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 | Carter/Gibbs/Johnson/Smith | ||||
| Producer | Just Blaze | ||||
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Song Cry was the fourth single from Jay-Z's album The Blueprint. The song is a slow and quiet 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.
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