"Cry Baby" is a song by Japanese band

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, released as a digital single on May 7, 2021. The song was used as the opening theme song to the first season of the anime adaptation of ''

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''.

Background and release

The full version of "Cry Baby" was first played on April 24, 2021 on the

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radio program . The song was later released digitally on May 7, 2021. It was used as the opening theme song to the anime adaptation of ''

'', which was broadcast from April 11 to September 19, 2021. To promote "Cry Baby", throughout July and August 2021, Official Hige Dandism performed the song on the music shows ', the 2021 ''

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Music video

The music video was directed by and depicts the members of the band playing their instruments in a junkyard. A teaser for the music video was released on May 3, 2021.

Reception

In May 2021, "Cry Baby" reached 22,068 downloads. In September 2021, "Cry Baby" was certified Platinum by the

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. In November 2021, "Cry Baby" reached No. 1 on the

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. It also reached No. 1 on the

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for three consecutive weeks. In addition, it reached No. 1 on the karaoke charts, No. 2 on video views, No. 5 on the download charts, and No. 6 on the radio charts. In December 2021, "Cry Baby" had been streamed over 2 million times. Karaoke chain Joysound reported that "Cry Baby" was the second most requested anime song of 2021. The music video for "Cry Baby" won Best Video of the Year and Best Group Video in the Japan category at the 2021

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Awards

Cover versions

The official

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channel for the anime adaptation of ''

'' released a video of Mikey's voice actor,

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, performing a cover of "Cry Baby" on October 11, 2021.

References

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