"Cry (Just a Little)" is a song by Dutch dance duo Bingo Players. The song's lyrics are an interpolation from "Piano in the Dark", a 1988 hit song by Brenda Russell.[1] For this song, the line was performed by Kelli-Leigh (vocals) along with Hal Ritson (back vocals).

"Cry (Just a Little)"
Single by Bingo Players
Released18 May 2011
Recorded2011
Length3:04 (original version) 2:26 (UK radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Scott Cutler
  • Brenda Russell
  • Jeff Hull
Producer(s)
  • Paul Baumer
  • Maarten Hoogstraten
Bingo Players singles chronology
"Lame Brained"
(2010)
"Cry (Just a Little)"
(2011)
"Sliced"
(2011)

"Cry (Just a Little)" was released in Belgium as a digital download on 18 May 2011 and was released in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2011. The song charted in Belgium and the Netherlands.

The song was later sampled for the chorus of Flo Rida's 2012 release, "I Cry".

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Cry (Just a Little)" was first released onto YouTube on 14 June 2011 onto Spinnin' TV, with a length of 3:26. The official video features Svenja van Beek, who was a singer in the Dutch girl band Djumbo.[2] The video was shot in Marseille, France.

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Cry (Just a Little)" (original mix)6:18
2."Cry (Just a Little)" (Olav Basoski remix)6:44
3."Cry (Just a Little)" (club edit)3:58
4."Cry (Just a Little)" (radio edit)3:04
5."Cry (Just a Little)" (US radio edit)2:48
6."Cry (Just a Little)" (Olav Basoski remix edit)3:25
7."Cry (Just a Little)" (video)3:11
UK digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Cry (Just a Little)" (UK radio edit)2:21
2."Cry (Just a Little)" (radio mix)3:04
3."Cry (Just a Little)" (original mix)6:18
4."Cry (Just a Little)" (Olav Basoski mix)6:44
5."Cry (Just a Little)" (XNRG mix)4:58

Chart performance

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Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Belgium 18 May 2011[10] Digital download Mostiko
United Kingdom 18 September 2011[11] Digital download All Around the World

References

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  1. ^ "Bingo Players's Cry (Just a Little) sample of Brenda Russell's Piano in the Dark". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ Spinnin' Records. "Bingo Players - Cry (Just A Little) (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Bingo Players – Cry (Just A Little)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 27, 2011" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  5. ^ "Bingo Players – Cry (Just A Little)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2011". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2011". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Cry (Just a Little) - EP by Bingo Players". Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via itunes.apple.com.
  11. ^ "Cry (Just a Little) [Remixes] - EP by Bingo Players". Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via itunes.apple.com.