Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez album)

Cry Baby is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Melanie Martinez. It was released on August 14, 2015, by Atlantic Records through digital download, CD, vinyl and audio cassette.[1][2] The album was supported by the release of three singles. Two singles preceded the album's release: lead single "Pity Party", was released on June 2, 2015,[3] while the second single, "Soap", was released on July 10, 2015. The third and final single from the album, "Sippy Cup" was released July 31, 2015. Cry Baby is a visual concept album. The album is labeled as an alternative pop,[4] electropop,[5] and indie pop[6] release, and received generally positive reviews from critics. In February 2017, the album was certified Platinum, after earning 1 million album-equivalent units (sales, streaming and track sales).

Cry Baby
Studio album by Melanie Martinez
Released	August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14)
Recorded	2013–2015
Genre	Alternative pop electropop indie pop
Length	46:38
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kinetics & One Love Christopher J. Baran Kara DioGuardi Kyle Shearer SmarterChild Michael Keenan Babydaddy Michael Miller Frequency Aalias Felix Snow Jennifer Decilveo
Melanie Martinez chronology
Dollhouse (2014) Cry Baby (2015) K-12 (2019)
Melanie Martinez studio album chronology
Cry Baby (2015) K-12 (2019)
Singles from Cry Baby
"Pity Party" Released: June 1, 2015 "Soap" Released: July 10, 2015 "Sippy Cup" Released: July 31, 2015

On November 25, 2016, Martinez released an EP titled Cry Baby's Extra Clutter. The EP, released exclusively on vinyl, consisted of the three bonus tracks from Cry Baby, and "Gingerbread Man", which was released for Christmas of 2015. The album was promoted by the Cry Baby Tour (2015–2017).

Background and production

Martinez began recording for her debut album soon after she was eliminated from The Voice. She had an acoustic album completely done around 2013 and was ready to put it out, although she decided against it. Later, she finished her song "Dollhouse" and changed her whole sound after discovering how much she liked this new sound. She discarded the tracks from the finished album and began working on new music. In May 2014, Melanie put out her Dollhouse EP, and announced that summer that she hoped to have her album out around October. When October came, Melanie released the video for "Carousel" and postponed her release date for her album, and stated that she hoped to have it out in spring. That spring, Kinetics & One Love announced that all of the vocals for Melanie's album were finished, and Melanie officially announced that her album would be titled "Cry Baby". Melanie began teasing some titles for tracks. The first single was "Pity Party" and was confirmed on May 27, 2015. The music video was accidentally leaked by Melanie herself on May 29, but she later tweeted that she was happy and excited for the fans who had seen it and promised there was "more to come" during her livestream on June 1. It was officially released on the day of the livestream. During the livestream, Martinez announced that the release day of Cry Baby would be in August. The second single, "Soap", was confirmed in late June and it was announced soon before it was to be released on July 10. It leaked a day earlier. The one-shot music video came out the same day.

On July 16, the album art and release date were leaked on Amazon, although the release date was false. On July 17, the album art was officially revealed and merchandise bundles were available to pre-order on Martinez's website, with the digital pre-order on July 24. Before the 24th, the track list of the album was leaked, although the websites that leaked it replaced "Tag, You're It" with "Jump Rope" and "Play Date" with "Half Hearted". The track list was officially revealed on the 24th with the pre-order. Starting on July 27, Melanie released a snippet of each song (apart from the ones on the deluxe edition) on her Instagram page. On July 28, Melanie released the snippet for "Sippy Cup" and announced that it would be released on July 31. On July 30, Spin premiered the video and "Sippy Cup" was released the day after. The album was released on August 14. The CD was packaged as a storybook, with jewel case CDs available later. Both a picture disk and a standard black vinyl were released in the future. Cassettes were then released, advertised as being in yellow, blue, and pink. There is also a less common green cassette. All physical copies of the album are the standard explicit, with the deluxe and clean being digital exclusives.

Concept

The album is about a character, named Cry Baby, a fantasy version of Martinez when she was a child, and a representation of her vulnerable and messed up side. Martinez described Cry Baby as "a child who experiences adult things". She claims that many of the things that have happened to Cry Baby are similar to the things that have happened in her own life, except the part where Cry Baby gets kidnapped and kills her kidnapper. Each song on the tracklist has a childhood-related title and contains childhood-related metaphors while the deeper messages being crossed to the listener carry more adult themes and problems. For example, the song "Cry Baby" refers to someone who is teased for openly displaying their emotions (as opposed to an actual baby), and the song "Training Wheels" is actually about taking a relationship to the next level. The story book available in the pre-order bundle features rhymes and illustrations based on the album, written by Martinez herself.[7]

Release

The album was released on August 14, 2015, by Atlantic Records, through digital download, CD, vinyl and audio cassette.[2] The vinyl and CD have special packaging which includes a story book which follows the album by illustrator Chloe Tersigni.[8] Cry Baby debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 units sold in its first week; it also debuted at the top of the Alternative Albums Chart. It was announced on August 2, 2016 that the album had sold 263,050 copies.[9] On February 24, 2017, the album was certified Platinum, having sold 1,000,000 copies in the US.[10][11]

Singles

"Pity Party" was released as the first single. The music video was released on Vessel by Martinez on May 29, 2015 for early access users. It was then released three days later on June 1, 2015 on YouTube. It was certified Platinum by RIAA.

"Soap" was released as the second single. It was released on July 10, 2015 along with a music video. It was certified Gold by RIAA. As of the end of 2017, "Soap" became an online trending song on the application TikTok (formerly known as Musical.ly) and a challenge known as the "Soap Challenge" gained speed which saw users play Martinez's song while using liquid dish soap on makeup wipes to blow a stream of foam with their mouth.

"Sippy Cup" was released as the third single on July 31, 2015, with a music video. It was the darker sequel to the music video of her 2014 single, "Dollhouse".

Other songs

Martinez said in an interview that she would be releasing music videos for all tracks of the album.[12] The song "Training Wheels" had a music video released on November 18, 2015 as a double feature with a new video for "Soap", but "Training Wheels" was not announced as a single by Martinez.[13] "Alphabet Boy" received a music video on June 2, 2016.[14] A double feature music video for "Tag, You're It" and "Milk and Cookies" was released on August 23, 2016.[15] The song "Pacify Her" had a music video released on November 15, 2016.[16] The song "Mrs. Potato Head" had a music video released on December 1, 2016.[17] The song "Mad Hatter" had its music video released on September 23, 2017, serving as the conclusion to the Cry Baby visual story.[18]

In April 2020, Martinez's song "Play Date", one of the album's deluxe tracks, reached the "Viral 50" songs on Spotify and is subsequently rising on the charts. This resulted from a popular trend on TikTok, where users make an edit of a celebrity with the song playing in the background. Martinez posted on Instagram, addressing the song's success as the "best birthday present ever".[19] As of May 1, 2020, the song has also been certified Gold by RIAA.[11] In an interview with Idolator on May 8, 2020, Martinez revealed plans to record a music video for the song from home.[20]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	63/100[21]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[22]
ABC News	[5]
Billboard	[23]
Outlet Magazine	[24]
Popdust.com	4/5[4]
Spin	8/10[25]
Under the Gun Review	9.5/10[6]

Cry Baby received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allan Raible at ABC News gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a jarring, affecting record that will stick with you days after listening. It's not for passive listening. It is a rare pop record that is both catchy beyond belief and an artistic triumph."[5] Jason Scott at Popdust.com described the album as "13 tracks of pure hypnotic bliss [that] tests the absolute bounds of alt-pop, puncturing and bleeding out of [Martinez's] Lesley Gore and Purity Ring influence," highlighting "Sippy Cup", "Mrs. Potato Head", "Soap", "Cry Baby" and "Alphabet Boy".[4] AllMusic's Matt Collar compared Martinez to Björk and Beyoncé, and said that "her songs also fit nicely next to the work of contemporaries like Lorde and Lana Del Rey." Emma Guido at Under the Gun Review gave the album a 9.5 out of 10, calling the album "a journey with Martinez’s creepy alter ego as she battles her demons and obsessions", calling her songwriting methods "expressional, passionate and marvelously creative" and writing that "The haunted carnival-esque ambience of Cry Baby...takes on a new form of indie-pop music that the world has been waiting to hear."[6]

Jason Lipshutz at Billboard was more critical of the album, giving it only 2 stars out of 5, stating that "Martinez is clearly cribbing from the dimly lit pop stylings of Lorde and Lana Del Rey, but while her wispy delivery strikes the same femme fatale poses, she lacks the subtlety of her influences". He also said the album "shows that Martinez is admirably ambitious, but her insistence on sticking to the album's central idea leaves her contorting into uncomfortable positions".[23]

SPIN named the album number 22 on their list of "The 25 Best Pop Albums of 2015".[26]

Track listing

Standard edition[27]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry Baby"	Melanie Martinez Jeremy Dussolliet Tim Sommers	One Love	3:59
2.	"Dollhouse"	Martinez Dussolliet Sommers	One Love	3:51
3.	"Sippy Cup"	Martinez Dussolliet Sommers	One Love	3:15
4.	"Carousel"	Martinez Dussolliet Sommers	One Love	3:50
5.	"Alphabet Boy"	Martinez Dussolliet Sommers	One Love	4:13
6.	"Soap"	Martinez Emily Warren Schwartz Kyle Shearer	Shearer	3:29
7.	"Training Wheels"	Martinez Scott Hoffman	Babydaddy	3:25
8.	"Pity Party"	Martinez Christopher J. Baran Kara DioGuardi John Gluck Wally Gold Seymour Gottlieb Herb Wiener	Baran	3:24
9.	"Tag, You're It"	Martinez Scott Harris Rick Markowitz	SmarterChild Mike Miller^[a]	3:09
10.	"Milk and Cookies"	Martinez Dussolliet Markowitz	SmarterChild Michael Keenan^[a]	3:26
11.	"Pacify Her"	Martinez Chloe Angelides Keenan	Keenan	3:40
12.	"Mrs. Potato Head"	Martinez Dussolliet Sommers	Kinetics & One Love	3:37
13.	"Mad Hatter"	Martinez Dussolliet Bryan Fryzel Aaron Kleinstub	Frequency Aalias	3:21
Total length:				46:38

Digital deluxe edition[28]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Play Date"	Martinez Jennifer Decilveo	Keenan Decilveo^[a]	2:59
15.	"Teddy Bear"	Martinez Phoebe Ryan Felix Snow	Snow	4:05
16.	"Cake"	Martinez Baran DioGuardi	Baran	3:19
Total length:				56:01

Notes

• ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
• "Pity Party" samples Lesley Gore's "It's My Party", written by Wally Gold, John Gluck, Herb Wiener, and Seymour Gottlieb.

Personnel

• Melanie Martinez – vocals 

Production

• Jeff Levin – A&R
• Pete Ganbarg – A&R
• Anne Declemente – A&R
• Mitch McCarthy  – mixing on all tracks except "Dollhouse", "Carousel" and "Pity Party" at Owl Foot Ranch
• Manny Marroquin  – mixing on "Pity Party"
• Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 77 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 149 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[32] 10 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[33] 24 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[34] 65 Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[35] 36 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[36] 36 Irish Albums (IRMA)[37] 35 Italian Albums (FIMI)[38] 18 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[39] 36 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[40] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 21 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[42] 23 Scottish Albums (OCC)[43] 40 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[44] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[45] 32 US Billboard 200[46] 6 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[47] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[48] 44 Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200[49] 87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[50]	Platinum	80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[51]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[53]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP
EP by Melanie Martinez
Released	November 25, 2016
Recorded	2013–2015
Length	13:51
Label	Atlantic
Melanie Martinez chronology
Pity Party EP (2016) Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP (2016) K-12 (2019)
Singles from Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP
"Gingerbread Man" Released: August 1, 2015

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP is the third extended play by American recording artist Melanie Martinez, released on November 25, 2016. The EP is a physical vinyl release of the three bonus tracks from Cry Baby as well as the limited-release 2015 Christmas single, "Gingerbread Man".[54][55] The vinyl was only available for purchase via Urban Outfitters and Martinez's website.[56] The EP's cover art was drawn by Chloe Tersigni.

Track listing

Vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Play Date"	Jennifer Decilveo Melanie Martinez	Michael Keenan Jennifer Decilveo	2:59
2.	"Teddy Bear"	Martinez Phoebe Ryan Felix Snow	Snow	4:05
3.	"Cake"	Martinez Baran	Baran	3:19
4.	"Gingerbread Man"	Martinez Keenan Arthur McArthur	Keenan McArthur	3:28
Total length:				13:51

Tour

Cry Baby

Tour by Melanie Martinez
Associated album	Cry Baby
Start date	August 26, 2015
End date	April 2, 2017
Legs	9
No. of shows	98 in North America 4 in Oceania 5 in Latin America 17 in Europe 124 in total
Melanie Martinez concert chronology

Set list

1. "Cry Baby"
2. "Dollhouse"
3. "Sippy Cup"
4. "Carousel"
5. "Alphabet Boy"
6. "Soap"
7. "Training Wheels"
8. "Pity Party"
9. "Tag, You're It"
10. "Milk and Cookies"
11. "Pacify Her"
12. "Mrs. Potato Head"
13. "Mad Hatter"

Encore

14. "Play Date"
15. "Teddy Bear"
16. "Gingerbread Man"
17. "Cake"

Notes

• The songs that Martinez played as the encore were based on audience choice.
• The encore songs can be played in random order as Melanie likes, but Cake will always be the last song, except during the last shows in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Santiago (Cake was performed before Mad Hatter).
• Melanie decided to perform "Teddy Bear" after "Pity Party" in select shows.
• From March 26, 2017 to April 2, 2017, "Pacify Her", “Gingerbread Man”, and "Play Date" were removed from the setlist.

Shows

List of concerts showing date, city, country, and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1 – North America
August 26, 2015	Charlotte	United States	Emos' Soutend
August 27, 2015	Nashville		High Watt
August 29, 2015	Atlanta		Vinyl
August 30, 2015	Orlando		The Social
September 1, 2015	Raleigh		Lincoln Hall
September 2, 2015	Howell		Gamechanger World
September 3, 2015	Boston		Sinclair
September 9, 2015	Philadelphia		World Cafe
September 10, 2015	Hamden		College Street Music Hall
September 11, 2015	New York City		Highline Ballroom
September 13, 2015	Washington		U Street Music Hall
September 14, 2015	Cleveland		House of Blues
September 15, 2015	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
September 16, 2015	Columbus		A and R Music Bar
September 18, 2015	Detroit		The Shelter
September 20, 2015	Chicago		Lincoln Hall
September 21, 2015	Minneapolis		Triple Rock Social Club
September 25, 2015	Tucson		The Rock
September 27, 2015	Santa Ana		The Observatory
September 28, 2015	West Hollywood		Troubadour
September 29, 2015	Santa Cruz		The Catalyst
September 30, 2015	San Francisco		Great American Music Hall
October 2, 2015	Vancouver	Canada	The Media Club
October 3, 2015	Portland	United States	Hawthorne Theatre
October 4, 2015	Seattle		Chop Suey
October 6, 2015	Denver		Larimer Lounge
October 7, 2015
October 9, 2015	Kansas City		The recordBar
October 10, 2015	St. Louis		Off Broadway
October 12, 2015	Dallas		House of Blues
October 15, 2015	New Orleans
October 16, 2015	Birmingham		Saturn Birmingham
October 18, 2015	Greensboro		Blind Tiger
October 21, 2015	Milwaukee		Turner Hall Ballroom
October 22, 2015	Lansing		The Loft
October 23, 2015	Grand Rapids		The Stache at the Intersection
October 26, 2015	Toronto	Canada	Virgin Mobile Mod Club
Leg 2 – South America
November 27, 2015	São Paulo	Brazil	Carioca Club
November 29, 2015	Rio de Janeiro		Miranda
Leg 3 - North America
February 21, 2016	Vancouver	Canada	Vogue Theatre
February 23, 2016	Portland	United States	Crystal Ballroom
February 25, 2016	San Francisco		The Regency Ballroom
February 26, 2016	Los Angeles		The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
February 28, 2016	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
March 1, 2016	Dallas		South Side Music Hall
March 2, 2016	Houston		The Ballroom at Warehouse Live
March 3, 2016	Austin		Emo's Austin
March 5, 2016	Tampa		The Ritz Ybor
March 6, 2016	Lake Buena Vista		House of Blues
March 8, 2016	Atlanta		Buckhead Theatre
March 9, 2016	Nashville		Cannery Ballroom
March 11, 2016	Louisville		Mercury Ballroom
March 12, 2016	Indianapolis		Old National Centre
March 13, 2016	St. Louis		The Pageant
March 15, 2016	Kansas City		Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
March 16, 2016	St. Paul		Myth
March 17, 2016	Chicago		Vic Theatre
March 19, 2016	Milwaukee		Riverside Theatre
March 20, 2016	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theatre
March 21, 2016	Toronto	Canada	Danforth Music Hall
March 23, 2016	Montreal		Club Soda
March 24, 2016	New York City	United States	PlayStation Theater
March 26, 2016	Philadelphia		Trocadero Theatre
March 28, 2016	Washington		9:30 Club
March 29, 2016	Boston		House of Blues
March 31, 2016	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
April 4, 2016	Orlando		House of Blues
April 5, 2016	Atlanta		Buckhead Theatre
April 7, 2016	Austin		Emo's Austin
April 9, 2016	Dallas		South Side Music Hall
April 10, 2016	Houston		Warehouse Life
April 13, 2016	Tulsa		Cain's Ballroom
April 15, 2016	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
Leg 4 - Europe
April 27, 2016	London	England	Heaven
April 29, 2016	Paris	France	La Maroquinerie
May 2, 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
May 3, 2016	Cologne	Germany	Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld
May 4, 2016	Hamburg		Grünspan
May 7, 2016	London	England	O2 Forum Kentish Town
Leg 5 - North America
May 13, 2016	Chula Vista	United States	Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 11, 2016	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
June 18, 2016	Mansfield		Xfinity Center
June 19, 2016	Buffalo		Canalside
July 15, 2016	San Francisco		Ca Great America
July 16, 2016	Sacramento		Ace of Spades
July 21, 2016	Providence		Lupos
July 24, 2016	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
July 26, 2016	Cleveland		House of Blues
July 29, 2016	Columbus		Express Live!
July 31, 2016	Montreal	Canada	Osheaga
August 1, 2016	Portland	United States	State Theatre
Oceania
August 12, 2016	Auckland	New Zealand	Power Station
August 14, 2016	Sydney	Australia	The Big Top at Luna Park
August 16, 2016	Brisbane		The Tivoli
August 19, 2016	Perth		Astor Theatre
North America
September 19, 2016	Norfolk	United States	The Norva
September 21, 2016	Richmond		The National
September 22, 2016	Washington		Echostage
September 25, 2016	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
September 27, 2016	Cincinnati		Bogart's
September 29, 2016	Memphis		New Daisy Theatre
October 3, 2016	Columbia		Jesse Auditorium
October 5, 2016	Little Rock		Metroplex
October 7, 2016	Oklahoma City		Diamond Ballroom
October 20, 2016	Los Angeles		Shrine Auditorium
October 21, 2016	Las Vegas		The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
October 24, 2016	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theatre
Leg 8 - Europe
November 5, 2016	Lisbon	Portugal	Aula Magna
November 6, 2016	Madrid	Spain	Palacio Vistalegre
November 8, 2016	Milan	Italy	Fabrique
November 9, 2016	Cologne	Germany	Live Music Hall
November 10, 2016	Munich		Muffathalle
November 12, 2016	Prague	Czech Republic	Lucerna Music Bar
November 13, 2016	Berlin	Germany	Huxley's
November 15, 2016	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega
November 16, 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
November 18, 2016	Zurich	Switzerland	X-tra
November 21, 2016	London	England	Eventim Apollo
Leg 9 - South America
March 26, 2017	São Paulo	Brazil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
April 1, 2017	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Hipódromo de San Isidro
April 2, 2017	Santiago	Chile	Parque O'Higgins

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