"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 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.
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]
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 musicians wandering a city and the woman crying thick,dark liquid.[9]
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 6. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 6. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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