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I’ve always felt like I was a cry baby, I’m so emotional and I take things very personally, and I’ve been made fun of for that. The name has stuck with me. This album is me figuring out how to embrace being imperfect and accepting the things I can’t change about myself, and being happy and comfortable with who I am. In the beginning, when I started writing, I was insecure. As the album went on I got more comfortable with myself. It’s interesting because what happens to my character also happened to me through the writing process of the album.

Melanie Martinez about the Cry Baby album

Cry Baby, alternatively stylized as Crybaby, is the debut studio album by Melanie Martinez. It was released on August 14, 2015, by Atlantic Records through digital download, CD, cassette, and vinyl. The album debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart, placing a spot at #6 with 40,000 total copies sold in its first week. It also topped the Billboard Alternative Albums chart by dominating at #1.

Background[]

Melanie began recording for an unreleased EP shortly after being eliminated from The Voice. By 2013, the EP was completed and was ready to be released, however, Melanie later scrapped it after recording her song "Dollhouse" which led her to change her sound and start working on a new album.

In January 2014, Melanie confirmed the name of the album.[1] In May 2014, Melanie released her debut EP, Dollhouse, and announced that summer that she hoped to have her album out around October. However, Melanie instead released the music video for her song "Carousel" on October 15, 2014, and postponed her release date for her album, and stated that she hoped to have it out in the spring of 2015. The first single from her debut album was "Pity Party" and was confirmed on May 27, 2015. The music video was accidentally leaked by Melanie herself on May 29, 2015; however, Melanie later said on Twitter that she was happy and excited for the fans who had already saw it and promised there was "more to come" during her live stream on June 1, 2015. [citation needed] "Pity Party" was officially released as the first single from the album on June 1, 2015, the day of Melanie's livestream.

During the livestream, Melanie announced that the release date of Cry Baby would be in August. She also revealed that the album would be available to pre-order soon. The album's second single, "Soap", was confirmed in late June, and it was announced soon before it was to be released as the second single from the album on July 10, 2015, with the one-shot music video being released the same day. On July 16, 2015, the album art and release date were leaked on Amazon, although the release date was false. The following day, on July 17, 2015, the album art was officially revealed, and merch bundles were available to pre-order on Melanie's website, with the digital pre-order on July 24, 2015. Before then, the track list of the album was leaked, although the websites that leaked it replaced "Play Date" with "Half Hearted". The final track list was officially revealed with the album pre-order on July 24, 2015.

Starting on July 27, 2015, Melanie released a snippet of each song (apart from "Dollhouse", "Carousel", and the bonus tracks) on her Instagram. On July 28, 2015, Melanie released the snippet for "Sippy Cup" and announced that it would be released as the third and final single from the album on July 31, 2015. SPIN Magazine premiered the music video on July 30, 2015 and "Sippy Cup" was released as the third and final single from the album the day after.

The album was officially released on August 14, 2015 in digital, CD, vinyl and cassette format.

Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP, an EP on vinyl with the album's 3 deluxe tracks as well as the Christmas single "Gingerbread Man" was released exclusively at Urban Outfitters on November 25, 2016.

The Cry Baby Coloring Book, a coloring book that featured illustrations from the storybook as well as illustrations for the bonus tracks, was released at Barnes & Noble a few days after the release of the Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP on November 29, 2016. The coloring book was also eventually sold at Urban Outfitters.

Cry Baby Perfume Milk, a perfume stylized after the album, was released on February 17, 2017.

In 2020, the album started getting popular again due to the bonus track "Play Date" rising in popularity on the video sharing app TikTok.

Tours[]

Main article: Cry Baby Pre-Tour

Melanie first began a pre-tour for the album in June 2015, where only one date was promoted. This was until July & August 2015, where she continued the tour for 3 more dates. The tour only occurred in the United States. All performances after June were done stripped-down.

Main article: Cry Baby Tour, Cry Baby Euro Tour, Cry Baby Australia and New Zealand Tour

Melanie embarked on the Cry Baby Tour in 2015 in North America. She performed all songs from the standard version of the album, and one of the deluxe tracks or "Gingerbread Man" as an encore. During a 6-month break from the tour, Melanie embarked on two other tours which happened in Europe and Oceania. They all eventually concluded in 2016.

Main article: The Trilogy Tour

In 2024, Melanie embarked on The Trilogy Tour, a tour featuring songs from her first 3 albums, Cry Baby, K-12 and PORTALS. Out of 16 songs, 9 of them are performed. while six of them were shortened. For each show, Melanie will mostly have a different outfit.

Story[]

This album tells the story of Cry Baby, a fictionalized version of Melanie and a representation of her unfortunate childhood and her vulnerable and messed-up side. Melanie claims that many of the things that have happened to Cry Baby are similar to the things that have happened in her own life,[2] mixed in with fantasy elements. Each song on the track list is titled something childhood related, while the actual message being crossed to the listener carries more adult-like themes and problems.

The storybook available in the pre-order bundle features rhymes and illustrations based on the album. It was written by Melanie herself, and the illustrations were drawn by her ex-friend Chloe Tersigni.

Characters[]

Main article: List of characters

Primary characters[]

Secondary characters[]

Tertiary characters[]

  • Nurse (featured in "Cry Baby" and "Mad Hatter")
  • Cashier (featured in "Tag, You're It" and "Mad Hatter")
  • Mr. Potato Head's lover (featured in "Mrs. Potato Head")
  • Mistress/"Slut" (mentioned in "Dollhouse" and featured in "Sippy Cup")
  • Plastic people (featured in "Mad Hatter")
  • Beth Anne (mentioned in "Pity Party")

Track list[]

There are 13 tracks on the CD, with 3 additional tracks on the deluxe version. There are currently 64 songs that were intended for Cry Baby, but only some of them made the final cut (46 tracks are unreleased, 18 tracks are released). In an interview with The KnockTurnal, Melanie revealed that she would've loved to include more songs on the album, but "she can’t put 30 songs on an album".[3]

There is both an explicit version and a clean version of the album. The standard album contains five explicit songs and eight non-explicit songs, while the deluxe version contains seven explicit songs, and nine non-explicit songs. This is Melanie's least explicit standard album; tied with PORTALS.

  • 🅴 indicates the song is explicit, but also has a clean version.
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Cry Baby 🅴"  Melanie Martinez • Jeremy DussollietTim SommersOne Love 3:59
2. "Dollhouse"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:51
3. "Sippy Cup 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:15
4. "Carousel"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:50
5. "Alphabet Boy 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 4:13
6. "Soap"  Martinez, Emily WarrenKyle ShearerDaniel Weber • Shearer 3:29
7. "Training Wheels 🅴"  Martinez • Scott HoffmanBabydaddy 3:25
8. "Pity Party"  Martinez • Christopher J. BaranKara DioGuardiBaran 3:24
9. "Tag, You're It"  Martinez • Scott Harris • Rick MarkowitzSmarterChild • Michael Miller 3:09
10. "Milk and Cookies 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • MarkowitzSmarterChild • Michael Keenan 3:56
11. "Pacify Her"  Martinez • Chloe Angelides • KeenanKeenan 3:40
12. "Mrs. Potato Head"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:37
13. "Mad Hatter"  Martinez • Dussolliet • Bryan FryzelAaron KleinstubFrequency • Aalias 3:21
Total length:
46:43
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Cry Baby 🅴"  Melanie Martinez • Jeremy DussollietTim SommersOne Love 3:59
2. "Dollhouse"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:51
3. "Sippy Cup 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:15
4. "Carousel"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:50
5. "Alphabet Boy 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 4:13
6. "Soap"  Martinez, Emily WarrenKyle ShearerDaniel Weber • Shearer 3:29
7. "Training Wheels 🅴"  Martinez • Scott HoffmanBabydaddy 3:25
8. "Pity Party"  Martinez • Christopher J. BaranKara DioGuardiBaran 3:24
9. "Tag, You're It"  Martinez • Scott Harris • Rick MarkowitzSmarterChild • Michael Miller 3:09
10. "Milk and Cookies 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • MarkowitzSmarterChild • Michael Keenan 3:56
11. "Pacify Her"  Martinez • Chloe Angelides • KeenanKeenan 3:40
12. "Mrs. Potato Head"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:37
13. "Mad Hatter"  Martinez • Dussolliet • Bryan FryzelAaron KleinstubFrequency • Aalias 3:21
Total length:
46:43
Deluxe edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
14. "Play Date 🅴"  Martinez • Jennifer DecilveoKeenan • Decilveo 2:59
15. "Teddy Bear 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersFelix Snow 4:05
16. "Cake"  Martinez • Baran • DioGuardiBaran 3:19
Total length:
57:01

Draft track listing[]

As of July 16, 2015, the deluxe edition track list differed from the final release. According to a report by Idolator, the earlier version included "Half Hearted" as part of the deluxe tracks, while "Play Date" was not present on the album at that time.[4]

Deluxe edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
14. "Half Hearted"  Martinez • Miles NastaUnknown Unknown
15. "Teddy Bear 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersFelix Snow 4:05
16. "Cake"  Martinez • Baran • DioGuardiBaran 3:19
Total length:
Unknown
Deluxe edition
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
14. "Half Hearted"  Martinez • Miles NastaUnknown Unknown
15. "Teddy Bear 🅴"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersFelix Snow 4:05
16. "Cake"  Martinez • Baran • DioGuardiBaran 3:19
Total length:
Unknown

Promotional sampler[]

Before the official release of Cry Baby a promotional sampler of the album titled "Melanie Martinez," was released in 2015 by Atlantic Records. This CD, containing six tracks from her debut album Cry Baby, was exclusively distributed to media outlets for promotional purposes. Each copy was individually watermarked to prevent unauthorized distribution, and the CD was packaged in a clear slimline case with a single-sided insert.[5]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Carousel"  Melanie Martinez • Jeremy DussollietTim SommersOne Love 3:50
2. "Dollhouse"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:51
3. "Mrs. Potato Head"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:37
4. "Pity Party"  Martinez • Christopher J. BaranKara DioGuardiBaran 3:24
5. "Soap"  Martinez • Emily WarrenKyle ShearerDaniel WeberKyle Shearer 3:29
6. "Training Wheels 🅴"  Martinez • Scott HoffmanBabydaddy 3:25
Total length:
17:33
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Carousel"  Melanie Martinez • Jeremy DussollietTim SommersOne Love 3:50
2. "Dollhouse"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:51
3. "Mrs. Potato Head"  Martinez • Dussolliet • SommersOne Love 3:37
4. "Pity Party"  Martinez • Christopher J. BaranKara DioGuardiBaran 3:24
5. "Soap"  Martinez • Emily WarrenKyle ShearerDaniel WeberKyle Shearer 3:29
6. "Training Wheels 🅴"  Martinez • Scott HoffmanBabydaddy 3:25
Total length:
17:33

Gallery[]

Cut songs[]

Main article: List of unreleased songs

Melanie had recorded many songs between 2013 and 2015 with the intention of including them on this album. This list is of known songs which didn't make the final cut.

Key[]

  • Bold typing indicates that the song has been fully leaked online or officially released.
  • Italic typing indicates that the song was never released and has yet to leak fully online.

List[]

  1. "99 Cent Store"
  2. "A Thousand Words" (repurposed for the album)
  3. "Animal Crackers"
  4. "Arts & Crafts"
  5. "Ball Pit"
  6. "Band Aid"
  7. "Bittersweet Tragedy" (released on Dollhouse and Pity Party)
  8. "Bombs on Monday Morning"
  9. "Bones Are Blue" (reworked for the album)
  10. "Cartoons"
  11. "Coloring Book"
  12. "Cooties"
  13. "Dead to Me" (released on Dollhouse and Pity Party)
  14. "Drowning"
  15. "Gold Diggin' Love"
  16. "Half Hearted"
  17. "Haunted"
  18. "Heartbeat"
  19. "I Scream"
  20. "Jumprope"
  21. "King Of The Arcade"
  22. "Mirror Mirror"
  23. "Mistakes"
  24. "Night Mime" (reworked for the album)
  25. "Patient"
  26. "Psycho Lovers"
  27. "Ring Pop"
  28. "Rocking Horse"
  29. "Rotten Milk"
  30. "Rough Love" (reworked for the album)
  31. "Run"
  32. "Schizo"
  33. "Seesaw"
  34. "Sticks and Stones"
  35. "Strawberry Fields"
  36. "Toy Chest"
  37. "Trophy Wife"
  38. "Twins"
  39. "Unhappy Meal"
  40. "Where Do Babies Come From?"
  41. "You Love I"
  42. "Zzzz"

Unknown songs[]

These are songs with unknown titles that Melanie has worked on but were only mentioned with little information. There are no audio files surfacing as of now.

On April 29, 2014, American record producer and songwriter Dre Skull, posted in a now-deleted tweet that he was in the studio with Melanie Martinez.[6]

On July 30, 2014, Melanie Martinez and British singer-songwriter Talay Riley posted two Tweets indicating that they were in the studio along with American record producer Rey Reel writing "the sweetest song".[7][8]

Melanie Martinez is credited as one of the artists that the producer and songwriter J Soundz has worked with.[9] It is believed that he produced songs intended for Cry Baby, as most of his genres are Hip Hop, Pop, and R&B-Soul, which also fit into the album's genre.

To see even more unknown songs check here.

Unconfirmed songs[]

The following is a list of songs which existence have been stated to exist and recorded during the sessions of the album by reliable sources, but have very little information known about them and have no actual evidence to prove their existence.

  1. "Shadow Puppets"

Concept instrumentals[]

These are the tracks that were only instrumentals and concepts.

  1. "Makin' silly tracks"
  2. "Skeleton"
  3. "Unknown concept"

Music videos[]

Release history[]

Digital[]

Purchasing any digital version of the album comes with a digital booklet.

Release name Format Release date Edition Tracks
Cry Baby Digital download • streaming August 14, 2015 Standard 13
Cry Baby Digital download • streaming August 14, 2015 Standard, clean 13
Cry Baby (Deluxe Edition) Digital download • streaming August 14, 2015 Deluxe 16
Cry Baby (Deluxe Edition) Digital download • streaming August 14, 2015 Deluxe, clean 16

Physical[]

Release variant Region Release date Edition Additional notes
Standard Black 12" LP USA August 14, 2015 Standard -
Picture Disc 12" LP USA November 27, 2015 Standard Limited webstore exclusive, 1000 copies only
Pink in Milky Clear 12" LP USA November 11, 2016 Standard Limited Hot Topic exclusive, 3000 copies only
Baby Pink and Baby Blue 12" 2LP UK & USA November 25, 2022 Deluxe Webstore exclusive
Blue Sky 12" 2LP Europe January 19, 2023 Deluxe Webstore exclusive
Baby Blue 12" 2LP USA January 19, 2023 Deluxe Walmart exclusive
Standard Black 12" 2LP USA February 17, 2023 Deluxe Walmart exclusive
Translucent Pink Marble 12" 2LP USA December 15, 2023 Deluxe Limited Barnes & Noble exclusive
Orchid and Baby Pink Translucent 12" 2LP USA April 2024 Deluxe Limited Urban Outfitters exclusive, 5000 copies only
Pink Splatter 12" 2LP USA & Canada/UK & Europe February 23, 2024 Deluxe Limited Target exclusive/Limited edition
CDs
Standard CD Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Mexico & USA August 14, 2015 Standard -
Storybook CD USA August 14, 2015 Standard -
Digipak storybook CD UK May 6, 2016 Standard Limited HMV exclusive
Deluxe CD Worldwide May 17, 2024 Deluxe -
Cassettes
Pink Cassette USA 2016 Standard Webstore exclusive
Yellow Cassette USA 2016 Standard Webstore exclusive
Blue Cassette USA 2016 Standard Webstore exclusive
Green Cassette USA 2016 Standard Webstore exclusive

Early concepts[]

In February 2014, Melanie had different plans for the album. One of its earliest versions was not story-driven; Melanie also decided to rework 2013 EP tracks such as "A Million Men", "Birthing Addicts" and "Dear Porcupines", but it's unknown if she ever got around to actually remaking them. "A Thousand Words" was also considered for inclusion on the project, but it's believed that she was simply going to use the EP version from 2013 as it seems to fit the album's sound during that time period.[10][11]

"Bones Are Blue", "Night Mime" and "Rough Love" are 2013 EP tracks that were actually known to be reworked for Cry Baby. The new version of "Night Mime" was recorded in late 2013 and produced by Robopop which then got performed live multiple times in 2014.

The "Bones Are Blue" and "Rough Love" remakes were made in February 2014 with production by Redd Lights, following Melanie's Gramercy Theatre performance earlier that month. Melanie didn't acknowledge the 2 songs at all after reworking them and never performed them again.

"Coloring Book" was a title that Melanie considered for the album. It was later proven to be a real song, meant to replace "Cry Baby". "Coloring Book"'s lyrics gives a rough idea of the album's earliest story-driven version, including the track list, although nothing is 100% confirmed.

On her Tumblr page, where she would usually update fans about the album, she posted two drawings with the title "not sure if productive is the right word to describe my night part 2". The first drawing is supposedly a early draft of the album cover, showing Melanie with twintails and a fluffy vest, slightly showing her nipples. On the background, a purple glittery with balloons and rainbow straps on the top could be seen, accompanied with the title "CRYBABY" made of balloons.

Gallery[]

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To view the gallery of Cry Baby (album), click here.

Trivia[]

  • The songs on this album that were written out of Melanie's experience are "Cry Baby", "Carousel", "Alphabet Boy", "Soap", "Training Wheels" and "Pity Party".
  • This is Melanie's only album with a title track.
  • During a Q&A on Tumblr on July 27, 2015, before deciding the album's title, Melanie considered "Animal Crackers", "Toy Chest" and "Coloring Book" as titles for the album before ultimately deciding on "Cry Baby". [12]
  • "Alphabet Boy" is the longest song on this album, both on the deluxe and standard version, with the song length at 4 minutes and 13 seconds. "Tag, You're It" is the shortest song on the standard version of the album, lasting for 3 minutes and 9 seconds. "Play Date" is overall the shortest song on the deluxe version of the album, at 2 minutes and 59 seconds long.
  • The album was certified gold by the RIAA on June 9, 2016.
    • It was then certified platinum on February 24, 2017.
    • It was then certified 2x multi-platinum on June 4, 2021.
  • The music videos for "Dollhouse" and "Carousel" were fan funded, while the music videos for all the other songs were made with a budget from Atlantic Records.
  • All songs on the standard album have been certified gold by RIAA. All songs from the deluxe edition have also been certified gold.
    • "Dollhouse", "Pity Party", "Soap", "Mad Hatter", "Carousel" and "Play Date" have also been certified Platinum.
      • "Dollhouse" and "Pity Party" are certified 2x Multi-Platinum.
    • 16 songs from the album have been certified; This means that Cry Baby currently has the most certified songs on one album created by a female artist.
  • In some copies of the physical storybooks, there is a spelling mistake with the word "vulnerable" on the page for "Tag, You're It". It is misspelled as "vunerable".
  • The album has surpassed 1.2 billion streams on Spotify.
    • The deluxe version of this album has gathered over 2.5 billion streams on Spotify alone.
  • In an interview with the TikTok Summer Songwriting Academy, Melanie stated that she 'wanted Cry Baby to have a film attached to it' along the lines of how K-12 was made.
  • As of around December 3, 2020, the only official Cry Baby audios on Melanie's official YouTube channel are "Training Wheels", Alphabet Boy", "Milk and Cookies", "Mrs. Potato Head", and "Tag, You're It", along with the deluxe tracks "Play Date", "Teddy Bear", and "Cake". The rest of the audios were set as "unlisted" for an unknown reason.
  • The first known song recorded for Cry Baby is "Dollhouse", with the last known recorded being "Seesaw".
  • "You Love I" was the first scrapped song to leak from the album.
  • On some vinyls for the deluxe version of the album, the track list on the back shows "Carousel" without a number four.
  • Melanie thinks the colors baby pink, baby blue, mint green, lilac and baby yellow describe this album best.[14]
  • On September 7, 2023, Cry Baby became the second most streamed album by a female artist signed over to Atlantic Records.

References[]

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Featured Tracks Play DateTeddy BearCakeGingerbread Man
Characters Cry BabyRushton Dolls
Producers Michael KeenanJennifer DecilveoCJ BaranFelix SnowArthur McArthur
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