"Cradles" | ||||
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Single by Sub Urban | ||||
Published | January 4, 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | NCS | |||
Songwriter(s) | Daniel Maisonneuve | |||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Cradles" | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Cradles" on YouTube |
"Cradles" is a song by American singer Sub Urban,released on January 4,2019,through NoCopyrightSounds.
In January 2019,Sub Urban released his debut song "Cradles" on NoCopyrightSounds. [1] The song went viral on TikTok,resulting in the original audio to receive over 100 million views on YouTube and pushing Sub Urban to sign a deal with Warner Records after topping Billboard 's Alternative charts. [2] [3] [4] The song's success additionally personally affected Sub Urban,resulting in his family’s acceptance of him for previously dropping out of high school to pursue music. [5]
The music video was directed by Andrew Donoho and released on October 9,2019. Throughout the video,Sub Urban is seen in a bedroom lit on fire,solid color rooms with numerous masked corpses,curtained rooms with dancing mannequins,and a narrow metal bridge. [6]
The song is part of the soundtrack of the 2023 rhythm video game Just Dance 2024 Edition . [7] The song is also part of the 2023 rhythm video game Fortnite Festival,added in December 2023.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [13] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [14] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [16] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [18] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |