11 Songs About Crying from Beyond 2010 | Playlist 🎧

11 Songs About Crying from Beyond 2010 is comprised of 11 songs that feature some form of the word ‘cry’ in their song title from beyond 2010.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a tearful playlist for you: 11 Songs About Crying from Beyond 2010!  It’s simple! The 11 selected songs on this playlist have some form of the word ‘cry’ in their title.  Examples would be cry, crying, cried, etc. Some of the artists make the song cry, while many are crybabies.  Also, each crying song must be from beyond the year 2010. Without further ado, “Let Your Tears Fall” and get into this playlist.

1. K. Michelle, “Make This Song Cry”

Kimberly: The People I Used to Know • Atlantic • 2017

“Make This Song Cry” samples the Bobby Glenn classic “Sounds Like a Love Song,” as well as interpolates Jay-Z rap gem, “Song Cry.” As always, K. Michelle delivers powerful, dramatic vocals. The chorus is tough, memorable, and catchy.

“I left all my hoes
Told ‘em not to call and text me no more!
Now you so ungrateful
Do you know how hard it was for me to stay faithful?
Bae, I’mma make this cry
Never let a n*gga see me cry.”

2. Demi Lovato, “Cry Baby”

Tell Me You Love Me • Hollywood / Island • 2017 

Overshadowed on the excellent Tell Me You Love Me, “Cry Baby” embraces retro-soul.  Lovato delivers robust, powerful vocals on the chorus, the crowning achievement of “Cry Baby.” Well-rounded, “Cry Baby” doesn’t quite match the top tier gems, which includes “Sorry Not Sorry” and “Tell Me You Love Me”.

3. Camila Cabello, “Crying in the Club”

Crying in the Club [Single] • Epic • 2017 

So. put your arms around me tonight / Let the music lift you up / Like you’ve never been so high / Open up your heart to me.” In 2017, Camila Cabello entered the solo artist game with high expectations.  Despite being respectable and co-written by pop hit-machine Sia, “Crying in the Club” ended up being underwhelming. It had its share of moments, but did little to distinguish Cabello like “Havana” would later. “Crying in the Club” didn’t appear on Cabello’s debut album, Camila. 

4. HAIM, “Kept Me Crying”

Something to Tell You • Columbia • 2017

In the context of Something to Tell You, the soulful “Kept Me Crying” provides an excellent change of pace.  Grooving with a shuffle feel, throwback vibes slate this somewhere between soul and 70s rock.  The production is a selling point; Specifically, the guitars indeed rock.

5. August Alsina, “Song Cry”

This Thing Called Life • Def Jam • 2015

There is an honestly and vulnerability about the music of August Alsina.  It’s clear he’s experienced his fair share of hardships. “Song Cry” ends up being a therapeutic experience for the R&B musician.  He mentions his murdered brother (verse two), as well as looks back on contemplating suicide (verse three). 

“This moment mine for the takin’
For all them nights I thought of suicide, contemplatin’.”

6. Melanie Martinez, “Cry Baby”

Cry Baby • Atlantic • 2015

“They call you cry baby, cry baby / but you don’t f-cking care / Tears fall to the ground / I just let them drown.” The Voice alum Melanie Martinez commences her debut album Cry Baby in spirited fashion with the title track.  A tone-setter, “Cry Baby” allures with a blend of pop, alternative, and theatrics.

7. The Neighbourhood, “Cry Baby”

Wiped Out! • Columbia • 2015

“I know I’ll fall in love with you, baby / And that’s not what I wanna do / I hope you won’t ever lie to me / And if you do, I know I won’t be your cry baby.” “Cry Baby” is one of the gems from Wiped Out!, the sophomore album from Cali alterative band, The Neighbourhood.  Groovy and infectious to the nth degree, Jesse Rutherford and company deliver a well-rounded performance.

8. Lana Del Rey, “Pretty When You Cry”

Ultraviolence • Interscope • 2014

“Don’t say you need me when / You leave and you leave again / I’m stronger than all my men / except for you.”  Yes, that would totally be Lana Del Rey, who sounds as moody, polarizing, and uneasy as ever. Nonetheless, “Pretty When You Cry” is another reason why her 2014 album, Ultraviolence, ranks among her best.

9. Nicki Minaj, “The Crying Game”

Ft. Jessie Ware

The Pinkprint • Cash Money • 2014

“Welcome to the crying game where you lose your soul / Where it ain’t no easy pass, you got used to the toll / Ain’t no cruise control, you ‘bout to lose control.” Nicki Minaj showed more artistic maturity, at times, on her third studio, The Pinkprint.  One such moment was “The Crying Game,” record that continues to explore the devastating nature of heartbreak. Despite it’s serious tone, “The Crying Game” has more groove and rhythm compared to the records that precede it.

10. Rick Ross, “Thug Cry”

Ft. Lil Wayne

Mastermind • Def Jam • 2014

Rick Ross concludes Mastermind, one of two albums he released in 2014, soundly with “Thug Cry.” On “Thug Cry,” Ross is assisted by none other than Lil Wayne.  He gets a further lift on the boards thanks to J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.  The multi-sampling record isn’t a classic per se, but certainly worthwhile.

11. Mariah Carey, “Cry.”

Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse • Def Jam • 2014

Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse was no commercial success for Mariah Carey.  Further hurting the album’s cause were a number of release delays.  Despite its lackadaisical commercial performance, and flaws as a whole, Mimi nails it on the chilling opening ballad, “Cry.” It should also be noted, this is just one of many Mariah Carey ‘crying’ songs.

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