Melanie Martinez - 99 Cent Store (Official Audio)

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[@Peepoomayonaise]

The sound in the beginning kinda sounds like alphabet boy

[@fatdragonite]

Because this was that song before that song existed. It took the place on the crybaby album instead of this one.

[@chrisnunez1666]

Fr

[@crybaby_melanie-]

Oh,yeah

[@NattieRoo39]

It is actually!

[@MissAstridBugsEuphonious]

This song was supposed to be on the album instead of alphabet boy, but it got replaced by alphabet boy so that’s why they sound similar

[@yagurlmayz]

Mel’s scrapped songs gives me the chills ngl🫢

[@annabelle4199]

Fr though!

[@RandomTiktoks4.u]

FR

[@Nanamo297]

all 99 cent store info
"99 Cent Store" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was originally intended to be featured on her debut album, Cry Baby.
The full song was leaked on September 17th, 2018.
Background
Theme
The song is centered around a character, most likely Cry Baby, falling in love with a boy who "sold her cheap lies". It tells the story of her looking back at her relationship with the boy, and now finally seeing through all his glamorous facade. She was head over heels for someone who she thought she knew, but in reality, she only fell in love with the fake disguise he put on. The boy tricked her into believing he was something that he wasn't. His "ribbons and bows" were just a decoration to hide his true self. The song compares their relationship to something bought at a 99 cent store: pretty and shiny, but also incredibly cheap and not destined to last.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I had pinwheels in my eyes for you
Blinded by the pinks and blues
Oh, you were my wind-up Romeo
We had matching bubblegum tattoos
Serenade me with your kazoo
You tricked me with your ribbons and your bows
[Pre-Chorus]
It's so shiny in a shopping cart
Pretty in a parking lot
But when you go home
That's when it falls apart
[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
Ah, ah, you sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store
[Post-Chorus 1]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
Wine and dine me with your plastic fruit
Robbed me up of my sweet tooth
Held me up with a loaded water gun
Tied me to these toy train tracks
You left me there and you never came back
Tacky souvenirs when it's said and done
[Pre-Chorus]
It's so shiny in a shopping cart
Pretty in a parking lot
But when you go home
That's when it falls apart
[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
Ah, ah, you sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store
[Post-Chorus 2]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Bridge]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
You sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store
[Post-Chorus 1]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Outro]
Ah, ah, I still think about you sometimes (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
But only when I walk through the 99 cent store (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
Trivia
In an interview with the GRAMMY Museum on January 7th, 2021, Melanie stated that she went to an actual 99 cent store to record various toy sounds to sample in the song.
She also mentioned that the song didn't make it to the final album since it didn't fit the storyline.[4]
The song was produced in Logic Pro.[note 1]
Melanie plays the kazoo in this song.
The song was played on a radio station without Melanie's or her team's permission, as with various other songs recorded by Melanie.
The guitar used in this song is the same guitar used within the instrumentals of both "Ring Pop" and "Cry Baby".
The third demo of "Ring Pop" and this song were both recorded in the same Cry Baby session.
The song's official project file leaked on December 5th, 2021.[5]
This song took over 91 takes to finish based on the file.
This is the only original song by Melanie to contain a number on the start of the title.
The track's original file name is "99 cent store 01".
Within the publicized project files of the song, one folder entails various EXS type files, labeled as "Sampler Instruments". The musical variant of this file type is known as an instrument used exclusively by the DAW Logic Pro.

[@absolutely_bandito]

We thank you for your service to this community for telling us this info

[@eggfriedrice436]

Wow, thats interesting omg ty ❤

[@crybaby_melanie-]

Finally,I know the full story

[@asiasimone1127]

B.

[@finessed1066]

thanks for the details! i love this song

[@ysmwael2676]

I still think about you sometimes only when i walk through the 99 cents store
Meaning: I still think about you sometimes but you dont mean as much to me anymore.

[@Tobiazisnear]

The meaning is that it was cheap love?

[@lost.cause.16]

why is this song so good

[@jayxcill]

im confused..?

[@bowifyy]

This song is actually kinda scary sounding ngl

[@Joethelegalweaseloffical]

😭wym? Like creepy?

[@CherylBalsamodayot]

I love this song ❤️❤️ Iove all music if Melanie Martinez she's my top 1 idol and favorite celebrity ❤❤🎉🎉

[@dtigirlypops]

IS THIS ALPHABET BOY!?!

[@LittlebodyBigTearz]

It kinda sounds like either alphabet boy but more like her other unreleased song strawberry fields forever

[@LittlebodyBigTearz]

@Star-n6d i know, but she did a cover of it, also i love the og, my dad used to sing it for me

[@lyricpinky]

2:53 I just love that part ❤

[@Nobodyreally493]

Why is this and some of her other songs unreleased?

[@0tterkidV]

For this one specifically, it didn’t fit the storyline. For other songs, it could be the same thing, or it was leaked, or she thought another song was better. Melanie kinda has a rule that she won’t release songs if they’re leaked, or at least the leaked versions of it.

[@Nobodyreally493]

@@0tterkidV oh that’s kinda sad.

​​@@0tterkidVdrama club was leaked a few months before K-12 but it was released anyway. The only rule that she explicitly said is that she won't release unreleased songs from older eras (unless she's making an unreleased compilation or whatever)

[@Mels_BabyDoll]

If alphabet boy and carousel had a baby:

[@DarlynVicente-g1o]

This was replaced my alphabet boy

[@Sebasti4n88]

Alphabet boy + Carrousel =

[@ΒΕΝΥ]

I LOVE THIS