The DJ Is Crying for Help
| "The DJ Is Crying for Help" | ||||
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| File:The DJ is Crying for Help Single.jpg | ||||
| Single by AJR | ||||
| from the album The Maybe Man | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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| Producer | Ryan Met | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The DJ is Crying for Help" on YouTube | ||||
"The DJ Is Crying for Help" is a song by American pop band AJR. It was released on November 18, 2022, via Mercury Records as the second single from the band's fifth studio album The Maybe Man.
Promotion
[edit | edit source]AJR began teasing the song in a YouTube short on August 21, 2022, showing the instrumental's production.[1] Additional teasers of the song were posted to YouTube on August 30 and October 4 before revealing the song's release date and title on November 15, 2022.[2] The single released November 18, 2022, through Mercury Records.[3]
Composition
[edit | edit source]"The DJ Is Crying for Help" is composed in 4
4 time signature in the key of B minor and follows a tempo of 145 beats per minute (bpm). A soft piano forms the opening melody of the song before transitioning into a heavy composure of violins, synths, and other instruments during the chorus.[4][5]
Music video
[edit | edit source]The official music video for the song was directed by Austin Roa and released on November 18, 2022.[6] The video was filmed in Paris during a cloudy day off from AJR's Europe tour and features the band running through the city, most notably in front of the Eiffel Tower.[7][8] The video has amassed over 5.67 million views as of April 2024.
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]
- Adam Met – backing vocals, instruments, composer
- Jack Met – main vocals, instruments, composer
- Ryan Met – backing vocals, instruments, composer, producer, programming
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
- Joe Zook – mixing engineer
- Alba Avoricani – backing vocals
- Andy Sobelson – backing vocals
- Ariel Gandler – backing vocals
- Cat Capps – backing vocals
- Chris Berry – backing vocals
- Dane Hagen – backing vocals
- Ezra Donellan – backing vocals
- Marten Lieberman – backing vocals
- Rob Piccione – backing vocals
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] | 13 |
| US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] | 24 |
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