Don't Cry (Asia song)

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"Don't Cry"
Single by Asia
from the album Alpha
B-side "True Colors" (UK)
"Daylight" (outside of UK)
Released July, 1983
Format 7" single
12" single
Genre Rock, progressive rock
Length 3:41 (7" & album version)
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Geoff Downes
John Wetton
Producer(s) Mike Stone
Asia singles chronology
"Wildest Dreams"
(1982)		 "Don't Cry"
(1983)		 "True Colors"
(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 #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 in Cash Box magazine. It was the band's second Top 10 Pop hit, and returned them to #1 on Billboard's Top Album Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

US 7" single
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Cry"   3:37
2. "Daylight"   3:53
UK 7" single
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Cry"   3:25
3. "True Colors"   3:53
UK 12" single
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Cry"   3:25
2. "Daylight"   3:31
3. "True Colors"   3:53

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[1] 10
French Singles Chart[2] 60
German Media Control Charts[3] 54
Irish Singles Chart[4] 23
Italian Singles Chart[5] 22
Polish Singles Chart[6] 20
Radio Luxemburg Singles[7] 17
UK Singles Chart[8] 33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 10
U.S. Billboard Top Tracks[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[10] 85
Italian Singles Chart[11] 89
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 98
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[12] 65

References

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  2. ↑ http://infodisc.fr/Artistes.php
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  5. ↑ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/aa.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.lp3.pl/alpt.phtml?m=1&nn=69#navigation
  7. ↑ http://umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=Czech&Chart=F&ChDay=&ChMonth=&ChYear=&ChBand=Asia&ChSong=
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved December 15, 2009)
  10. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6699&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=etg0falg2hk823f26tcs13s3f33
  11. ↑ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1983.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.cashboxcountdowns.com/archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html

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