Crying on a Suitcase

"Crying on a Suitcase" is a song written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro and Lee Thomas Miller, and recorded by American country music artist Casey James. It was released in June 2012 as the second single from James' self-titled debut album.

"Crying on a Suitcase"
Single by Casey James
from the album Casey James
Released	June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)
Genre	Country
Length	3:41
Label	BNA, 19
Songwriter(s)	Lee Thomas Miller Neil Thrasher Tom Shapiro
Producer(s)	Casey James Chris Lindsey
Casey James singles chronology
"Let's Don't Call It a Night" (2011) "Crying on a Suitcase" (2012) "The Good Life" (2013)

Content

"Crying on a Suitcase" is a midtempo song about a male who is trying to convince himself to catch up to a former lover at the airport and give the relationship a second chance before her airplane leaves.^[1]

James said that he enjoyed the song the first time that he heard it, but also said that he was reluctant to record it because "the guy who sang the demo really sang it".^[2]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song 3 stars out of 5, saying that James' singing was "appropriately urgent" but that the storyline made it "a difficult song to get into". He also criticized the melody as "choppy".^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in August 2012.^[4]

Charts

It became his first top fifteen hit in January 2013. Weekly charts Chart (2012–2013) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[5] 88 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 24 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 14

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 77 Chart (2013) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 78