. I do feel bad for him that he was destined to be a villain, but I won't lose sleep over a weak-willed maniac.
@drockny
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Hurt You So Bad is a great track on Dark Horse. Toxic and Darkside are absolutely killer tracks on the 1st album. RIP Shifty.
@violeteyes5255
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Oh Well, Play The Game, Everyone Will Soon Forget Your Name. Dead Is Dead, Ain't No Comin' Back. Didn't Your Mamma Tell You, Don't Smoke That Crack.
@DirtySanchez943
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Seth was an angel and a great musician ❤️ ♥️ 💖 💕 💗 💛
@DirtySanchez943
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Shifty was my childhood hero and idol… These news absolutely shattered me!!!😢😢😢
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