“Big Girls Don’t Cry” serves as the tenth track from Fergie’s debut studio album, The Dutchess and was released as the fourth single from the album. The song became the third number one single from the album, making Fergie the first female artist to have three number one singles from a single album since Christina Aguilera achieved the record seven years prior. The song was also present on the Hot 100 for nearly a year and reached the top 10 within nearly every international music market.