Cry Baby (Cee Lo Green song)

"Cry Baby"
Single by Cee Lo Green
from the album The Lady Killer
ReleasedOctober 10, 2011
Recorded2010
GenreSoul
Length3:44
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Thomas Callaway, Fraser T Smith, Rick Nowels
Producer(s)Fraser T Smith
Cee Lo Green singles chronology
"I Want You (Hold on to Love)"
(2011) 		"Cry Baby"
(2011) 		"Anyway"
(2011)

"Cry Baby" is the sixth official single from American soul singer Cee Lo Green's third studio album, The Lady Killer. The single was released via digital download and promotional CD single on October 10, 2011. The single version of the track is a slightly different remix of the track, featuring a slightly faster beat and tempo. The music video for the song was premiered on August 8, 2011, through Cee Lo Green's official YouTube channel. The single has so far peaked at No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart due to strong downloads from The Lady Killer.

Live performances

Green has performed the song live several times, including appearances on The Jonathan Ross Show on October 1, 2011, and BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on October 4. He was expected to perform the song live during the live finals of The X Factor on October 9, 2011, but instead sang a medley of "Satisfied" and "Forget You".[1]

Music video

The music video features Jaleel White performing as Cee-Lo Green, as Green was unavailable for filming at the time.[2] The video features White leaving his girlfriend (Tanya Chisholm), and claiming to feel like the bad guy for doing so. He is subsequently surrounded by a group of people in the street, who begin dancing alongside him and performing the song.[3]

Track listing

UK Promotional CD Single[4][5]
  1. "Cry Baby" (Single Version) – 3:44
  2. "Cry Baby" (Instrumental) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Drums – John Wicks

Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[6] 27
Scotland (OCC)[7] 58
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 17
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] 58

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom October 10, 2011 Digital Download, CD single Elektra

References

  1. ^ Published Thursday, October 6, 2011, 13:43 BST (October 6, 2011). "'X Factor' first theme week revealed, Cee Lo Green to perform – X Factor News – TV". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 28, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Oldenburg, Ann (August 9, 2011). "Jaleel White steps into Cee Lo Green's video". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Cee Lo Green is MIA in his "Cry Baby" video". CBS News. August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Cee Lo Green I Want You 2 Track Promo CD | eBay". Cgi.ebay.co.uk. April 4, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "CEE LO GREEN "I WANT YOU" HOLD ON TO LOVE 4 TRACK PROMO | eBay". Cgi.ebay.co.uk. June 18, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Cee Lo Green – Cry Baby". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2011.