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Cry Baby (Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie and David Guetta song)

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"Cry Baby"
Single by Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie and David Guetta
Released9 August 2024
Recorded2020
Length2:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Clean Bandit
Clean Bandit singles chronology
"Mar Azul"
(2024) 		"Cry Baby"
(2024)
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Coming Your Way"
(2023) 		"Cry Baby"
(2024)
David Guetta singles chronology
"Raving"
(2024) 		"Cry Baby"
(2024)
Music video
"Cry Baby" on YouTube

"Cry Baby" is a song by British electronic group Clean Bandit, English singer Anne-Marie and French DJ David Guetta. It was released on 9 August 2024 by B1 Recordings and Ministry of Sound Recordings, as the lead single from Clean Bandit's upcoming third studio album. The song was written by Anne-Marie, Jack Patterson, Camille Purcell, and Steve Mac, with the production being handled by Clean Bandit.

Background

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Clean Bandit, a band comprising Jack and Luke Patterson and Grace Chatto, became known for their signature sound of dance beats and chamber music and were signed to Atlantic Records.[1] "Cry Baby" was written and recorded in 2020, four years before its release date. Anne-Marie sent the song to David Guetta, introducing him to Clean Bandit.[2] The artists then worked on the song remotely on Zoom, as it was during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of four years, they experimented on the song with the intention of trying to make it more country or sped-up, though the final version was one of the early versions of the song.[3]

In the early 2020s, Atlantic put pressure on the band to adapt their sound, as they felt that songs needed to belong on Spotify dance music playlists. For several years, Clean Bandit's releases were darker and closer to house music, and were less successful. Eventually the band negotiated an exit from their label and joined Ministry of Sound Recordings, whose boss had been one of the first people to recommend them and who encouraged them to release the track.[1]

Promotion and release

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Anne-Marie previewed Cry Baby at her Scarborough concert that was part of the Unhealthy Club Tour on 20 June 2024, and continued to perform it at further dates, including at Glastonbury Festival.[4] The track was released on 9 August 2024 by B1 Recordings and Ministry of Sound Recordings as the lead single from Clean Bandit's upcoming third studio album, and was written by Anne-Marie, Jack Patterson, Camille Purcell, and Steve Mac, with the production being handled by Clean Bandit.[5] The track addresses a breakup, with Anne-Marie instructing an ex-partner to "keep on crying", and features strings during the verses.[6]

The song marked the third collaboration between Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie, following their 2016 number-one single "Rockabye" and Clean Bandit's album track "Should've Known Better", and the third one between Anne-Marie and David Guetta, who previously teamed up on "Don't Leave Me Alone" and "Baby Don't Hurt Me".[4] "Cry Baby" is the first collaboration between Clean Bandit and David Guetta.[3] The Official Charts Company, who listened to the track before it was released, wrote that there was "more than a little of a sea shanty" about the track, and described the song as "the purest melding of their trademark brand of orchestral dance-pop since their last UK Number 1 single".[6]

Music video

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The music video for the song was released on the same day as the single.[7] In the video, Anne-Marie embarks on a train journey driven by Jack and Luke Patterson after splitting from her disloyal partner while Grace Chatto serves tea and plays the cello. The Cry Baby Express train was built by Chatto's father. The video features appearances from Nigerian singer Ruger and train expert Francis Bourgeois.[8][4]

The video was shot during seven days across several months due to its participants' busy schedules, with Guetta's contribution being filmed last,[5] and was directed, produced and edited by Clean Bandit after production companies told Chatto that producing it would cost at least £250,000. Many of the sets were built by Chatto's father, a carpenter.[1] In an interview with The Sun, Chatto revealed that the group were robbed of €40,000 worth of equipment and cash while recording the music video in Ibiza.[9]

Chart performance

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In the United Kingdom, "Cry Baby"debuted at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart Top 100, peaking three weeks later at number 51. On the UK Singles Downloads Chart, the single debuted and peaked at number 23.[10]

"Cry Baby" had minor success, appearing, in total, on the charts of twelve countries, including Lithuania (number 2 on the country's airplay chart), New Zealand (number 16 on the Hot Singles Chart), and the United States of America, where it peaked at number 40 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart.

Personnel

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  • Clean Bandit – production
  • Anne-Marie – vocals
  • David Guetta – additional production, mastering engineer, mixing engineer
  • Cameron Gower-Poole – vocal producer
  • Luke Patterson – programmer, drums
  • Jack Patterson – bass, guitar, synthesizer, piano
  • Grace Chatto – cello
  • Beatrice Philips – violin

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates for "Cry Baby"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 9 August 2024
Original
[30][31]
30 August 2024 Extended [32]
6 September 2024 KC Lights Remix [33]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Clean Bandit: We were told to stop making pop music". BBC News. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ @davidguetta (7 August 2024). "A collab 4 years in the making... Cry Baby with Anne-Marie is yours on 9th August". Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ a b Griffiths, George (8 August 2024). "Clean Bandit talk new single Cry Baby with Anne-Marie and David Guetta: 'This is 4 years in the making'". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Sky Magliola, Anna (9 August 2024). "Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie and David Guetta drop huge collab 'Cry Baby'". Hits Radio. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ain't The Same Girl: Clean Bandit Interviewed | Features". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Exclusive first listen: Clean Bandit reunite with Anne-Marie on new banger Cry Baby with David Guetta". Official Charts. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ Clean Bandit (9 August 2024). Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, David Guetta – Cry Baby (Official Video). Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Clean Bandit share 'Cry Baby' with Anne-Marie and David Guetta". Sport Playlists. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ Ross, Gemma (9 August 2024). "Clean Bandit robbed of €40,000 worth of equipment in Ibiza". Mixmag. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Cry Baby - Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie & David Guetta". Official Charts. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Top Radio Hits Belarus Weekly Chart: Sep 5, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b Clean Bandit & Anne-Marie & David Guetta — Cry Baby. TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 35. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Sep 5, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Top Radio Hits Latvia Weekly Chart: Sep 5, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Aug 22, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 2024" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  18. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  19. ^ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: August 16th, 2024 - August 22nd, 2024". TurnTable. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  20. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 31.08.2024–06.09.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Aug 28, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  22. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202435 into search. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  23. ^ "BGM Chart – Week 32 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 33, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Clean Bandit Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: August 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Top Radio Hits Latvia Monthly Chart: August 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: August 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Cry Baby - Single by Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie and David Guetta on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Cry Baby - Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, David Guetta". Spotify. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Cry Baby (Extended) - Single by Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie & David Guetta on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Cry Baby (KC Lights Remix) - Single by Clean Bandit & Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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