Sippy Cup (song)

"Sippy Cup" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez as the third single from her debut album, Cry Baby. A music video featuring fashion designer Stella Rose Saint Clair was released July 31, 2015.[2]

"Sippy Cup"
Single by Melanie Martinez
from the album Cry Baby
ReleasedJuly 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)
Genre Electronic[1]
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)One Love
Melanie Martinez singles chronology
"Soap"
(2015)		 "Sippy Cup"
(2015)		 "Gingerbread Man"
(2015)
Music video
"Sippy Cup" on YouTube

Background and composition

In the interview with SPIN, Martinez described "Sippy Cup" as the second part to "Dollhouse". "The song is basically the bridge between the Dollhouse EP and the Cry Baby album. This song is about what actually "goes down in the kitchen", a deeper look into Crybaby's family life. This is my favorite video I've done so far. Directing this music video made me very excited to direct videos for every single song on the album. I can't wait to continue telling the story of the album in every way possible."[3] The song is composed in G minor.[4]

Music video

Martinez further explores the character of Cry Baby and her home life in "Sippy Cup", showing just how serious her parents' problems are. No matter how much her mother tries to hide her alcoholism, Cry Baby knows that she is hiding liquor in her sippy cup. When the drunk mother sees her husband with another woman, she ties both of them up, murders them, and covers the bodies up with a bloody sheet. Cry Baby then walks in on the crime scene; shocked and overwhelmed by the sight, she begins to panic. Her mother puts her to sleep and when she awakens, Cry Baby is chained to her own bed. To cover up the murder, her mother drugs her so she would forget the gruesome memory.

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Alternative Digital Songs[5] 18

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide July 31, 2015 Digital download (via pre-order of the album) Atlantic Records [7]
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References
  1. Kieran Launder, "Hear this: Melanie Martinez - Sippy Cup", The National Student, August 3, 2015
  2. Melanie Martinez - Sippy Cup (Official Video). December 31, 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. Tali Jaqueline, "Melanie Martinez Slips Into Surrealist Mayhem in Arresting 'Sippy Cup' Video", SPIN, July 30, 2015
  4. Musicnotes.com
  5. "Melanie Martinez Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. "American single certifications – Melanie Martinez – Sippy Cup". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 1, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  7. "Sippy Cup (Explicit): Melanie Martinez". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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