Big Girls Cry

"Big Girls Cry"
Single by Sia
from the album 1000 Forms of Fear
Released 25 June 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Length 3:31
Label
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"Eye of the Needle"
(2014)		 "Big Girls Cry"
(2014)		 "Guts Over Fear"
(2014)

"Big Girls Cry" is a single by Australian singer-songwriter Sia from her sixth studio album 1000 Forms of Fear (2014). The single was not released internationally; it was only released in Australia and some parts of Europe. It charted in Belgium and hit the top 40 in Australia and France.

Electronic duo Odesza released a "choppy, chillwave" remix of "Big Girls Cry" on 5 December 2014.[1][2] On 15 October 2014, Sia performed "Big Girls Cry" at The Recording Academy.[3] On 2 April 2015, "Big Girls Cry" was released as the third single in the United Kingdom. Sia performed "Big Girls Cry" live on Australian television show, Sunrise on 21 April 2015.[4]

Music video

On 2 April 2015, a video for the song was released on Sia's Vevo YouTube channel. The video features Maddie Ziegler in her trademark flesh-coloured leotard and blonde Sia bob facing camera and contorting her face to express a slew of emotions. At one point a pair of hands come into the frame, according to the Behind the Scenes footage Sia’s own hands, and begin to manipulate Ziegler’s face. Sia revealed she would be making a trilogy of videos with Maddie Ziegler in a behind-the-scenes video for "Elastic Heart". As per the first two videos in the series ("Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart"), the clip for Big Girls Cry was directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, and choreographed by Ryan Heffington.[5]

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 54
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 29
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 64
France (SNEP)[10] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 65
Israel (Media Forest)[12] 7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 60
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 85
US Top Twitter Tracks (Billboard)[15] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Belgium[17] 25 June 2014 Digital download
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
Finland[18]
Portugal[19]
Spain[20]
Sweden[21]
Switzerland[22]

References

  1. ↑ "ODESZA Transform Sia’s “Big Girls Cry” Into A Glitchy Dance Remix". www.idolator.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hear Odesza's brand-new remix of Grammy nominee Sia's 'Big Girls Cry'". music-mix.ew.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sia Performs "Big Girls Cry"". www.grammy.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sia performs Big Girls Cry". au.tv.yahoo.com. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Nastassia Baroni (3 April 2015). "Watch Sia’s Emotional New ‘Big Girls Cry’ Video Ft. Maddie Ziegler". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Sia – Big Girls Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sia Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Sia. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 18, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Media Forest - Big Girls Cry". Media Forest. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-18". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-04-18" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Billboard + Twitter Realtime Chart".
  16. ↑ "Sia Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Sia. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in Dutch). Belgium: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Finland: 7digital. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Portugal: 7digital. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in Spanish). Spain: 7digital. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Sweden: 7digital. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in German). Switzerland: 7digital. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

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