Cry Me Out was the third single released from Pixie Lott’s debut album Turn It Up.

According to Pixie about the song, she explained:

“I always prefer to write songs about emotional situations and heartbreak […] because I like getting into the character. When we were writing ‘Cry Me Out’, I said, ‘I feel like singing about something sad but, obviously, still being strong’. So the guy has to cry to get over me, instead of the other way around.”

She also explained that she chose “Cry Me Out” as a single because she wanted to “do something really classy and mature for the next single, where I could get a bit more emotional”.

The song peaked at #12 on the U.K. Singles chart, making it Pixie’s first single not to top the charts in the United Kingdom.