Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez album)

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Cry Baby
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 14, 2015 (2015-08-14)
Recorded2013–2015
Genre
Length46:38
Label Atlantic
Producer
Melanie Martinez chronology
Dollhouse
(2014)
Cry Baby
(2015)
Pity Party
(2016)
Singles from Cry Baby
  1. "Pity Party"
    Released: June 2, 2015
  2. "Soap"
    Released: July 10, 2015
  3. "Sippy Cup"
    Released: July 31, 2015

Cry Baby is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Melanie Martinez, released on August 14, 2015, through Atlantic Records. Between September and December 2012, Martinez rose to prominence upon participating in the third season of the American edition of The Voice . After the show's completion, the singer began working independently on original material, which she [lower-alpha 1] says she spent the majority of 2013 writing.

Contents

The album was supported by the release of three singles. "Pity Party", was released on June 2, 2015, [1] and, "Soap", was released on July 10, 2015. The third and final single, "Sippy Cup" was released July 31, 2015. Cry Baby is a visual concept album about a character named Cry Baby, who is a fantasy version of Martinez.

Musically, Cry Baby is primarily an alternative pop, [2] electropop, [3] and indie pop [4] record, and received generally positive reviews from critics. In the United States, the album was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, after earning 2 million album-equivalent units (sales, streaming, and track sales). In 2020, the song "Play Date", went viral on video-sharing platform TikTok, causing the album to re-enter charts globally.

Background and production

Martinez had an extended play completely done around 2013, which she began recording soon after she was eliminated from The Voice and was ready to put it out. However, after creating her song "Dollhouse" in September 2013, she decided not to release the aforementioned extended play. She began conceptualizing her debut album, which differed from the sound of the 2013 EP. In May 2014, Melanie put out her Dollhouse EP, and announced that summer that she hoped to have her album out around October. When October came, Melanie released the video for "Carousel" and postponed her release date for her album, and stated that she hoped to have it out in spring. That spring, Kinetics & One Love announced that all of the vocals for Melanie's album were finished, and Melanie officially announced that her album would be titled Cry Baby. Melanie began teasing some titles for tracks. The first single was "Pity Party" and was confirmed on May 27, 2015. The music video was accidentally leaked by Melanie herself on May 29, but she later tweeted that she was happy and excited for the fans who had seen it and promised there was "more to come" during her live stream on June 1. It was officially released on the day of the live stream. During the live stream, Martinez announced that the release day of Cry Baby would be in August. The second single, "Soap", was confirmed in late June, and it was announced soon before it was to be released on July 10. It leaked a day earlier. The one-shot music video came out the same day.

On July 16, the album art and release date were leaked on Amazon, although the release date was false. On July 17, the album art was officially revealed, and merchandise bundles were available to pre-order on Martinez's website, with the digital pre-order on July 24. Before the 24th, the track list of the album was leaked, although the websites that leaked it replaced "Tag, You're It" with "Jump Rope" and "Play Date" with "Half Hearted". The track list was officially revealed on the 24th with the pre-order. Starting on July 27, Melanie released a snippet of each song (apart from the ones on the deluxe edition) on her Instagram page. On July 28, Melanie released the snippet for "Sippy Cup" and announced that it would be released on July 31. On July 30, Spin premiered the video, and "Sippy Cup" was released the day after. The album was released on August 14. The CD was packaged as a storybook, with jewel case CDs available later. Both a picture disk and a standard black vinyl were released in the future. Cassettes were then released, advertised as being in yellow, blue, and pink. There is also a less common green cassette. All physical copies of the album are the standard explicit, with the deluxe and clean being digital exclusives.

Concept

The album is about a character, named Cry Baby, a fantasy version of Martinez when she was a very young child (specifically before she started education), and a representation of her vulnerable and messed-up side. Martinez described Cry Baby as "a child who experiences adult things". She states that many of the things that have happened to Cry Baby are embellished versions of things that have happened in her own life, except the part where Cry Baby gets kidnapped and kills her kidnapper. Each song on the tracklist has a childhood-related title and contains childhood-related metaphors, while the deeper messages being crossed to the listener carry more adult themes and problems. For example, the song "Cry Baby" refers to someone who is teased for openly displaying their emotions (as opposed to an actual baby), and the song "Training Wheels" is actually about taking a relationship to the next level. The storybook available in the pre-order bundle features rhymes and illustrations based on the album, written by Martinez herself. [5]

Release

The album was released on August 14, 2015, by Atlantic Records, through digital download, CD, vinyl, and audio cassette. [6] The vinyl and CD have special packaging, which includes a storybook that follows the album by illustrator Chloe Tersigni. [7] Cry Baby debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 units sold in its first week; it also debuted at the top of the Alternative Albums Chart. It was announced on August 2, 2016, that the album had sold 263,050 copies. [8] On February 24, 2017, the album was certified Platinum, having sold 1,000,000 copies in the US. [9] [10]

Singles

"Pity Party" was released as the first single. The music video was released on Vessel by Martinez on May 29, 2015, for early access users. It was then released three days later, on June 1, 2015, on YouTube. It was certified Platinum by RIAA.

"Soap" was released as the second single. It was released on July 10, 2015, along with a music video. It was certified Gold by RIAA. As of the end of 2017, "Soap" became an online trending song on the application TikTok (formerly known as Musical.ly), and a challenge known as the "Soap Challenge" gained speed, which saw users play Martinez's song while using liquid dish soap on makeup wipes to blow a stream of foam with their mouth.

"Sippy Cup" was released as the third single on July 31, 2015, with a music video. It was the darker side to the music video of her 2014 single, "Dollhouse".

Other songs

Martinez said in an interview that she would be releasing music videos for all tracks of the album. [11] The song "Training Wheels" had a music video released on November 18, 2015, as a double-feature with a new video for "Soap", but "Training Wheels" was not announced as a single by Martinez. [12] "Alphabet Boy" received a music video on June 2, 2016. [13] A double feature music video for "Tag, You're It" and "Milk and Cookies" was released on August 23, 2016. [14] The song "Pacify Her" had a music video released on November 15, 2016. [15] The song "Mrs. Potato Head" had a music video released on December 1, 2016. [16] The song "Mad Hatter" had its music video released on September 23, 2017, serving as the conclusion to the Cry Baby visual story. [17]

In April 2020, Martinez's song "Play Date", one of the deluxe edition's bonus tracks, reached the "Viral 50" songs on Spotify and subsequently had risen on the charts. This resulted from a popular trend on multiple platforms where users make an edit of a celebrity with the song playing in the background. [18] [19] Martinez posted on Instagram, addressing the song's success as the "best birthday present ever". [20] On May 1, 2020, the song was certified Gold by RIAA and as of December 8, 2020 the song has been certified Platinum. [10] In an interview with Idolator on May 8, 2020, Martinez revealed plans to record a music video for the song from home. [21]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [22]
ABC News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [23]
Outlet MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [24]
Popdust.com4/5 [2]
Spin 8/10 [25]
Under the Gun Review9.5/10 [4]

Cry Baby received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allan Raible at ABC News gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a jarring, affecting record that will stick with you days after listening. It's not for passive listening. It is a rare pop record that is both catchy beyond belief and an artistic triumph." [3] Jason Scott at Popdust.com described the album as "13 tracks of pure hypnotic bliss [that] tests the absolute bounds of alt-pop, puncturing and bleeding out of [Martinez's] Lesley Gore and Purity Ring influence," highlighting "Sippy Cup", "Mrs. Potato Head", "Soap", "Cry Baby" and "Alphabet Boy". [2] AllMusic's Matt Collar compared Martinez to Björk and Beyoncé, and said that "her songs also fit nicely next to the work of contemporaries like Lorde and Lana Del Rey." Emma Guido at Under the Gun Review gave the album a 9.5 out of 10, calling the album "a journey with Martinez’s creepy alter ego as she battles her demons and obsessions", calling her songwriting methods "expressional, passionate and marvelously creative" and writing that "the haunted carnival-esque ambience of Cry Baby...takes on a new form of indie-pop music that the world has been waiting to hear." [4]

Spin named the album number 22 on their list of "The 25 Best Pop Albums of 2015". [26]

Track listing

Standard edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cry Baby" One Love 3:59
2."Dollhouse"
  • Martinez
  • Dussolliet
  • Sommers
One Love3:51
3."Sippy Cup"
  • Martinez
  • Dussolliet
  • Sommers
One Love3:15
4."Carousel"
  • Martinez
  • Dussolliet
  • Sommers
One Love3:50
5."Alphabet Boy"
  • Martinez
  • Dussolliet
  • Sommers
One Love4:13
6."Soap"
Shearer3:29
7."Training Wheels"
Babydaddy 3:25
8."Pity Party"
Baran3:24
9."Tag, You're It"
  • SmarterChild
  • Mike Miller [a]
3:09
10."Milk and Cookies"
  • Martinez
  • Dussolliet
  • Markowitz
  • SmarterChild
  • Michael Keenan [a]
3:26
11."Pacify Her"
Keenan3:40
12."Mrs. Potato Head"
  • Martinez
  • Dussolliet
  • Sommers
Kinetics & One Love3:37
13."Mad Hatter"
3:21
Total length:46:38
Digital deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Play Date"
  • Keenan
  • Decilveo [a]
2:59
15."Teddy Bear"
Snow4:05
16."Cake"
  • Martinez
  • Baran
  • DioGuardi
Baran3:19
Total length:57:01

Notes

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Cry Baby
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [55] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [56] Platinum20,000
Italy (FIMI) [57] Gold25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [58] 2× Platinum120,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [59] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [60] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Cry Baby
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
VariousAugust 14, 2015 digital download Standard Atlantic [61]
Clean [62]
Deluxe [63]
Clean deluxe [64]
streaming Standard [65]
Clean [66]
Deluxe [67]
Clean deluxe [68]
Argentina CD Standard [69]
Canada [70]
United States [71]
AustraliaSeptember 18, 2015 [72]
EuropeOctober 2015 [73]
BrazilNovember 11, 2015 [74]
United StatesNovember 27, 2015 LP record [75]
Europe [76]
United StatesPicture disc [77]
United KingdomMay 6, 2016CD HMV exclusive [78]
United StatesNovember 11, 2016LP record Hot Topic exclusive [79]
Various2016 Cassette tape Blue [80]
Green [81]
Pink [82]
Yellow [83]
November 25, 2022LP recordDeluxe pink/blue [84]
United StatesJanuary 19, 2023 Walmart exclusive [85]

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP
Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP Cover.jpg
EP by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2016
Recorded2013–2015
Length13:51
Label Atlantic
Melanie Martinez chronology
Pity Party EP
(2016)
Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP
(2016)
K–12
(2019)
Singles from Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP
  1. "Gingerbread Man"
    Released: January 29, 2016

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP is the third extended play by American recording artist Melanie Martinez, released on November 25, 2016. The EP is a physical vinyl release and her first EP without a digital release of the three bonus tracks from Cry Baby as well as the limited-release 2015 Christmas single, "Gingerbread Man". [86] [87] The vinyl was only available for purchase via Urban Outfitters and Martinez's website. [88] The EP's cover art was drawn by Chloe Tersigni.

Track listing

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Play Date"
2:59
2."Teddy Bear"
Snow4:05
3."Cake"
  • Martinez
  • Baran
Baran3:19
4."Gingerbread Man"
  • Martinez
  • Keenan
  • Arthur McArthur
  • Keenan
  • McArthur
3:28
Total length:13:51

Release history

Release dates and formats for Cry Baby's Extra Clutter
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousNovember 25, 2016 LP record Atlantic [89]

Tour

Cry Baby
Tour by Melanie Martinez
Associated albumCry Baby
Start dateAugust 26, 2015
End dateApril 2, 2017
Legs9
No. of shows98 in North America
4 in Oceania
5 in Latin America
17 in Europe
124 in total
Supporting acts
  • Handsome Ghost [90]
Melanie Martinez concert chronology

The Cry Baby Tour was the second concert tour by American singer Melanie Martinez, in support of her first studio album Cry Baby. The tour consisted of nine legs and 124 shows, beginning on August 26, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina, [91] and concluded on April 2, 2017 in Santiago, Chile. [92]

Set list

  1. "Cry Baby"
  2. "Dollhouse"
  3. "Sippy Cup"
  4. "Carousel"
  5. "Alphabet Boy"
  6. "Soap"
  7. "Training Wheels"
  8. "Pity Party"
  9. "Tag, You're It"
  10. "Milk and Cookies"
  11. "Pacify Her"
  12. "Mrs. Potato Head"
  13. "Mad Hatter"

Encore

  1. "Play Date"
  2. "Teddy Bear"
  3. "Gingerbread Man"
  4. "Cake"

Notes

Notes

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

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