Don't Cry (Lil Wayne song)

"Don't Cry"
Single by Lil Wayne featuring XXXTentacion
from the album Tha Carter V
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2018
RecordedFebruary 2018 and August 2018
GenreConscious hip hop
Length4:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Don't Cry" on YouTube

"Don't Cry" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring fellow American rapper XXXTentacion. "Don't Cry" was released as the second single from Lil Wayne's twelfth album Tha Carter V.[1][2] The song uses vocals recorded by XXXTentacion prior to his death on June 18, 2018.[3] It debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the second-highest charting song from the album and in XXXTentacion's discography.[4][5]

Background and release

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The vocals used in "Don't Cry" by XXXTentacion were recorded prior to his death on June 18, 2018. Before the collaboration, Wayne did not know who XXXTentacion was. The collaboration between the two artists happened as a result of Young Money Entertainment's president Mack Maine acquiring the rights to use the verse while sequencing and putting together the track list of the album.[6]

Lil Wayne performed the song live for the first time on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on December 12, 2018.[7][8]

The music video was released on January 23, 2019, on what would have been XXXTentacion's 21st birthday.[9][10]

After being taken down, it was reuploaded on October 2, 2024.

Credits and personnel

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Credits and personnel adapted from the liner notes of Tha Carter V.[11]

Recording

Management

  • Published by Young Money Publishing Inc/Warner Chappell Publishing (BMI), Bad Vibes Forever Inc./ Kobalt Publishing (ASCAP), Z3N Publishing, Billions Enterprises/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI), Food Fight Music / Where Da Kasz At — administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI)
  • XXXTentacion appears courtesy of Bad Vibes Forever, LLC

Personnel

  • Lil Wayne - lead vocals, songwriting
  • XXXTentacion - posthumous vocals, songwriting
  • Ben Billions - production, songwriting
  • Z3N - production, songwriting
  • Gamal Lewis - songwriting
  • Fabian Marasciullo - mixing
  • McCoy Socalgargoyle - assistant engineering
  • Colin Leonard - mastering
  • Manny Galvez - recording
  • Jason Delattiboudere - assistant recording
  • John Cunningham - vocal production

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 50
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 78
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 64
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Lil Wayne Sits Atop the Throne in Video For 'Don't Cry' Feat. XXXTentacion: Watch". Billboard. January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Watch XXXTentacion Calmly Collect His Thoughts in 'Moonlight' Video". Billboard. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' is finally out: Here's what you need to know". 2018-10-12.
  4. ^ "Lil Wayne Charts 22 Songs from 'Tha Carter V' on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. October 8, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' is finally out: Here's what you need to know". NewsOK. October 12, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lil Wayne says he "didn't know who XXXTentacion was" before late rapper's Carter V feature". The Fader. October 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Lil Wayne Performs 'Don't Cry'". YouTube.
  8. ^ "Leslie Mann/Brandon Micheal Hall/Lil' Wayne". IMDb.
  9. ^ "Lil Wayne's 'Don't Cry' Video is Rap's Latest Half-Hearted XXXTentacion Tribute". Rolling Stone. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Coker, Hillary Crosley (January 23, 2019). "Lil Wayne & XXXTENTACION's "Don't Cry" Explained | Song Stories". Genius. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Tha Carter V (CD). Lil Wayne. Young Money Entertainment/Republic Records. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Lil Wayne feat. XXXTentacion – Don't Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 40 2018) (Week Ending October 5 2018)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  15. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista (Vecka 40, 5 oktober 2018)". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "Lil Wayne feat. XXXTentacion – Don't Cry". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  19. ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Wayne – Don't Cry". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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