"Big Girls Cry"
Single by Sia
from the album 1000 Forms of Fear
Released25 June 2014 (2014-06-25)
Recorded2013
GenrePop
Length3:31
Label
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Sia singles chronology
"Chandelier"
(2014) 		"Big Girls Cry"
(2014) 		"Guts Over Fear"
(2014)
Music video
"Big Girls Cry" on YouTube

"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 the song at The Recording Academy.[3] On 2 April 2015, "Big Girls Cry" was released as the third single in the United Kingdom. Sia performed it 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 facing the camera using her hands and face to express 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]

As of June 2022, the video had received more than 300 million views.[5] Since mid 2018, the video has not been available for viewers in Australia and New Zealand.[5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Big Girls Cry"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] Gold 45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 500,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Big Girls Cry"
Region Date Format Label
Belgium[25] 25 June 2014 Digital download
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
Finland[26]
Portugal[27]
Spain[28]
Sweden[29]
Switzerland[30]
France[31] 27 April 2015 Digital download (Remix EP)
United States[32] 28 April 2015
United Kingdom[33] 4 May 2015
United Kingdom[34] Mainstream radio

References

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  2. ^ "Hear Odesza's brand-new remix of Grammy nominee Sia's 'Big Girls Cry'". music-mix.ew.com. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sia Performs "Big Girls Cry"". www.grammy.com. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Sia performs Big Girls Cry". au.tv.yahoo.com. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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  7. ^ "Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Sia – Big Girls Cry" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Sia Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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  12. ^ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Media Forest - Big Girls Cry". Media Forest. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 37, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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  18. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Danish single certifications – Sia – Big Girls Cry". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 2 July 2019. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2019 to obtain certification.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Sia – Big Girls Cry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  24. ^ "American single certifications – Sia – Big Girls Cry". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in Dutch). Belgium: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015.
  26. ^ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Finland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  27. ^ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Portugal: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  28. ^ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in Spanish). Spain: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  29. ^ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads". Sweden: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  30. ^ "Big Girls Cry (2014) | Sia | MP3 Downloads" (in German). Switzerland: 7digital. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  31. ^ "Big Girls Cry". Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  32. ^ "Big Girls Cry". Amazon. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  33. ^ "Big Girls Cry". Amazon UK. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  34. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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