Teary Eyed

Infobox Single
Name = Teary Eyed


Artist = Missy Elliott
from Album = The Cookbook
Released = August 8, 2005
Format = CD single, vinyl, digital download
Recorded = 2005
Genre = R&B, hip hop soul
Length = 3:40
Label = Goldmind/Atlantic
Writer = Melissa Elliott, Warryn Campbell
Producer = Warryn Campbell
Reviews =
Last single = "Lose Control"
(2005)
This single = "Teary Eyed"
(2005)
Next single = "We Run This"
(2006)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Lower caption = iTunes cover Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = Remixes cover

"Teary Eyed" was the second single from rapper Missy Elliott's 2005 album "The Cookbook" and was released in September 2005 (see 2005 in music). The single saw a change in direction for Missy as the song is an hip hop ballad, with Missy singing throughout. Other sung singles include "Beep Me 911", "All N My Grill", and "One Minute Man".

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. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwxEQZA1jWk]

Charting Failure

In the U.S. the song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of her most unsuccessful singles to date. In the UK it was released on September 26 2005 but it was also unsuccessful there, missing top 40 singles chart, peaking at #47. This was her first solo single to do so. The failure of "Teary Eyed" could be partly due to the fact the video for the single was only released a week before the single was released in stores. Due to the failure of the single to chart in the top 40 in the UK, it was quickly withdrawn from radio playlists.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, It reached the Top 40 of the ARIA Chart, peaking at number 36.

In October, "Teary Eyed" debuted at #18 on the U.S.'s Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and only managed to peak at #17, one position higher. On the issue date of February 11, 2006, the song debuted at #45 on the Hot Dance Club Play, and in March, the song spent only one week on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. However, "Teary Eyed" wasn't a total U.S. failure, debuting within the top 20 of the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

U.S. Radio Re-Release

almost 2 1/2 years after the song's original release, The song has been re-released to the U.S. according to allaccess.com, it impacts on Rhythmic Radio, Feb. 5th, 2008 along with Elliott's new song "Ching-A-Ling"

Track listing

;UK CD [ [http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=414245 HMV.com: Music CDs, DVDs, Games & More ] ]

# "Teary Eyed" (radio version)
# "Lose Control" "(Featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop)" (Jacques Lu Cont mix – edit)

;UK vinyl [ [http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=221;2;-1;-1&sku=494950 HMV.com: singles: We Run This (2006) ] ]
# "Teary Eyed" (radio version)
# "Teary Eyed" (instrumental)
# "Teary Eyed" (a capella)
# "Lose Control" "(featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop)" (Jacques Lu Cont mix)

;Remixes CD [ [http://www.amazon.co.jp/Teary-Eyed-Missy-Elliott/dp/B000DZV82G Amazon.co.jp： Teary Eyed: 音楽: Missy Elliott ] ]
# "Teary Eyed" [Tiefschwarz Club Mix]
# "Teary Eyed" [Maurice Beats]
# "Teary Eyed" [ATFC Club Mix]
# "Teary Eyed" [ATFC Drumdub]
# "Teary Eyed" [Maurice Club Mix]
# "Teary Eyed" [Tiefschwarz Dub]
# "Teary Eyed" [Sugardip Club]
# "Teary Eyed" [Sugardip Morning After Mix]

Charts

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