Youll Never See Me Again So Now Who Going to Cry for You
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| Single by September | ||||
| from the album In Orbit and Dancing Shoes | ||||
| Released | 29 Nov 2006 (2006-eleven-29) | |||
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| Length | three:thirty | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jonas von der Burg | |||
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"Weep for You", likewise known every bit "Cry for Y'all (You'll Never See Me Over again)" on Hard2Beat,[1] is a vocal by Swedish singer Petra Marklund, performing as September. The trip the light fantastic toe-pop track spent 3 weeks at the top spot of Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay Chart in May 2007.[two] In the United States, it is the second single from September's album September, succeeding "Satellites" (a number 8 hit on the Dance Airplay chart), while overseas information technology is her fifth single release from her 2nd studio anthology In Orbit, following "Information technology Doesn't Matter". It is likewise a single from various compilation albums released in Europe.
The single was a huge success in Sweden equally well every bit the rest of Europe, and can be considered her biggest hit notwithstanding, together with "Satellites". In her homeland of Sweden, "Cry for You" peaked at the number 6 position on the Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart for two weeks in a row. It remained on the singles nautical chart in Sweden for 17 non-consecutive weeks.
As of November 2010, "Cry for You" has been certified Gold in the United States for sales of over 500,000 copies, making September the first Swedish vocaliser to receive a Gilded certification in the Us since Ace of Base's 1998 hit "Cruel Summer".
In late 2018, nearly 12 years after its release, the song was turned into a meme on Twitter, thanks to its "y'all'll never see me again" lyrics.[3]
Composition and release [edit]
Before the worldwide release in 2007, September had originally recorded the song for her studio album In Orbit (2005). Even so, in many compilations September has released, the song has appeared on her compilations including September, Dancing in Orbit, Gold and Weep for Y'all - The Album. According to September, she explained the reason why she wanted to release it worldwide, by saying "The song was so potent by itself. And I've been there and it feels like the fans are starved of dance music. Only now dance music is coming dorsum once more, and the earth is getting smaller and smaller because of the cyberspace – that now sometimes y'all don't even accept to exercise much promotion, although manifestly it is still very important. But I think that a hit song will ever detect a way."[4]
In an interview with Digital Spy, they asked about the background of the song, when she replied:[four]
"It's about when you're done with relationship. A lot of people write to me and say 'Information technology'due south actually emotional and I feel so much for the song considering my young man la la la', which is really prissy for me, even though I didn't write the lyrics. I've had a lot of experiences like that so that'due south what gives me the nervus to sing information technology."
The song features a trip the light fantastic toe-pop,[5] Europop[6] [seven] and house[8] sound and has been compared to Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy" and its sampled counterpart, "Tell Me Why" by Supermode, although possible similarities take been alleged unintended.[9]
Critical reception [edit]
"Weep for You" received positive reviews from music critics. Nick Levine from Digital Spy awarded the song with four stars out of five, giving it a positive review. He stated "[...] information technology's a surprisingly affecting Eurodance number, a record that's both relentlessly danceable and desperately sad" and said its "actually a pretty decent record."[10] However, he felt the song was non "original" plenty to outbet releases by fellow Swedish singer Robyn. Popjustice said the song is a "massive balls-out gild anthem and nosotros call up it works rather well."[eleven] Ben Norman from Almost.com called the song the "All-time Dance Crossover Rail", while maxim "Robbins [Entertainment] has since made peace with me by backing and promoting Swedish vocaliser September and this Europop confection. Skilful job guys!."[12]
AllMusic had rated the song three-and-a-half-stars out of five stars.[13] Chiliad. Ross Hoffman, also from AllMusic, had highlighted the vocal as an album standout, and said "'Cry [for You]' is the obvious standout, managing to conjure both sophistication and a surprising degree of emotion from its adequately pedestrian frothy electro-pop arrangement and polished only powerful song plow."[14] Still, he also added "'Cry for You' is a stiff plenty track (though fairly faceless too, in its way) [...]." PopBytes.com gave it a positive review, saying information technology'south "total pop dance fluff but highly enjoyable."[15]
Chart performance [edit]
On the issue date of 30 Baronial 2008 the song debuted at number xc-4 on the U.Due south. Billboard Hot 100 after spending 8 weeks on the Bubbling Nether chart. The next week it moved to number 90-2. In its third week it moved eight places to number eighty-four. The vocal made its highest peak on the Hot 100 at number lxx-four, and on the Pop 100 at number 20-nine. Information technology spent a total of 10 weeks on the U.South. Billboard Hot 100. "Cry for You" as well fabricated it onto other pop countdowns in the U.S. after its re-release in 2008; entering at number thirty-nine on American Top 40, and number twenty on the TRL Weekend Countdown radio prove.
In the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and Republic of ireland, "Cry for You lot" was released in Apr 2008 on the Hard2Beat Records label, a subsidiary of Ministry of Audio, in a new remix with a new video. The remixed version entered the UK Singles Chart at number nine, and afterwards climbed to number 5, following release of a physical single for the song. On 28 Dec 2008, the United kingdom Singles Nautical chart had this as number thirty-five for the tiptop songs of 2008.
In France, "Cry for You" topped the airplay chart and debuted at number half dozen on the singles nautical chart. The song debuted in Switzerland at number thirteen, adjacent week it moved at number 7 on downloads alone. It debuted at number sixteen in Germany and peaked at number eleven. In kingdom of the netherlands the song was a huge success too, peaking at number four and staying in the acme forty for twenty-one weeks. In Europe the song peaked at number fifteen on the European Hot 100 Singles.
In Australia, the original unmarried version was released to radio, rather than the shorter Great britain remix (although the UK remix has been played several times on Australian radio). The song debuted at number nineteen on x August 2008 and peaked at number fourteen. In New Zealand airplay and official charts, the song debuted at number thirty-9 on the outcome appointment of 22 September 2008.
"Weep for You" was certified gold for shipment of over 500,000 copies past the Recording Industry Association of America in 2010. The vocal is the start by a Swedish artist to be certified past the RIAA since Ace of Base of operations's Cruel Summer in 1998. The vocal was listed at number five on the Top 100 Club Nautical chart Twelvemonth-Cease result.[16]
Music video [edit]
Two music videos were released for the single. The international version is prepare at the border of a futuristic city within a large lonely building which could exist a prison, barracks or mill. Inside are hundreds of clones dressed in blackness latex catsuits who are marching in unison, watched over by women wearing white. They at offset appear to be marching towards a screen which shows September singing and dancing while wearing a strapless wearing apparel. The video intercuts between September and one of the clones singing the song, while another clone dances atop a podium. On the span, ane of the clones breaks ranks. As she runs away, she takes off her black sunglasses and hood of her catsuit to reveal she is September. She is pursued by the women guards dressed in white who burn down their laser guns, simply September reaches a door and escapes outside.[17]
The original video was a promotional video featuring September in a photoshoot, every bit it features on several covers of the singles CD embrace formats. This version uses the original radio edit, while the Uk video uses the Britain mix of the vocal.[eighteen]
Internet meme [edit]
Kickoff in belatedly 2018, "Cry for Y'all" received renewed interest when it appeared in a pop meme format on Twitter. The meme juxtaposes a portion of the song's chorus, in which Marklund sings "you'll never see me again", with captions that ascribe the statement to entities such every bit socks that go missing after doing laundry, "Tumblr users after December 17th" (in reference to the site'southward ban on pornography), or "Lady Gaga to pop music after the gays [let] ArtPop flop".[iii]
Sampling [edit]
In 2022, the song was sampled past British singer and songwriter Charli XCX on her song "Beg for You lot" (featuring Rina Sawayama) from her album Crash.[nineteen]
PowerWolf Rework [edit]
On ten December 2021, American DJ-producer supergroup, PowerWolf,(an allonym equanimous of Mexican/American trio, Daft Lucario and American DJ-producer, Zanny Duko) released a rework of the song equally a costless download on SoundCloud. The style of the song was equanimous with the mainstage of Ultra Music Festival in mind and is reminiscent of the manner from the likes of Nuance Berlin'south one-time frontman, Jeffrey Sutorius. [20]
| "Weep For You lot (PowerWolf Rework)" | ||||
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| Released | ten December 2021 | |||
| Genre | Progressive Large Room Trance | |||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Gratis Download | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Petra Marklund | |||
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Runway listings [edit]
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Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
Release history [edit]
| Country | Engagement | Format | Label |
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| Sweden | 29 November 2006 | CD single, digital download | Catchy Tunes |
| United states | xx March 2007 | CD unmarried, digital download | Robbins Amusement |
| nineteen September 2007 | Digital download (Sectional New Mix) | ||
| 8 July 2008 | Digital download (Sectional New Uk Remixes) | ||
| Poland | June 2007 | Promo CD | Magic Records |
| Netherlands | four October 2007 | Digital download, CD single | Silverish Affections Records |
| Uk | 14 April 2008 | CD unmarried, CD maxi, digital download | Hard2Beat |
| Europe | 9 May 2008 | CD single, CD maxi, digital download | Hard2Beat |
| Australia | 2 August 2008 | CD unmarried, CD maxi, digital download | Central Station Records |
| French republic | 18 August 2008 | CD single, digital download | Universal Music French republic |
| Federal republic of germany | 26 September 2008[62] | CD maxi, digital download | Universal Music |
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External links [edit]
- Official website
- Cry For Y'all on YouTube
- Cry For You U.Grand. version of the video on YouTube
- Unmarried rail listing at due east.discogs
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_for_You_(September_song)