Cruel (disambiguation)

To be cruel is to cause, be indifferent to or take pleasure from suffering.

Cruel may also refer to:

Songs

 * "Cruel" (Alfie Arcuri song), 2016
 * "Cruel" (Dane Rumble song), 2009
 * "Cruel" (Human Nature song), 1998
 * "Cruel" (Snakehips song), 2016
 * "Cruel" (Tori Amos song), 1998
 * "Cruel" (The Veronicas song), 2015
 * "Cruel", by Blancmange from Happy Families, 1982
 * "Cruel", by Calexico from Garden Ruin, 2006
 * "Cruel", by Dropkick Murphys from Going Out in Style, 2011
 * "Cruel", by Foxes from All I Need, 2016
 * "Cruel", by Glowie, 2019
 * "Cruel", by Hiromi Matsuura, 2005
 * "Cruel", by the House of Love from Babe Rainbow, 1992
 * "Cruel", by the Human League from Travelogue, 1980
 * "Cruel", by Jax Jones from Snacks (Supersize), 2019
 * "Cruel", by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas from Songs to No One 1991–1992, 2002
 * "Cruel", by Kate Rusby, adapted from a traditional song, from Underneath the Stars, 2003
 * "Cruel", by Kelly Clarkson from Meaning of Life, 2017
 * "Cruel", by Prefab Sprout from Swoon, 1984
 * "Cruel", by Public Image Ltd. from That What Is Not, 1992
 * "Cruel", by St. Vincent from Strange Mercy, 2011
 * "Cruel", by Thomas Dolby from Astronauts & Heretics, 1992
 * "Cruel", by Toto from Mindfields, 1999
 * "Cruel", by Twice from Formula of Love: O+T=&lt;3, 2021

Other uses

 * Cruel (solitaire), a solitaire card game
 * Cruel Coppinger, a semi-legendary figure in Cornish folklore
 * Katie Cruel, a fictional character from a traditional American folksong
 * Mr. Cruel, unidentified 20th-century Australian child murderer and rapist