"Cry for Me" (stylized in

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) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

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. The song was released by

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on December 18, 2020.

Background and release

On December 6, 2020, Twice revealed and performed the song for the first time during the

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. In a 2022 documentary released by

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said that their agency,

, was hesitant to release "Cry for Me", but let Twice perform it at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards after the members insisted. On December 10, JYP Entertainment announced the release of the song via Twice's

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account. The next day, 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. On December 14, the concept film for "Cry for Me" was uploaded on JYP Entertainment's

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channel. One day later, the first concept photos of members

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and Mina were revealed. On December 16, JYPE released the concept photos of

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and Jihyo. Then followed the concept photos of members Sana and

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on December 17. Finally, the last concept photos of

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and

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were revealed on December 18. Jeongyeon's concept photo was never revealed as she was on hiatus due to her anxiety. "Cry for Me" was released on December 18, 2020, for digital download and

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in various countries. On April 28, 2021, Twice performed the song on ''

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''.

English and Japanese versions

English version

The English version of "Cry for Me" was released on June 11, 2021, as the seventh track of the physical edition of Twice's tenth

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'' Taste of Love''. On November 22, 2023, it was released on streaming platforms as part of Twice's '' The Remixes'' album.

Japanese version

Twice released the fourth compilation album '' #Twice4'', on March 16, 2022, which includes both Korean and Japanese-language versions of "Cry for Me". The Japanese lyrics were written by Risa Horie.

Composition

"Cry for Me" was written by

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(J.Y. Park) and Heize, composed by

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, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz and A Wright, and arranged by Lindgren. It is in the key of

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and has a fast tempo of 145 beats per minute, with most of the song following a Cm—F—B♭—D7 chord progression. It runs for a length of three minutes and 24 seconds. Lyrically, it describes a toxic love-hate relationship. JYP Entertainment stated that the song is about "those who walk a thin line between love and hate" and centers on "the moments in which the extremes of love and hate coexist".

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

– lead vocals *

– lyricist * Heize – lyricist * A Wright – composer * Melanie Joy Fontana – composer * Michel "Lindgren" Schulz – composer *

– composer * Heidi Wang – assistant mixing manager * Sophia Pae – backing vocals, vocal arranger * Chris Gehringer –

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* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering engineer * Lee Sang-yeop – recording engineer * Josh Gudwin – mixing engineer * Lee Tae-sub – mixing engineer * Lee Sang-yeop –

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* Jiyoung Shin NYC – sound editor * Armadillo – vocal arranger

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Twice songs 2020 singles 2020 songs Songs in Korean Twice songs JYP Entertainment singles Republic Records singles Songs written by Park Jin-young Songs written by Ryan Tedder Songs written by Melanie Fontana