Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez album)

Cry Baby
Studio album by
Melanie Martinez
ReleasedAugust 14, 2015 (2015-08-14)
Recorded2013–2015
Genre
Length46:38
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Melanie Martinez chronology
Dollhouse
(2014) 		Cry Baby
(2015) 		Pity Party
(2016)
Singles from Cry Baby
  1. "Pity Party"
    Released: June 2, 2015
  2. "Soap"
    Released: July 10, 2015
  3. "Sippy Cup"
    Released: July 31, 2015

Cry Baby is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Melanie Martinez, released on August 14, 2015, through Atlantic Records. Between September and December 2012, Martinez rose to prominence upon participating in the third season of the American edition of The Voice. After the show's completion, the singer began working independently on original material, which she[a] says she spent the majority of 2013 writing.

The album was supported by the release of three singles. "Pity Party", was released on June 2, 2015,[1] and, "Soap", was released on July 10, 2015. The third and final single, "Sippy Cup" was released July 31, 2015. Cry Baby is a visual concept album about a character named Cry Baby, who is a fantasy version of Martinez.

Musically, Cry Baby is primarily an alternative pop,[2] electropop,[3] and indie pop[4] record, and received generally positive reviews from critics. In the United States, the album was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, after earning 2 million album-equivalent units (sales, streaming, and track sales). In 2020, the song "Play Date", went viral on video-sharing platform TikTok, causing the album to re-enter charts globally.


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  1. ^ "Pity Party - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Melanie Martinez Conjures Up Sinister Stories With 'Cry Baby' Debut". Popdust.com. August 13, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Talib Kweli, Nada Surf, Melanie Martinez and More Music Reviews". ABC News. August 19, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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