The Damned Don't Cry (song)

"The Damned Don't Cry" is a song by British pop group Visage, released as a single by Polydor Records in 1982.

"The Damned Don't Cry"
Single by Visage
from the album The Anvil
B-side"Motivation"
Released1 March 1982
RecordedMayfair Studios, 1981
GenreSynthpop, new wave
Length3:52
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula
Producer(s)Midge Ure, Visage
Visage singles chronology
"Visage"
(1981)		 "The Damned Don't Cry"
(1982)		 "Night Train"
(1982)
12" single cover

Background

It was the first single from Visage's second album, The Anvil. The cover art of the 7" single (seen to the right) differed from that of the 12" single, which featured the same models but without Steve Strange. "The Damned Don't Cry" was a chart success, becoming Visage's second-highest charting single in the UK (No. 11) and the band's last international hit.

Music video

"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second Visage video directed by Midge Ure. It was shot at Tenterden Town railway station in Kent, and recreates the 1930s atmosphere and mood of the Orient Express.[1] The clip was included on the band's 1986 video release Visage. The model and singer Nick Kamen appears in this video.

Track listing
  • 7" single (1982)[2]
  1. "The Damned Don't Cry" – 3:52
  2. "Motivation" – 3:35
  • 12" single (1982)[3]
  1. "The Damned Don't Cry" (Dance Mix) – 5:43
  2. "Motivation" – 3:46

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart Peak
position
Germany[4] 39
United Kingdom[5] 11
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References
  1. Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 72. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
  2. "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. "Visage Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  5. "The Official Charts Company - The Damned Don't Cry by Visage Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
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