"Cry for Me" (stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. The song was released on December 18, 2020, by JYP Entertainment as a pre-release single of the group's upcoming album in 2021.[1]
On December 7, JYP Entertainment announced via Twice's Twitter account the release of the song as a pre-release single for the next album of the group.[3] Three days later, JYPE announced the date of the release of the song on December 18 with a new teaser image as well as the date of the concept photo for the song.[4] On December 14, the concept film for "Cry for Me" was uploaded on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel.[5] One day later, the first concept photos of members Momo and Mina were revealed.[6][7] On December 16, JYPE released the concept photos of Dahyun and Jihyo.[8][9] Then followed the concept photos of members Sana and Tzuyu on December 17.[10][11] Finally, the last concept photos of Chaeyoung and Nayeon were revealed on December 18.[12][13]
"Cry for Me" is written in the B-flat major and has a fast tempo at 145 beats per minute, with most of the song following a Cm—F—B♭—D7 chord progression. It was written by Park Jin-young (J.Y. Park) and Heize, Ryan Tedder, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz and A Wright and was arranged by Lindgren.[15]
^Hwang, Hye-jin (December 14, 2020). 트와이스, 신곡 ‘CRY FOR ME’ 콘셉트 필름 공개 ‘헤이즈 작사 참여’ [Twice unveils new song 'CRY FOR ME' concept film 'Participate in Haze's lyrics']. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020 – via Naver.
