Cry for Me (The Weeknd song) Last updated September 16, 2025 2025 single by the Weeknd
"Cry for Me " is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd . It was sent to US contemporary and rhythmic radio through XO and Republic Records as the third single from his sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow ,on February 4,2025. [ 1] The song was produced by the Weeknd himself,Mike Dean ,and Metro Boomin ,with all three of them writing it alongside Belly ,Karen Patterson,and Curtis Williams. Following the release of the album,the song received widespread critical acclaim,and was an immediate commercial success,reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom and Canada,and top 40 in various countries,including number 12 in the United States.
Background and release The song,which was first released as a second listed track of Hurry Up Tomorrow ,was released as the third single off the album on February 4,2025. [ 2]
Composition and lyrics "Cry for Me" is composed of distorted synthesizers and drums that are very hard-hitting before it ends with a trap -influenced outro. [ 3] On the song,the Weeknd says that he feels trapped in a "penthouse prison" as he expresses his internal feelings of pain and suffering. [ 4] [ 5] Carl Lamarre of Billboard ranked "Cry for Me" as the ninth best song on the album as he felt that "The Weeknd's vulnerability is palpable as he positions Hurry Up Tomorrow as his swan song" and "he leans into his mortality and departure,realizing it may be too late to resuscitate his relationship". [ 6] The song is composed in the key of G minor with a tempo of 125 BPM.
Music video The music video for "Cry for Me" was released on February 11,2025. [ 7] Self-directed by the Weeknd,the black-and-white visual features the singer in a sparkling outfit with a hood covering part of his face,as he walks towards a young woman in the pitch black. [ 8] The scene frequently flashes to the musician wandering a city and the woman crying thick,dark liquid. [ 9]
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from first pressing credits and Tidal. [ 10] [ 11]
The Weeknd –vocals,keyboards,programming,songwriting,production Mike Dean –synthesizer,songwriting,production,mixing,mastering OPN –synthesizer Metro Boomin –songwriting,production Sage Skolfield –engineering,vocal engineering,vocal producer,mixing Tommy Rush –engineering,second engineering,assistant mixing Shin Kamiyama –engineering Nathan Salon –engineering Faris Al-Majed –recording,second engineering Ahmad Balshe –songwriting Curtis Fitzgerald Williams –songwriting Lynette K. Patterson –songwriting References 1 2 3 "A Recap of Radio Add Recaps" . Hits . February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025 . ↑ "YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEWS" . Hits Daily Double . January 31, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025 . ↑ Chinapen, Mark (January 31, 2025). "Hurry Up Tomorrow By The Weeknd: Album Review" . Medium . ↑ Levine, Nick (January 31, 2025). "The Weeknd – 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' review: stadium-filling superstar prepares to move on" . NME . 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