cry michael_jackson song cry song recorded american recording artist michael_jackson features tenth final studio album invincible song written singer songwriter previously written jackson single cry produced jackson kelly released december second single invincible cry ballad lyrics highlight problems planet lyrics urge people unite world better place track recalls previous jackson songs promote peace song released tracks shout cry received mixed reviews music critics single moderate chart performance internationally highest peak number sixteen denmark successful charting country austria track promoted music video filmed video feature jackson shows people holding hands standing variety settings including beach forest background cry recorded american singer michael_jackson tenth final studio album invincible song written singer songwriter previously worked jackson single jackson kelly collaboration cry second collaborations track produced jackson kelly outside united_states song released december second single invincible single released tracks shout shout previously unreleased song originally intended invincible replaced moment life previously appeared track special edition jackson seventh studio album bad composition themes cry world issues isolation war brotherhood suggests pulls change world jackson singing change world music critic felt jackson cries lyrics song lyrics themes similar ones jackson single man mirror single heal world cry composed key major song time signature common time cry moderate eighty beats minute single built chord progression verses chorus sheet music indicates vocal range spans critical reception thinks cry moody reflective piece material reminiscent jackson produced ballads bad indicates song themes sorrow love believes strength strings competent backing vocals keyboard figures prevent listener laughter jackson delivery hold jon new_york_times called track change world song wrote single applies grand buildup pop schemes asking cry time point jackson answer prayers felt song triumphant use contemporary input album nme music critic believed jackson starts lyrics saving children village_voice noted cry song invincible pretty impression jackson standing sideways let beauty slide los_angeles_times staff writer wrote track fills social commentary role jackson man mirror rock music critic believed single jackson heal world newsday staff writer said song equally average tracks invincible rolling_stone_magazine wrote kelly succeeds kind life number single jim_farber new_york daily_news wrote cry jackson goes healing world rarely role universal chicago_tribune rock music critics greg_kot believed kelly formula big gospel anthem believe fly track journalist wrote jackson shines sincere ballads cry pop music critic described single musician latest batch inspirational cotton candy francisco university wire noted overall good songs invincible cry called song filled said jackson complex chart performance cry released single outside united_states charted billboard music charts weeks country peaked number unlike previous singles released invincible charted internationally cry moderate commercial success worldwide cry debuted number peak position december singles chart single remained country chart consecutive weeks december january falling positions track debuted number thirty seven december peaked number thirty succeeding week song debuted peak position number december australian_singles_chart remained country chart week cry chart chart belgian wallonia music chart debuting number thirty seven december peaking number thirty january cry charted consecutive weeks having debuted number december peaked number following week single spent weeks fluctuating chart track peaked number remained country chart weeks single commercially successful charting territory denmark track remained singles chart week managed chart peaking number sixteen single successful chart territory austria having debuted country singles chart peak position number december succeeding week track charted number seventy fell positions following week song chart performance wrote setback sure major jackson music video cry promoted music video short film jackson refer video directed previously directed earth song childhood stranger moscow featured jackson history past present future book album video filmed different locations california nevada people featured video included members real life gospel group video begins dozens people different ages races holding hands long lines people stretched mountains highways forest beach stands silence majority video following bridge begins singing chorus final chorus group collectively hands song taking hands song ends cry michael_jackson video included enhanced single cry issued single jackson original intentions release situation applied release rock world months prior dissatisfaction way sony handling album promotion refused appear music video cry authors book michael_jackson solo years believe jackson absence video little promote track listing formats credits personnel written composed michael_jackson vocal michael_jackson percussion keyboard drum programming michael_jackson arrangement kelly drums recorded michael_jackson charts
Cry (Michael Jackson song)