Girls Like Me Don't Cry

She wrote the song during a hard time in her life stating "It's okay to cry. Crying is not a sign of weakness; crying is when you are in tune with yourself, and you let it out and then go back to go back to your life."

She adds, "When I wrote this song, I was trying to tough it out during a really hard time in my life, and all I wanted to do was let it out. Once I did, I felt like a huge weight off my shoulder, and it showed me that I can have and show emotion but still be strong at the same time."[4]

Thuy said she "wanted to tell the story of recovery from a toxic relationship. This project also follows an actual journey unveiling a love story and how it progresses from lust to passion through trust, insecurities, etc. This project is also very personal to me. When I was younger, my uncle had a nickname for me in Vietnamese that essentially meant crybaby. I used to cry at the tiniest inconvenience and honestly still do (just on the inside). I think a lot of times people see me as someone who’s always strong and confident but the truth is, even the strongest women cry sometimes and that is never a sign of weakness."[5]

The song was written by David Obata Teel, Alexandro Guerrero, Charles Charron and Thuy Thi Thu Tran and was produced by DTB and Hightone,[2] and has a tempo of 110 BPM and runs 3 minutes and 34 seconds long with a C key and a minor mode.[6]

The song was critically acclaimed by critics, Femmusic.com applauded the melody saying "Brimming with timeless story-telling, warm vocals, and fluttering melodies, the project feels like an important new chapter for the young artist as she sees herself transform from hometown hero to global icon."[7] Onestowatch.com called it "a moment of sonic nirvana, floating atop production that is as light as she throws out grin-inducing lines like 'Been through some shit / Wear my heart on my sleeve so it’s hard to miss.' It's a well-deserved victory strut that sees her building on everything that's come before to bask in one final moment of pop-R&B bliss before she galavants off into the unknown sunset."[8]