I'm Crying

"I'm Crying"
Single by The Animals
from the album The Animals on Tour
B-side	"Take It Easy"
Released	September 1964 (1964-09)
Format	7" 45 RPM
Recorded	1964
Genre	Rhythm and blues, rock
Length	2:49
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Eric Burdon, Alan Price
Producer(s)	Mickie Most
The Animals singles chronology
"The House Of The Rising Sun" (June 1964) "I'm Crying" (September 1964) "Boom Boom" (November 1964)

"I'm Crying" is a song originally performed by British rock band The Animals, written by the group's lead vocalist Eric Burdon and organist Alan Price. The song was released as a single in September 1964 and became their second transatlantic hit after "The House of the Rising Sun", which was released earlier in the year (see 1964 in music). The single became a Top 20 hit in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Reception and charts

Even when the single became a hit, it was nowhere near the hit that "The House of the Rising Sun" was, so songs written by members of the band were kept as b-sides until the band changed record producers from Mickie Most to Tom Wilson in 1966.

Chart (1964)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	8
US Billboard Hot 100	19

Cover versions

There are many covers of it, including:

• Eric Burdon
• Iggy Pop
• Mondo Topless
• Paul Revere & the Raiders
• The Pretty Things
• The Secret Service
• Bobby Sherman
• SRC
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• The Doughboys

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics