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"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
Released	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
Length	3:40
Label	Goldmind Atlantic
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there, peaking at number 47.[2] Due to the failure of the single to chart in the top 40 in the UK, it was quickly withdrawn from radio playlists.^{[citation needed]} In Australia, "Teary Eyed" reached the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at number 36.[3] On the issue date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	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Goldmind Atlantic	[13]
United Kingdom	September 26, 2005	CD		[1]
Australia	October 24, 2005			[14]

References

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