"Cry for Me" (stylized in
all caps) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group
Twice. The song was released by
JYP Entertainment on December 18, 2020.
Background and release
On December 6, 2020, Twice revealed and performed the song for the first time during the
2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[2] In a 2022 documentary released by
Mnet,
Jihyo said that their agency,
JYP Entertainment, was hesitant to release "Cry for Me", but let Twice perform it at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards after the members insisted.[3]
On December 7, JYP Entertainment announced the release of the song via Twice's
Twitter account.[4] 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.[5] On December 14, the concept film for "Cry for Me" was uploaded on JYP Entertainment's
YouTube channel.[6] One day later, the first concept photos of members
Momo and
Mina were revealed.[7][8] On December 16, JYPE released the concept photos of
Dahyun and Jihyo.[9][10] Then followed the concept photos of members
Sana and
Tzuyu on December 17.[11][12] Finally, the last concept photos of
Chaeyoung and
Nayeon were revealed on December 18.[13][14]Jeongyeon's concept photo was never revealed as she was on hiatus due to her anxiety.
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
extended playTaste of Love.[17] On November 22, 2023, it was released on streaming platforms as part of Twice's The Remixes album.[18]
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.[19]
Composition
"Cry for Me" is written in the key of
B-flat major 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.[20] 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.[21]
^"TWICE CRY FOR ME". twice.jype.com (in Korean).
Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^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.