Don't Cry (Asia song)

"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.

"Don't Cry"
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

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
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References
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  2. Lesueur, InfoDisc, Daniel Lesueur, Dominic Durand. "InfoDisc : Bilan des Ventes par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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  4. "irishcharts.ie search results". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
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  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. 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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