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"Big Girls Don't Cry" (also known as "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)") is a song by American singer-songwriter Fergie from her debut studio album, The Dutchess (2006). It was written by Fergie and Toby Gad while the production was helmed by will.i.am. The song was released as the fourth single from the album on May 22, 2007.
"Big Girls Don't Cry", "Glamorous", and "London Bridge" topped the Billboard Hot 100, and "Clumsy" and "Fergalicious" appeared within the top five, making Fergie the second female to achieve three Billboard Hot 100 topping singles from one album. Those singles also sold over two million digital downloads individually in the United States ...
The singles "London Bridge", "Glamorous" with Ludacris and "Big Girls Don't Cry" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("London Bridge" reaching the spot in three weeks, the second fastest ascent in Hot 100 history). [8] This made Fergie the first female artist with three number ones from one album since Christina Aguilera in 2000. [9]
The fourth single, "Big Girls Don't Cry", was released on May 22, 2007. [36] The ballad became a huge success worldwide, topping the charts of ten countries, including Australia, Canada and the United States; it was also the album's most successful single in Europe. [37]
The following lists the top 25 singles of 2007 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart. [1] " Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie was the biggest song of the year, peaking at #1 for nine weeks and staying in the top 50 for 32 weeks; [2] it also had the longest stay at #1.
Fergie performed "Clumsy" alongside her previous single "Big Girls Don't Cry" in the 2007 American Music Awards on November 18, 2007. [35] She also performed the song on NBC 's The Today Show alongside "Big Girls Don't Cry" and " Barracuda " with part of " Welcome to the Jungle " on May 20, 2008. [ 36 ]
"Big Girls Don't Cry" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by the Four Seasons. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 17, 1962, and, like its predecessor " Sherry ", spent five weeks in the top position but never ranked in the Billboard year-end charts of 1962 or 1963.
Tobias "Toby" Gad (born 28 March 1968) [1] [2] is a German music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for co-writing songs including John Legend's biggest hit, "All of Me", the fifth-highest certified single in RIAA history, [3] and for co-writing and producing "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie and "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé. [4]