"cry" was released as a single outside of the united states, but it ranked at the bottom of "billboard" music charts for three weeks within the country, peaking at number one at bubbling under r&b/hip-hop singles. unlike previous singles released from "invincible" that charted internationally, "cry" was a moderate commercial success worldwide. "cry" debuted at number twenty five, its peak position, on december 22, 2001, on the uk singles chart. the single remained on the country's chart for four consecutive weeks from december 2001 to january 2002, before falling out of the top 100 positions. the track debuted at number thirty seven on december 12, and peaked at number thirty in the succeeding week on the french singles chart. the song debuted at its peak position, number forty three, on december 12, on the australian singles chart. it only remained on the country's chart for one week. "cry" did not chart on belgian ultratip singles chart, but did chart on the belgian wallonia music chart, debuting at number thirty seven on december 15, and peaking at number thirty one on january 12, 2002.