| Cradles | |
| Cover: | Cradles.webp |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sub Urban |
| Published: | January 5, 2019 |
| Length: | 3:29 |
| Label: | NoCopyrightSounds |
| Prev Title: | Sick of You |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Isolate |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Cradles" is a song by American singer Sub Urban, released on January 5, 2019, through NoCopyrightSounds.
In October 2019, Sub Urban released his debut song "Cradles" on NoCopyrightSounds.[1] The song went viral on TikTok, resulting in the original audio to receive over 100 million views on YouTube and pushing Sub Urban to sign a deal with Warner Records after topping Billboards Alternative charts.[2] [3] The song's success additionally personally affected Sub Urban, resulting in the acceptance of his family for previously dropping out of high school to pursue music.[4]
The music video was directed by Andrew Donoho and released on October 9, 2019. Throughout the video, Sub Urban is seen in a bedroom lit on fire, solid color rooms with numerous masked corpses, curtained rooms with dancing mannequins, and a narrow metal bridge.[5]
The song is part of the soundtrack of the 2023 rhythm video game Just Dance 2024 Edition.[6] The song is also part of the gamemode 'Festival' (by Fortnite) in December 2023
| Peak position | |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 28 |
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| Position | ||
| US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 26 |
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