"Cry Baby" is a song by Japanese bandOfficial Hige Dandism, released as a digital single on May 7, 2021. The song was used as the opening theme song to the first season of the anime adaptation ofTokyo Revengers.
The full version of "Cry Baby" was first played on April 24, 2021 on theFM802 radio programLantern Jam Times [ja].[1] The song was later released digitally on May 7, 2021. It was used as the opening theme song to the anime adaptation ofTokyo Revengers, which was broadcast from April 11 to September 19, 2021.
The music video was directed byTakuto Shimpo [ja][6] and depicts the members of the band playing their instruments in a junkyard. A teaser for the music video was released on May 3, 2021.[7]
In November 2021, "Cry Baby" reached No. 4 on theBillboard Japan Hot 100. It also reached No. 1 on theBillboard Japan Hot Animation for three consecutive weeks. In addition, it reached No. 1 on the karaoke charts, No. 2 on video views, No. 5 on the download charts, and No. 6 on the radio charts.[10] In December 2021, "Cry Baby" had been streamed over 2 million times.[11] Karaoke chain Joysound reported that "Cry Baby" was the second most requested anime song of 2021.[12]
The officialYouTube channel for the anime adaptation ofTokyo Revengers released a video of Mikey's voice actor,Yū Hayashi, performing a cover of "Cry Baby" on October 11, 2021.[25]
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