"Baby You Can Cry" | ||||
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from the album Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best | ||||
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Released | September 27, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
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"Baby You Can Cry" on YouTube |
"Baby You Can Cry" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released September 27, 2019, by EMI Records. The song samples Namie Amuro's song, " Baby Don't Cry" and served as the lead single for Ai's greatest hits album, Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best.
Celebrating her twenty-year anniversary in the music industry, Ai traveled to Los Angeles, California to record new content for an album. [1] In September 2019, "Baby You Can Cry" was announced for release later that month along with a greatest hits album in November. [2] [3] [4] A gospel choir tour was also announced to take place in Japan in support of the album. [5]
The song was released digitally on September 27. [6]
Ai performed "Baby You Can Cry" and other songs during her 20th anniversary premium live gospel choir tour that took place in November 2019. [7] [8] Further performances were scheduled in 2020 but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour was rescheduled to May 2021 and was postponed due to rising cases of COVID-19 in Japan as of May 10, 2021.
A music video was released the same day the song was released. The video was recorded at a recording studio in Tokyo. [6]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Japan Top Download Songs ( Billboard Japan) [9] | 92 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | September 27, 2019 | [4] | ||
Japan | November 1, 2019 | Radio airplay | Universal Japan | [10] |
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