"Cry Baby" is the fifth official single from American soul singer Cee Lo Green's third studio album, The Lady Killer

The Lady Killer (album)

The Lady Killer is the third studio album by American recording artist Cee Lo Green, released November 5, 2010, on Elektra Records. Production for the album was handled by Salaam Remi, Element, The Smeezingtons, Fraser T...

. 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 UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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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 the The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show is a British comedy chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 - in the Saturday 9:45pm timeslot - following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.-Production:The show is filmed...

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 The X Factor

The X Factor (UK)

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

Music video

The music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 features Jaleel White

Jaleel White

Jaleel Ahmad White is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel from Family Matters and voicing the character of Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters for Sonic the Hedgehog media....

 performing as Cee-Lo Green, as Green was unavilable for filming at the time. The video features White leaving his girlfriend (Tanya Chisholm

Tanya Chisholm

Tanya Chisholm is an American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the Nickelodeon sitcom, Big Time Rush. She is also known for her role as Marcie on the Legally Blonde spin off, Legally Blondes, , acting along side Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso...

) , and claiming to feel like the bad guy for doing so. He is subsequently surrounded by a group of girls in the street, who begin dancing alongside him and performing the song.

Track listing

Digital Download

1. "Cry Baby" (Single Version) - 3:44
2. "Cry Baby" (T.C. Remix) - 4:03
3. "Cry Baby" (Live At Maida Vale) - 3:31
4. "Cry Baby" (Music Video)

UK Promotional CD Single

1. "Cry Baby" (Single Version) - 3:44
2. "Cry Baby" (Instrumental) - 3:44

Other Versions

• "Cry Baby" (Moto Blanco
  Moto Blanco
  Moto Blanco is an English DJ and electronic music duo consisting of Danny Harrison and Arthur Smith.They are also regularly joined by british record producer Jon Cohen.-History:...
  
   Club Mix)
• "Cry Baby" (Moto Blanco Instrumental)
• "Cry Baby" (Moto Blanco Radio Edit)

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Cee Lo Green
• Producer
  Record producer
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  s – Fraser T. Smith
  Fraser T. Smith
  Fraser T. Smith is an English record producer, songwriter, mix engineer and guitarist....
  
  
• Lyrics
  Lyrics
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   – Callaway, Fraser T. Smith, Rick Nowels
• Label
  Record label
  In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
  
  : Elektra Records
  Elektra Records
  Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
  
  

Charts

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Charts (2011)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	61

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	October 10, 2011	Digital Download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...	Elektra Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....