Cry Baby (Official Hige Dandism song)

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"Cry Baby"
Official Hige Dandism - Cry Baby.jpeg
Single by Official Hige Dandism
from the album Editorial
ReleasedMay 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)
Genre
Label Irori Records
Composer(s) Satoshi Fujihara  [ ja ]
Lyricist(s) Satoshi Fujihara
Producer(s) Official Hige Dandism
Official Hige Dandism singles chronology
"Universe  [ ja ]"
(2021)		"Cry Baby"
(2021)		"Anarchy"
(2022)
Audio sample

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan
Digital 		—276,716 [21]
Japan (RIAJ) [22]
Streaming 		Platinum100,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Award CeremonyYearCategoryResultRef.
Japan Gold Disc Award 2022Best 5 Songs by StreamingWon [23]
Best 5 Songs by DownloadsWon
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2021Best Video of the YearWon [6]
Best Group Video (Japan)Won [6]
6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022Best OpeningNominated [24]

Cover versions

The official YouTube channel for the anime adaptation of Tokyo Revengers released a video of Mikey's voice actor, Yū Hayashi, performing a cover of "Cry Baby" on October 11, 2021. [25]

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