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| − | "'''Pity Party'''" is a song by [[Melanie Martinez]] featured on her debut album ''[[Cry Baby (Album)|Cry Baby]],'' as the lead single and eighth track and the first track on ''Pity Party''. The music video was posted on Vessel by Melanie on May 29, 2015 and released three days later on June 1, 2015. It impacted contemporary hit the radio on March 22, 2016. |
+ | "'''Pity Party'''" is a song by [[Melanie Martinez]] featured on her debut album ''[[Cry Baby (Album)|Cry Baby]],'' as the lead single and eighth track and the first track on ''Pity Party''. The music video was posted on Vessel by Melanie on May 29<sup>th</sup>, 2015 and released three days later on June 1<sup>st</sup>, 2015. It impacted contemporary hit the radio on March 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2016. |
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| − | * June 6<sup>th</sup> 2020 - 4 stems are leaked. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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A turning point of her emotions is referenced in the lines, "I'm laughing, I'm crying, It feels like I'm dying". No one came to her party, so she is very emotional and can't control it. She doesn't know whether to cry or laugh it off. Finally, in the end, she decides that she is her own person, without anyone else. She can do what she wants, even cry, and doesn't have to deal with cultural differences. |
A turning point of her emotions is referenced in the lines, "I'm laughing, I'm crying, It feels like I'm dying". No one came to her party, so she is very emotional and can't control it. She doesn't know whether to cry or laugh it off. Finally, in the end, she decides that she is her own person, without anyone else. She can do what she wants, even cry, and doesn't have to deal with cultural differences. |
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| − | * At 0:33 in the video, there are building blocks in the background with letters on them. This may be a reference to |
+ | * At 0:33 in the video, there are building blocks in the background with letters on them. This may be a reference to "[[Alphabet Boy (Song)|Alphabet Boy]]". |
| − | * In the video, Melanie is eating milk and cookies while writing the invitations, which could be a reference to |
+ | * In the video, Melanie is eating milk and cookies while writing the invitations, which could be a reference to "[[Milk and Cookies]]". |
| − | * The lyric "I'm laughing, I'm crying, it feels like I'm dying", could be a reference to [[Cry Baby (Song)| |
+ | * The lyric "I'm laughing, I'm crying, it feels like I'm dying", could be a reference to "[[Cry Baby (Song)|Cry Baby]]" "So you laugh through your tears". |
| − | *In the music video, Melanie cuts off a rabbit's head, which might be a reference to [[Whinnie (Pet)|Whinnie's]] death. |
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== Lyrics == |
== Lyrics == |
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== Errors == |
== Errors == |
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* When it comes to the part where Cry Baby is playing the board game by herself, on the table in the shot before, there was a giant birthday cake. It disappeared between shots. |
* When it comes to the part where Cry Baby is playing the board game by herself, on the table in the shot before, there was a giant birthday cake. It disappeared between shots. |
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* Cry Baby writes an invitation for Johnny twice in the introduction of the song. The only difference is the number of hearts next to his name. |
* Cry Baby writes an invitation for Johnny twice in the introduction of the song. The only difference is the number of hearts next to his name. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| − | * The lyric, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to," is a sample from Lesley Gore's 1963 hit song, |
+ | * The lyric, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to," is a sample from Lesley Gore's 1963 hit song, "It's My Party". |
** A heavily edited sample of that song's chorus is present in the background of Pity Party's chorus. |
** A heavily edited sample of that song's chorus is present in the background of Pity Party's chorus. |
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*** This, however, is not presented in the music video. |
*** This, however, is not presented in the music video. |
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** On one of the invitations, the person being invited is Johnny. This references the original song, in which Johnny is the name of Lesley's boyfriend that left her party with another girl. His name was archetypal for a teen boy in the 1950's. |
** On one of the invitations, the person being invited is Johnny. This references the original song, in which Johnny is the name of Lesley's boyfriend that left her party with another girl. His name was archetypal for a teen boy in the 1950's. |
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| − | * Melanie said her favorite part of the |
+ | * Melanie said her favorite part of the "Pity Party" music video is when she got to destroy the bear. |
| − | *When Cry Baby is waiting for her friends to show up, there are presents on the lower right, despite the fact that no one came to her party. |
+ | * When Cry Baby is waiting for her friends to show up, there are presents on the lower right, despite the fact that no one came to her party. |
* There are 9 candles on Cry Baby's cake, making it assumed that she is 9 years old. |
* There are 9 candles on Cry Baby's cake, making it assumed that she is 9 years old. |
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** In the Cry Baby storybook, however, there are 3 candles. |
** In the Cry Baby storybook, however, there are 3 candles. |
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* On the invitations, August is written for the date, revealing that Cry Baby's birthday is in August. |
* On the invitations, August is written for the date, revealing that Cry Baby's birthday is in August. |
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** Although in the 2019 issue of ''[[Alternative Press]]'' magazine, it is stated that Cry Baby is a Taurus, which indicates she was born in either April or May. |
** Although in the 2019 issue of ''[[Alternative Press]]'' magazine, it is stated that Cry Baby is a Taurus, which indicates she was born in either April or May. |
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| − | * This is Melanie's second most popular song, after |
+ | * This is Melanie's second most popular song, after "[[Dollhouse (Song)|Dollhouse]]". |
* The music video has reached over 178 million views and 2.3 million likes on YouTube. It is Melanie's second music video to reach over 100 million views. |
* The music video has reached over 178 million views and 2.3 million likes on YouTube. It is Melanie's second music video to reach over 100 million views. |
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* This is Melanie's first and currently the only song to reach the top 40 of pop radio. |
* This is Melanie's first and currently the only song to reach the top 40 of pop radio. |
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* There are seven official remixes of this song which can be found on the ''[[Pity Party (Remixes) (EP)]]''. |
* There are seven official remixes of this song which can be found on the ''[[Pity Party (Remixes) (EP)]]''. |
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* The scream in the song is not actually Melanie's scream. |
* The scream in the song is not actually Melanie's scream. |
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| − | * Melanie has said this is the song she is most proud of on [[Cry Baby (Album)| |
+ | * Melanie has said this is the song she is most proud of on ''[[Cry Baby (Album)|Cry Baby]]''. |
** Melanie also said that it's the hardest song for her to perform due to the fact that she has to push her voice a little more than she is used to. |
** Melanie also said that it's the hardest song for her to perform due to the fact that she has to push her voice a little more than she is used to. |
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| − | * Pity Party was certified gold on July 28, 2016 |
+ | * Pity Party was certified gold on July 28<sup>th</sup>, 2016 |
| − | **It was then certified platinum on July 7, 2017. |
+ | ** It was then certified platinum on July 7<sup>th</sup>, 2017. |
| − | * This is Melanie's second song to be certified gold, after |
+ | * This is Melanie's second song to be certified gold, after "Dollhouse". |
** This is also Melanie's second song to be certified platinum. |
** This is also Melanie's second song to be certified platinum. |
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* In the music video, Melanie wore a ''[[Lime Crime]]'' velvetine called "[https://www.limecrime.com/lipsticks/velvetines-matte-lipstick/riot-red-brown Riot]". |
* In the music video, Melanie wore a ''[[Lime Crime]]'' velvetine called "[https://www.limecrime.com/lipsticks/velvetines-matte-lipstick/riot-red-brown Riot]". |
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** This is because the writers of Lesley Gore's ''It's My Party'' were also credited. |
** This is because the writers of Lesley Gore's ''It's My Party'' were also credited. |
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* Melanie bought some of the music video's props at a store called [[Captain Vintage]]. |
* Melanie bought some of the music video's props at a store called [[Captain Vintage]]. |
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| − | * The clock that can be seen at 0:56 is the same clock that appeared in the hospital scene in the music video of |
+ | * The clock that can be seen at 0:56 is the same clock that appeared in the hospital scene in the music video of "[[Cry Baby (Song)|Cry Baby]]". |
* The official mixed stems of this song have been leaked. |
* The official mixed stems of this song have been leaked. |
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* There is an unknown faint, pitched vocal clip in the background that can be heard at the end of the bridge. Its placement is unexplained. |
* There is an unknown faint, pitched vocal clip in the background that can be heard at the end of the bridge. Its placement is unexplained. |
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"Pity Party" is a song by Melanie Martinez featured on her debut album Cry Baby, as the lead single and eighth track and the first track on Pity Party. The music video was posted on Vessel by Melanie on May 29th, 2015 and released three days later on June 1st, 2015. It impacted contemporary hit the radio on March 22nd, 2016.
Background
To promote the song, Melanie made a template of a party invitation available on her website. Fans could use the template to either spread the news of when the song and music video were going to drop or as an invitation for their own parties.[1]
Theme
This song revolves around Cry Baby inviting her friends and a boy she likes, Johnny, to her birthday party, but no one has shown up. She begins to wonder why she puts so much effort into everything just to be alone at the end of the day. The 'why'd I put my heart on every cursive letter' lyric shows how she put all she had or put a lot of thought into the letters, therefore her heart. She is blaming herself for the absence of her friends. She tries to lessen the pain that she is enduring by telling herself it's okay because she gets all of the cake since no one else is there. She also says forever, which may mean she expects this to happen every following year.
A turning point of her emotions is referenced in the lines, "I'm laughing, I'm crying, It feels like I'm dying". No one came to her party, so she is very emotional and can't control it. She doesn't know whether to cry or laugh it off. Finally, in the end, she decides that she is her own person, without anyone else. She can do what she wants, even cry, and doesn't have to deal with cultural differences.
Cross-references
- At 0:33 in the video, there are building blocks in the background with letters on them. This may be a reference to "Alphabet Boy".
- In the video, Melanie is eating milk and cookies while writing the invitations, which could be a reference to "Milk and Cookies".
- The lyric "I'm laughing, I'm crying, it feels like I'm dying", could be a reference to "Cry Baby" "So you laugh through your tears".
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Did my invitations disappear?
Why'd I put my heart on every cursive letter?
Tell me why the hell no one is here
Tell me what to do to make it all feel better
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe it's a cruel joke on me
Whatever, whatever
Just means there's way more cake for me
Forever, forever
[Chorus]
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry)
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place
I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry)
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place
I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
[Verse 2]
Maybe if I knew all of them well
I wouldn't have been trapped inside this hell
that holds me
Maybe if I casted out a spell
And told them decorations were in pastel ribbons
[PreChorus]
Maybe it's a cruel joke on me
Whatever, whatever
Just means there's way more cake for me
Forever, forever
[Chorus]
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry)
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place
I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry)
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place
I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
[Bridge]
I'm laughing, I'm crying
It feels like I'm dying
I'm laughing, I'm crying
It feels like I'm dying
I'm laughing, I'm crying
It feels like I'm dying
I'm dying, I'm dying
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
[Scream]
[Chorus]
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry)
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place
I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry)
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place
I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
[Outro]
It's my party, it's-it's my party
It's my party, it's-it's my party
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to (cry, cry, cry, cry, cry)
Videos
Music Video
The music video begins with Cry Baby writing and sending invitations to her birthday party while eating milk and cookies. Then, it flashes to the day of her party in August. She wakes up in a pink dress. None of her friends are showing up, but she does activities to keep her busy. She gets more upset with them, and no one answers the phone. She decides that she doesn't need friends there to have fun, and dresses in an outfit that makes her look like a clown. Cry Baby then makes a balloon animal, but her stuffed animals watching are not pleased. Angry, she pops the balloon by eating it and rips up her stuffed animals. She screams loudly while throwing her other stuffed animals away and destroying almost everything at her party, including a blue cake. In the end, Cry Baby blows out the candles to a cake that reads, "Happy Birthday Cry Baby" and then starts to smoke a cigarette while the surrounding area is aflame.
Errors
- When it comes to the part where Cry Baby is playing the board game by herself, on the table in the shot before, there was a giant birthday cake. It disappeared between shots.
- Cry Baby writes an invitation for Johnny twice in the introduction of the song. The only difference is the number of hearts next to his name.
Trivia
- The lyric, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to," is a sample from Lesley Gore's 1963 hit song, "It's My Party".
- A heavily edited sample of that song's chorus is present in the background of Pity Party's chorus.
- This, however, is not presented in the music video.
- On one of the invitations, the person being invited is Johnny. This references the original song, in which Johnny is the name of Lesley's boyfriend that left her party with another girl. His name was archetypal for a teen boy in the 1950's.
- A heavily edited sample of that song's chorus is present in the background of Pity Party's chorus.
- Melanie said her favorite part of the "Pity Party" music video is when she got to destroy the bear.
- When Cry Baby is waiting for her friends to show up, there are presents on the lower right, despite the fact that no one came to her party.
- There are 9 candles on Cry Baby's cake, making it assumed that she is 9 years old.
- In the Cry Baby storybook, however, there are 3 candles.
- Usually, children start Kindergarten at the ages of 4-5, which is the grade K-12 starts at. This means she was most likely 3 instead of 9.
- In the music video, Cry Baby had smoked a cigarette. It is assumed that this was influenced by her Mom.
- On the invitations, August is written for the date, revealing that Cry Baby's birthday is in August.
- Although in the 2019 issue of Alternative Press magazine, it is stated that Cry Baby is a Taurus, which indicates she was born in either April or May.
- This is Melanie's second most popular song, after "Dollhouse".
- The music video has reached over 178 million views and 2.3 million likes on YouTube. It is Melanie's second music video to reach over 100 million views.
- This is Melanie's first and currently the only song to reach the top 40 of pop radio.
- There are seven official remixes of this song which can be found on the Pity Party (Remixes) (EP).
- The scream in the song is not actually Melanie's scream.
- Melanie has said this is the song she is most proud of on Cry Baby.
- Melanie also said that it's the hardest song for her to perform due to the fact that she has to push her voice a little more than she is used to.
- Pity Party was certified gold on July 28th, 2016
- It was then certified platinum on July 7th, 2017.
- This is Melanie's second song to be certified gold, after "Dollhouse".
- This is also Melanie's second song to be certified platinum.
- In the music video, Melanie wore a Lime Crime velvetine called "Riot".
- Out of all of Melanie's songs, this one had the most writers.
- This is because the writers of Lesley Gore's It's My Party were also credited.
- Melanie bought some of the music video's props at a store called Captain Vintage.
- The clock that can be seen at 0:56 is the same clock that appeared in the hospital scene in the music video of "Cry Baby".
- The official mixed stems of this song have been leaked.
- There is an unknown faint, pitched vocal clip in the background that can be heard at the end of the bridge. Its placement is unexplained.
- Melanie released the storybook page for this song as a t-shirt and tank top, however, the t-shirt is discontinued on her official store, but the tank top is only available on the Euro Store, along with the t-shirt.
- Melanie released a puzzle with an image of the storybook page, but has since been discontinued. However, the puzzle can still be found on the Euro Store.
- Melanie's second to last Instagram post is a picture of the painting featured on the wall next to the stairs of the house she rented to shoot this music video, it can be seen when Cry Baby is writing the party invitations in the beginning of the video. [2]
- The story and illustration for this song appear on the 17th page of the Cry Baby storybook, reading:
Pity Party's Digital Booklet Page
"Her birthday was around the bend
She invited him and all her friends
None of which did attend
Her happiness came to an end"
Gallery
Pity Party (Song)/Gallery
