Song Cry

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"Song Cry"
Single by Jay-Z
Released	2002
Format	12" Single
Genre	Rap
Length	5:03
Label	Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer(s)	Carter/Gibbs/Johnson/Smith
Producer(s)	Just Blaze
Jay-Z singles chronology
Jigga That Nigga 2001	Song Cry	'03 Bonnie & Clyde 2002

Song Cry was the fourth single from Jay-Z's album The Blueprint. The song is a slow and quite melodic rap ballad. In it the rapper laments the break-up of an earlier relationship due to his own neglect and infidelity. In the chorus he points to his music as the only outlet for his emotions: "I can't see'em coming down my eyes, so I gotta make the song cry".

The song contains sample of "Sounds Like a Love Song" by Bobby Glenn.

[edit] Sampled by other artists

• By Ghostface Killah in the song "Back Like That."
• By Mila J in her song "Complete".
• By Letoya in her song "When I Get Around Him"
• By Keyshia Cole in her song "You've Changed"