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Enough Cryin
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Enough Cryin
| cover = Mary J. Blige - Enough Cryin.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mary J. Blige
| album = The Breakthrough
| B-side =
| released = March 2, 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:20
| label = Geffen
| writer = *Mary J. Blige
*Rodney Jerkins
*Sean Garrett
*Shawn Carter
*Craig Brockman
| producer = Jerkins
| prev_title = One
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Take Me as I Am
| next_year = 2006
| misc =
}}
"'Enough Cryin'" a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Sean Garrett and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter for her seventh studio album, 'The Breakthrough' (2005), while production was helmed by Jerkins. The song features Blige's alter ego, Brook Lynn, whom Mary created to give her lyrical freedom without the fear of damaging her own persona. "Enough Cryin" was released as the album's third single on March 2, 2006 in the United States, peaking at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Music video
The music video for "Enough Cryin" was directed by Hype Williams and shot in Long Beach, California in March 2006. Inspired by true events, Blige explained in an interview with 'MTV News' that "the clip is [about] something that happened a long time ago, and it was a very embarrassing moment when I thought I was getting married. I was engaged to K-Ci, and I actually went on a talk show overseas and that person had just done that talk show about a week before me. I was telling the interviewer that I was getting married, and the week before he was saying that it was a rumor. He wasn't marrying me." In the video, after she leaves the interview, Blige is "kind of upset, but I'm still kind of going through my photo shoot [...] It ends up being one of the most amazing photo shoots because of all of the anger and depression and the fact that I choose to just move on with my life and be a superstar." Blige approached rapper 50 Cent to appear in the video who portrays Curtis Jackson, an R&B singer.
Track listings
{{Tracklist
| headline = CD 2
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Enough Cryin
| note1 = Album Version
| writer1 =
| extra1 = Jerkins
| length1 = 3:21
| title2 = Out My Head
| writer2 = Rich Harrison
| extra2 = Harrison
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Be Without You
| note3 = Moto Blanco Vocal Remix
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 8:40
| title4 = Enough Cryin
| note4 = Instrumental
| writer4 =
| extra4 = Jerkins
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Enough Cryin
| note5 = Music Video
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:07
}}
'Notes'
* denotes a co-producer
* denotes a remix producer
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'The Breakthrough'.
*Mary J. Blige executive producer, vocals, writer
*Craig Brockman piano
*Patrick Fillett engineer
*Paul Foley engineer
*Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins mixing, producer, writer
*Tony Maserati mixing
*Cornelius Mims bass
*Tim Stuart guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:2005 songs
Category:2006 singles
Category:Mary J. Blige songs
Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams
Category:Song recordings produced by Rodney Jerkins
Category:Songs written by Jay-Z
Category:Songs written by Rodney Jerkins
Category:Songs written by Sean Garrett
Category:Songs written by Mary J. Blige
Category:Songs written by Craig Brockman
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