Let Her Cry (song)

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"Let Her Cry"
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Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Cracked Rear View
ReleasedDecember 17, 1994
Genre
Length
  • 5:08 (album version)
  • 4:10 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Hold My Hand"
(1994) 		"Let Her Cry"
(1994) 		"Only Wanna Be with You"
(1995)
Music video
"Let Her Cry" on YouTube

"Let Her Cry" is a song by American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from their debut album, Cracked Rear View, and became a top-10 hit in Australia, Canada, Iceland, and the United States. The song received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1996.[1]

Origins[]

In 2008, lead singer Darius Rucker recalled that he had just listened to the song "She Talks to Angels" by The Black Crowes for the first time and was listening to a record by blues singer Bonnie Raitt and "in one stream of consciousness" wrote the lyrics to the song.[2]

Chart performance[]

The single reached the number-two position on the US Billboard Pop Songs chart[3] and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] It also peaked at number two on the Canadian RPM Top Singles Chart[5] and number four on the Australian Singles Chart.[6]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Adolfo Doring. The video was shot in a sepia tone and features the band singing the song intercut with a woman who runs around a city in the rain.

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Pop Performance by y Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27xzJl4tIuU
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9214." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9010." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.6. '95 – 24.6. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). June 16, 1995. p. 24. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  14. ^ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Singles Chart – 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  18. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  19. ^ "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1996. p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "End of Year Charts 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  22. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.

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