Don't Cry (Asia song)

"Don't Cry"
Single by Asia
from the album Alpha
B-side
  • "Daylight" (US)
  • "True Colors" (UK)
ReleasedJuly 1983 (US)
5 August 1983 (UK)[1]
Genre
Length3:41 (album version)
3:25 (single version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike "Clay" Stone
Asia singles chronology
"Sole Survivor"
(1982) 		"Don't Cry"
(1983) 		"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"
(1983)
Alternative covers
Japanese Edition

"Don't Cry" is the first hit single from progressive rock band Asia's second album Alpha. "Don't Cry" reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 in Cash Box magazine. It was the band's second top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and returned them to number 1 on Billboard's Top Album Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

US 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
2."Daylight"3:53
UK 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
3."True Colors"3:53
UK 12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
2."Daylight"3:31
3."True Colors"3:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 10
French Singles(SNEP)[3] 60
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 23
Italian Singles Chart[5] 22
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[6] 76
Polish Singles Chart[7] 20
Radio Luxemburg Singles[8] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 10
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 1
West Germany (GfK)[12] 50

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 20.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4332." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Le Détail des Chansons de chaque Artiste – A". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Asia from the menu, then press OK.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Cry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: A". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ "Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego — ABC druhów zastępowych i kaziów". Lp3.pl. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ Jurčeka, Miroslav. "Ultimate Music Database". umdmusic.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Asia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "Asia Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Asia – Don't Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 31, 2024.


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