"Cry Baby" is the sixth official single from American soul singer Cee Lo Green's third studio album, '' The Lady Killer''. The single was released via digital download and promotional CD single on October 10, 2011. The single version of the track is a slightly different remix of the track, featuring a slightly faster beat and tempo. The music video for the song was premiered on August 8, 2011 through Cee Lo Green's official YouTube channel. The single has so far peaked at #58 on the

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due to strong downloads from ''The Lady Killer''.

Live performances

Green has performed the song live several times, including appearances on ''

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'' on October 1, 2011, and BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on October 4. He was expected to perform the song live during the live finals of ''

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'' on October 9, 2011 but instead sang a medley of "Satisfied" and "Forget You".

Music video

The

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features Jaleel White performing as Cee-Lo Green, as Green was unavailable for filming at the time. The video features White leaving his girlfriend ( Tanya Chisholm), and claiming to feel like the bad guy for doing so. He is subsequently surrounded by a group of people in the street, who begin dancing alongside him and performing the song.

Track listing

;Digital Download # "Cry Baby" (Single Version) - 3:44 # "Cry Baby" (T.C. Remix) - 4:03 # "Cry Baby" (Live At Maida Vale) - 3:31 # "Cry Baby" (Music Video) ; UK Promotional CD Single # "Cry Baby" (Single Version) - 3:44 # "Cry Baby" (Instrumental) - 3:44 ;Other Versions *"Cry Baby" ( Moto Blanco Club Mix) *"Cry Baby" (Moto Blanco Instrumental) *"Cry Baby" (Moto Blanco Radio Edit)

Credits and personnel

*Lead

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– Cee Lo Green * Producers –

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– Callaway, Fraser T Smith, Rick Nowels *

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- John Wicks

Charts

Release history

References

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