Cry (Godley & Creme song)

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"Cry"
Single by Godley & Creme
from the album The History Mix Volume 1
Released11 March 1985
Recorded1984
GenreSoft rock
Length
  • 6:35 (album version)
  • 3:55 (single edit)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Godley & Creme
Producer(s)
Godley & Creme singles chronology
"Golden Boy (Extended)"
(1984) 		"Cry"
(1985) 		"A Little Piece of Heaven"
(1988)

"Cry" is a song released by the English music duo Godley & Creme on 11 March 1985. It was included on the duo's album The History Mix Volume 1.

The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Godley & Creme's lone top 40 hit in the US apart from their former band, 10cc. It reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The duo also directed the song's music video, which featured faces blended into each other using dissolving and wiping effects.

Creation and recording[edit]

After Godley & Creme left their former band 10cc after the group's fourth album, they began writing songs for their own albums, but became better known for producing music videos for other bands. Within the music video producing process, they met producer Trevor Horn, ex of the Buggles and now heading his own label ZTT Records.[1]

Godley & Creme asked Horn to produce their album, but had very little material that was recording studio ready. After their first track failed to produce the required effect, Horn asked what else they had. The pair had already written the first verse of "Cry", and much as though the song came from a position – a man in a relationship where his partner lies and cheats on him – unlike 10cc's "I'm Not in Love", it did not come from real-life experience. The three hence sat down and started writing down words and phrases which could be associated with the first verse, and then Horn put Godley in the recording booth to record them. Godley later described the song's creation process as "patchwork like", but it worked due to its envisaged simple production.[1]

The basic sound of the track was provided by electronic music specialist J. J. Jeczalik who used a Fairlight CMI synthesizer. Godley & Creme then created the full backing track, which was mixed and produced by Horn.[1]

Track listing[edit]

7" – Polydor (UK) 881 786-7

  1. "Cry" – 3:55
  2. "Love Bombs" – 3:54

12" – Polydor (UK) 881 786-1

  1. "Cry" (extended version) – 6:30
  2. "Love Bombs" – 4:52

12" – Polydor (US) 881 786-1

  1. "Cry" (extended remix) – 7:25
  2. "Cry" (single version) – 3:55
  3. "Cry" (extended version) – 6:30

12" – Polydor (CA) POLSXC 107

  1. "Cry" (remix 12" club version)
  2. "Cry" (extended version)
  3. "Love Bombs"

CDV – Polydor (UK) 080 010-2

  1. "Cry" (extended version) – 6:30
  2. "Love Bombs" – 4:53
  3. "Under Your Thumb" – 3:45
  4. "Power Behind the Throne" – 3:31
  5. "Cry" (video) – 3:36

Chart positions[edit]

The Philosopher Kings version[edit]

"Cry"
Single by The Philosopher Kings
from the album Famous, Rich and Beautiful
ReleasedMay 1998
GenreSoft rock
Length3:04
LabelColumbia
Producer(s)Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo
The Philosopher Kings singles chronology
"Hurts to Love You"
(1998) 		"Cry"
(1998) 		"You Don't Love Me (Like You Used To Do)"
(1998)

Canadian band The Philosopher Kings covered the song for their 1997 album, Famous, Rich and Beautiful. It was released in May 1998 as the third single from the album and peaked at No. 10 on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart, ranking in at No. 38 on the magazine's year-end edition.[11][12]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 10

Other versions[edit]

In 1992, Australian musician Lisa Edwards covered the song and released it as a single. It reached No. 5 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, earned a Gold record from the Australian Recording Industry Association, and was the country's 41st-best-selling hit of the year.[13][14]

Legacy[edit]

A remix of the song appears at the end of the 1986 Miami Vice episode "Definitely Miami".[15]

The song is in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the radio station Liberty Rock Radio.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Cry by Godley & Creme - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  3. ^ "RPM Magazine, 28 September 1985". bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 43, No. 5 Oct 12, 1985". bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Charts Surfer - UK, German and French charts". charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  7. ^ "charts.nz > Godley & Creme – Cry (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Official Charts > Godley and Creme". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. ^ "allmusic (((Godley & Creme > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))". Billboard.com 2006 VNU eMedia. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  10. ^ Lyttle, Brendan (28 December 1985). "RPM's Top 100 singles of 1985". RPM. 43 (16). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b "RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 8, 1998". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ "RPM's Top 100 Hits of '98" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 68, no. 12. 14 December 1998. p. 20. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Lisa Edwards – Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1992". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. ^ Definitely Miami at IMDB
  16. ^ RoTak. "GTA 4 Radio Stations: Full List of Songs in IV, TLaD & TBoGT". GTA Base. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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