"Cry (Just a Little)" is a song by Dutch dance duo

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. The song's lyrics are an

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from " Piano in the Dark", a 1988 hit song by

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. For this song, the line was performed by

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(vocals) along with Hal Ritson (back vocals). "Cry (Just a Little)" was released in

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as a digital download on 18 May 2011 and was released in the

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on 18 September 2011. The song charted in Belgium and the

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. The song was later sampled for the chorus of

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's 2012 release, " I Cry".

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Cry (Just a Little)" was first released onto

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on 14 June 2011 onto Spinnin' TV, with a length of 3:26. The official video features Svenja van Beek, who was a singer in the Dutch girl band Djumbo. The video was shot in

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, France.

Track listing

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Release history

References

{{authority control 2011 singles Bingo Players songs Songs written by Scott Cutler Songs written by Brenda Russell All Around the World Productions singles Big Beat Records (American record label) singles 2011 songs