Don't Cry (Asia song)

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"Don't Cry"
Asia Don't Cry.jpeg
Single by Asia
from the album Alpha
B-side
  • "True Colors" (UK)
  • "Daylight" (outside of UK)
ReleasedJuly 1983
Genre
Length3:41
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike "Clay" Stone
Asia singles chronology
"Wildest Dreams"
(1982) 		"Don't Cry"
(1983) 		"True Colors"
(1983)
Alternative covers
Japanese Edition
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.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:37
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
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
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[12] 98
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[13] 65

References[]

  1. ^ "RPM Volume 39, No. 4, September 24, 1983 - RPM". Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ Lesueur, InfoDisc, Daniel Lesueur, Dominic Durand. "InfoDisc : Bilan des Ventes par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "charts.de - Asia - Don't Cry (in German)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: A". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego — ABC druhów zastępowych i kaziów". Lp3.pl. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ Jurčeka, Miroslav. "Ultimate Music Database". umdmusic.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Don't Cry by Asia Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved December 15, 2009)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1983". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95 no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
  13. ^ "cashboxcountdowns.com". Cashboxcountdowns.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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