"Cry" is a single album recorded by South Korean girl group
Stellar. It was released as their seventh single album and ninth single overall. The song was released on July 18, 2016 by The Entertainment Pascal and distributed by
Universal Music
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. In order to promote the song, Stellar appeared in several South Korean
music programs, including
''Music Bank'' and ''
Inkigayo''. A music video for the song was also released on July 18.
The EP was a commercial success peaking at number 16 on the
Gaon Album Chart.
Background and release
On May 20, 2016, it was reported that
Stellar was making a comeback in early July with a new song, after six months since the last single, "
Sting". On July 8, it was reported that a minor car accident occurred during the filming for the music video for the upcoming title track, resulting in a visit to the hospital with no major injuries.
On July 10, The Entertainment Pascal officially announced that the group will be releasing a song called "Crying" on July 18, revealing teaser images of each member. On July 13 a music video teaser was released and the track list was also released, revealing that the song will be produced by
Brave Brothers
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. On July 15 a second music video teaser was released.
On July 18 the song was released online in several music portals in
South Korea
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, such as
MelOn
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, along with the music video.
Promotion
The music video for "Crying" was released on July 18, 2016 in conjunction with the single. They made their official comeback stage on
SBS MTV's
''The Show'' performing their title track "Crying". They also perform on ''
Show Champion'' on July 19, ''
M Countdown'' on July 20, ''Music Bank'' on July 21, ''Music Core'' on July 22 and on ''Inkigayo'' on July 23.
Chart performance
"Cry" entered and peaked at number 16 on the
Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated July 17–23, 2016. In its second week, the song charted at number 34. In its third consecutive week, the single album charted at number 61.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Single charts
'Crying'
Release history
References
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2016 singles
2016 songs
Stellar (South Korean band) songs