Crybaby (Paloma Faith song)

"Crybaby" is a "slinky soul-funk"^[1] and disco^[2][3] track. The song was written by Paloma Faith, Lindy Robbins, Cleo Tighe and Fin Dow-Smith,^[7] with the latter handling production.^[8] The song talks about toxic masculinity, with Paloma describing the song's lyrics as "a conversation between a man and I (sic), and the song questions whether global conflicts would cease to exist if men successfully dealt with their feelings. Would things be resolved without attack and with measured discussion?"^[1][9]

The dystopian visual for "Crybaby" premiered on 22 September 2017.^[10] British actor Wesley Kent-Hargreaves played “Lead Boy”.^[11]The lead Elder, who gives the speech to the boys at the beginning of the video, is the actor Tom Keller.