Teary Eyed

"Teary Eyed" a song by American recording artist Missy Elliott. It was written by Warryn Campbell and Elliott for her fifth studio album, The Cookbook (2005), while production was handled by the former. Released as the album's second single on September 12, 2005, the song reached the top 50 in Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

"Teary Eyed"
Single by Missy Elliott
from the album The Cookbook
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Melissa Elliott
  • Warryn Campbell
Producer(s)Warryn Campbell
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Free Yourself"
(2005)
"Teary Eyed"
(2005)
"We Run This"
(2006)

Chart performance

In the United States, the song did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song was released on September 26, 2005,[1] but it was also unsuccessful there, peaking at number 47.[2] Due to the failure of the single to chart in the top 40 in the UK, it was quickly withdrawn from radio playlists. In Australia, "Teary Eyed" reached the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at number 36.[3] On the issue date of February 11, 2006, the song debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and the following month, it peaked within the top five of the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[4][5]

Music video

The music video for "Teary Eyed" takes place mainly in an insane asylum with Elliott in a straight jacket. In between cuts she is looking at an injured man on a hospital bed (the man she is singing about). As usual Elliot uses her sample technique to promote the song "Meltdown" by performing in the middle of the video. There are various shots of a car flipping and bursting into flames due to Elliott stabbing a hole in the front left tire out of her anger.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 38
Australian Urban (ARIA)[9] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 64
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 38
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 47
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 30
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 5

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) [13]
United Kingdom September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26) CD [1]
Australia October 24, 2005 (2005-10-24) [14]

References

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