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"Cruel"
Single by Snakehips featuring Zayn
Released	15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:48
Label	Sony UK Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Snakehips Cass Lowe Erik Hassle Zayn Malik
Producer(s)	Snakehips Cass Lowe
Snakehips singles chronology
"Money on Me" (2016) "Cruel" (2016) "Burn Break Crash" (2016)
Zayn singles chronology
"Wrong" (2016) "Cruel" (2016) "Freedun" (2016)
Music video
"Cruel" on YouTube

"Cruel" is a song by British production duo Snakehips featuring English singer-songwriter Zayn. It was released as a single on 15 July 2016 by Sony Music UK and Columbia Records. The song was written and composed by Oliver Lee and James Carter of Snakehips, along with Cass Lowe, Erik Hassle and Zayn. "Cruel" received critical acclaim, with NME ranking the song at number 50 on their "50 Best Tracks of 2016" list, and MuuMuse ranking it at number 88 on their "Top 100 Singles of 2016" list.

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Cruel" premiered on YouTube on 9 August 2016 and stars Zayn as he sings the song inside a building in an Asian town. The video was directed by Alex Southam.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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• 2016 singles
• 2016 songs
• Snakehips (duo) songs
• Songs written by Cass Lowe
• Songs written by Zayn Malik
• Songs written by Erik Hassle
• Sony Music UK singles
• Columbia Records singles
• Torch songs