Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez song)

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"Crystal"
Song by Melanie Martinez
from the album Cry Baby
ReleasedAugust 14, 2023
Recorded2023
Genre Alt-pop
Length50:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Melanie Martinez
  • Jeremy Dussolliet
  • Tim Sommers
Producer(s) One Love
Music video
"Cry Baby" on YouTube

"Cry Baby" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez from her [lower-alpha 1] debut studio album of the same name (2015). The song's music video was released on March 14, 2016. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

"Cry Baby" runs for three minutes and fifty-nine seconds. [2] The alt-pop song [3] opens the album, creating a "spooky" atmosphere with minimalist electronic sounds and whispered lyrics. [4]

The song is positioned in the key of F minor and runs at a tempo of 95 BPM. Although it was composed in said key, a chord progression isn't followed. [5] [6]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. Martinez uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.

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