Melanie Martinez[1][2] is an American singer and songwriter. Martinez auditioned for the American television vocal talent show The Voice and became a member of Team Adam. Within the fifth week, she was eliminated which subsequently led to her beginning independent work on original material.[3] In 2014, she released Dollhouse, her debut EP featuring the singles "Dollhouse" and "Carousel", which appeared on the trailer for the television series American Horror Story: Freak Show.[4] In 2015, Martinez released her conceptual debut album titled Cry Baby, featuring the critically acclaimed lead single "Pity Party", along with other singles "Soap" and "Sippy Cup".[5]
Demo 1: The original Cry Baby 2015 solo demo. Snippets of it started circulating in September 2020 and was leaked in full on May 16, 2021.
Demo 2: The hook demo, including only Melanie's chorus. This was the demo where the song was re-recorded on May 28, 2016, intending to pitch to other artists. It was leaked on January 4, 2020.
Demo 3: A demo of the song recorded in 2016 too, featuring Snow's Parts which weren't included on previous demos. It was leaked on January 5, 2020.
Written by Jared Dylan in December 2012, then sometime in early-mid January 2013, Melanie recorded for a version that would be released February 14, 2013 (along with a visuals "music video").
The song eventually went unreleased after being removed from streaming/public view sometime in either 2013 or 2014.