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karaokeUpdated March 27, 2025

Cruel karaoke version

A simple way into the karaoke version when you want the arrangement to stay familiar and the lead vocal to step aside.

Cruel

About this version

Sometimes you do not need a big setup. You just need the song without the lead and a straight path into rehearsal.

Useful for

singing practice at home

Useful for

cover rehearsals

Useful for

working on phrasing before a full take

A simple way in

A cleaner backing track for singing, rehearsal, and covers when you want the song to stay familiar but the lead vocal to step aside.

Start with the tricky section, not the whole song. A few good repetitions usually tell you more than one rushed pass from top to bottom.

Once it feels settled, go back to the full arrangement and check whether it still holds together. That is usually where the real answer is.

Notes

Provided to YouTube by Atlantic Records Cruel · Marc Broussard Marc Broussard ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Additional Recording: Ben Phillips Masterer: Bob Ludwig Additional Recording: Bobby Shin Bass Guitar: Calvin Turner Electric Guitar: Chris Graffagnino Additional Recording: Dan Rudin Violin: Eleonore Denig Programming & Keyboards, Recorded By: Jamie Kenney Producer: Jamie Kenny Drums: Jeremy Lutito Recorded By: Joe Baldridge Additional Recording: Justin Tocket Unknown: Korey Richey Background Vocals: Marc Broussard Unknown: Mark Crozier Mixer: Michael H. Brauer Background Vocals: Peter Groenwald Additional Programmer: Robert Marvin Assistant Mix Engineer: Ryan Gilligan Pro Tools: Ryan Gilligan Writer: J. Cohen Writer: J. Kenney Writer: M. Broussard Writer: R. Marvin Auto-generated by YouTube.

Next

Open the song in the app, stay with the part you came for, and leave the rest for later.