Let Her Cry (song)

"Let Her Cry"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Cracked Rear View
Released December 17, 1994
Genre Rock, heartland rock, roots rock
Length 5:08 (LP version) 4:10 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld
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 group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from their successful 1994 album, Cracked Rear View. The single went on to reach the #2 position on the American Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at #4 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[1] The song also received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996. The song references R.E.M lead singer, Michael Stipe with the following lyrics: "She says, 'Dad's the one I love the most, but Stipe's not far behind.'"

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

Chart (1994–95) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 7
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 78
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[4] 62
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 75
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 7
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 34

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[7] 25
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 26

References

  1. 1 2 "Australian-charts.com – Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ↑ "Musicline.de – Hootie & the Blowfish Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  3. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry". Top 40 Singles.
  4. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1995-05-21". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  5. ↑ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Hootie & the Blowfish. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Hootie & the Blowfish. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 20, December 18, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.


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