Big Girls Cry
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| Single by Sia | |||||||
| from the album 1000 Forms of Fear | |||||||
| Released | 25 June 2014 | ||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||
| Recorded | 2013 | ||||||
| Length | 3:31 | ||||||
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| Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | ||||||
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"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 the camera, in front of a black background, contorting her face and using her hands to express a slew of emotions. At one point a pair of hands come into the frame (shown in behind-the-scenes footage to be Sia's own hands) manipulating Ziegler's face and covering her mouth, they appear to lift Ziegler by the throat into the air until only her kicking feet are shown, then Ziegler drops back into the frame to resume her emotive facial contortions. The single shot video with various lighting and a plain black background is comparable to Lorde's Tennis Court.[5]
Sia revealed, in a behind-the-scenes video for "Elastic Heart", that she would be making a trilogy of videos with Ziegler. As in 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.[6] As of February 2016, the video had received more than 100 million views.[5]
Charts
| Chart (2014–15) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 16 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] | 54 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] | 29 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 64 |
| France (SNEP)[11] | 18 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 60 |
| Israel (Media Forest)[13] | 7 |
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] | 51 |
| Serbia (IFPI)[15] | 4 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] | 77 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[18] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Belgium[19] | 25 June 2014 | Digital download |
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| Finland[20] | |||
| Portugal[21] | |||
| Spain[22] | |||
| Sweden[23] | |||
| Switzerland[24] | |||
| France[25] | 27 April 2015 | Digital download (Remix EP) | |
| United States[26] | 28 April 2015 | ||
| United Kingdom[27] | 4 May 2015 | ||
| United Kingdom[28] | Mainstream radio |
References
- ↑ "ODESZA Transform Sia's "Big Girls Cry" Into A Glitchy Dance Remix". www.idolator.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sia Performs "Big Girls Cry"". www.grammy.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sia performs Big Girls Cry". au.tv.yahoo.com. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- 1 2 Sia "Sia – Big Girls Cry (Official Video)", Sia VEVO, 2 April 2015
- ↑ Nastassia Baroni (3 April 2015). "Watch Sia's Emotional New 'Big Girls Cry' Video Ft. Maddie Ziegler". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Sia – Big Girls Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sia – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Sia. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Media Forest - Big Girls Cry". Media Forest. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-23". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Sia SERBIA". POP TOP LISTA - TOP 50 SRBIJA. Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved May 17, 2015. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-05-23" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Sia – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Sia. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (27 June 2015). "ARIA Singles: Meghan Trainor and John Legend Are At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in Dutch). Belgium: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Finland: 7digital. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Portugal: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in Spanish). Spain: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Sweden: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in German). Switzerland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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