Song Cry
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| "Song Cry" | ||
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| 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"
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