Everytime You Cry

For the song by The Outfield, see Play Deep.
"Everytime You Cry"
Single by John Farnham & Human Nature
from the album Anthology 1 and Counting Down
Released1997
GenrePop
Length4:47
LabelSony BMG, RCA, Gotham
Songwriter(s)Gregg Sutton, Shelly Peiken
Producer(s)Ross Fraser, John Farnham & Andrew Klippel
John Farnham & Human Nature singles chronology
"All Kinds of People"
(1997) 		"Everytime You Cry"
(1997) 		"Trying to Live My Life Without You"
(2000)
Human Nature singles chronology
"Whisper Your Name"
(1997) 		"Everytime You Cry"
(1997) 		"People Get Ready"
(1997)

"Everytime You Cry" is a song by John Farnham and Human Nature. It was released as the lead single from John Farnham's Anthology 1 and also included on Human Nature's 1999 album, Counting Down. It was nominated for the 1998 ARIA Music award for Highest Selling Single but lost to The Living End's Second Solution / Prisoner of Society. It peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] "Everytime You Cry" is Human Nature's highest-charting single in Australia.[2]

The song was originally recorded during sessions for Romeo's Heart but left unfinished. It was finished for Anthology 1 with additional backing vocal overdubs from Human Nature, who recorded their vocals in London.[3]

It was nominated for an ARIA Award in 1998, for highest selling single.[4]

Track listing

The CD single was released in 1997.[5]

  1. "Everytime You Cry" performed by John Farnham & Human Nature
  2. "Everything Is Out of Season" performed by John Farnham
  3. "You're the Voice" (swing version) performed by John Farnham with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Music video

The video had a retro feel, with a family watching Farnham and Human Nature performing the song on a television set, whilst eating a meal.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 3
Germany (GfK)[6] 84

Year-end chart

Chart (1997) Position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 28

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Farnham". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography Human Nature". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. ^ One Voice: The Greatest Hits booklet, 2003, Glenn A. Baker
  4. ^ "ARIA Awards 2010 : History: Winners by Year". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  5. ^ "John Farnham / Human Nature – Every Time You Cry (1997, CD)". Discogs.
  6. ^ "John Farnham & Human Nature – Everytime You Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.