Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [20] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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| "Don't Cry" | |
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| Single by Lil Wayne featuring XXXTentacion | |
| from the album Tha Carter V | |
| Released | September 28, 2018 |
| Recorded | 2017–2018 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 4:09 |
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| "Don't Cry" on YouTube | |
"Don't Cry" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring fellow American rapper XXXTentacion. "Don't Cry" was released as the second single from Lil Wayne's twelfth album Tha Carter V . [1] [2] The song uses vocals recorded by XXXTentacion prior to his death on June 18, 2018. [3] It debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the second-highest charting song from the album and in XXXTentacion's discography. [4] [5]
The vocals used in "Don't Cry" by XXXTentacion were recorded prior to his death on June 18, 2018. Before the collaboration, Wayne did not know who XXXTentacion was. The collaboration between the two artists happened as a result of Young Money Entertainment's president Mack Maine acquiring the rights to use the verse while sequencing and putting together the track list of the album. [6]
Lil Wayne performed the song live for the first time on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on December 12, 2018. [7] [8]
The music video was released on January 23, 2019, on what would have been XXXTentacion's 21st birthday. [9] [10]
Credits and personnel adapted from the liner notes of Tha Carter V. [11]
Recording
Management
Personnel
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) [12] | 50 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [13] | 19 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [14] | 29 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] | 78 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 64 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [17] | 28 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [18] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] | 4 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [20] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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