"Cradles" is a song by American singer
Sub Urban, released on January 4, 2019, through
NoCopyrightSounds.
Background
In January 2019, Sub Urban released his debut song "Cradles" on
NoCopyrightSounds. The song went viral on
TikTok
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, resulting in the original audio to receive over 100 million views on
YouTube
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and pushing Sub Urban to sign a deal with
Warner Records
Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...
after topping ''
Billboard''s Alternative charts. The song's success additionally personally affected Sub Urban, resulting in his family’s acceptance of him for previously dropping out of high school to pursue music.
Music video
The music video was directed by Andrew Donoho and released on October 9, 2019. Throughout the video, Sub Urban is seen in a bedroom lit on fire, solid color rooms with numerous masked corpses, curtained rooms with dancing mannequins, and a narrow metal bridge.
Other uses
The song is part of the soundtrack of the 2023 rhythm video game ''
Just Dance 2024 Edition''.
The song is also part of the 2023 rhythm video game
Fortnite Festival, added in December 2023.''
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{Reflist
2019 singles
2019 songs
Sub Urban (musician) songs