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"Cry" is a song from Michael Jackson's 2001 album, Invincible, written by R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly, who performs the backup vocals. This is one of three songs written by Kelly for Jackson, the other two being "One More Chance" and "You Are Not Alone".
Song details
The song was the second single from Invincible, but was released only in Europe, Australia and Canada. It peaked at #25 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
An anthemic, uplifting song, "Cry" featured a full choir, like other Jackson songs such as "Earth Song", "Man in the Mirror" and "Heal the World".[3] Like these songs, there is a climactic key change in the final section of the song, lifting the main key up a half-step to increase intensity.[citation needed]
Though originally set for a U.S. release, and meant to be played on New York radio stations, in wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, "Cry" was replaced by "Butterflies" when the latter was released as a promo single.[citation needed]
Lyrics and meaning
The song is a melodic, soft, R&B track which is uplifiting. After the middle breakdown of the song, a key change takes place and the sounds of a gospel choir kick in for the rest of the song.
The song 'Cry' talks about all the problems in the world like previous singles "Man In The Mirror","Earth Song" and "Heal The World." It discusses the issues and subjects of war, loneliness, lying, changing the world, depression, suicide, miracles, and faith. It also suggests if everyone pulls together as one, then we can all make a change to the world. [4]
Music video
The music video Cry was filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first day of filming was in Richmond, California in the East Bay. The rest of the filming was done in Pescadaro, 15 minutes south of Half Moon Bay.
The music video for "Cry" features many people holding hands in different places. This could be to symbolise the lyric: If we all cry, at the same time tonight. The music video is directed by Nick Brandt who also shot the music videos "Childhood" and "Earth Song" for Michael.[5]
Jackson does not appear in the music video due to his not wanting it to be released as a single. At the time, rumours persisted that this was because Jackson was unhappy with the budget allocated for promotions and music videos associated with his album Invincible. It was also rumoured that he wanted to re-work the music video for the UK and U.S., but this was cancelled due to his record label Sony cancelling all promotions and music videos for Jackson.[3]
Track listings
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Personnel
- Produced by Michael Jackson and R. Kelly
- Lead vocal by Michael Jackson
- Choir Arrangement by R. Kelly
- Percussion by Paulinho Da Costa
- Keyboard Programming by Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer
- Guitars by Michael Larnden
- Recorded by Mike Ging, Brad Gilderman and Humberto Gatica
- Mixed by Michael Jackson and Mick Guzauski
