We Cry

"We Cry" is the debut single by Irish band The Script.[2] The single was released on 25 April 2008 and is said to be about people Danny knew in Dublin while he grew up. The song has received a large amount of publicity (such as appearing in 90210), airplay and interest with BBC Radio 1 heavily backing the band.[3]

"We Cry"
Single by The Script
from the album The Script
Released	25 April 2008 (Ireland) 2 May 2008 (UK) 6 June 2008 (Europe)
Recorded	2005–07
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	3:45
Label	RCA Label Group Phonogenic
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Frampton Danny O'Donoghue Glen Power Mark Sheehan Steve Kipner
Producer(s)	Frampton Kipner
The Script singles chronology
"We Cry" (2008) "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" (2008)

Inspiration

Vocalist Danny O'Donoghue has said that the song reflects the tough times that life has in store. On 4Music's 4Play he referred to the loss of his father five months after a bandmate lost his mother to a terrible illness and claimed that such events could be overcome if people stuck together.[4] A James Ash Remix of the song was released in 2009. James Ash is a member of the band Rogue Traders.

Music video

The music video opens with various screenshots of an urban area in New York City which appears to be heavily graffitied. There are also shots of the full band playing their musical instruments in a flat room. However, the video quickly centres around Danny as he begins to sing while walking about the city. There are a few shots of the whole band playing the song in the flat but the main part of the video in this area is when Mark sings his verse. Although the video was uploaded to The Script's YouTube channel on 27 February 2008, the song became available to download on 18 March 2008 on the Irish iTunes Store, the video is available to download from iTunes.

Track listing

• CD single[5] / Digital single[6]

1. "We Cry" - 3:43
2. "Fall For Anything" - 4:34

• German CD single[7]

1. "We Cry" - 3:43
2. "Fall For Anything" - 4:34
3. "Live Like We're Dying" - 4:01
4. "We Cry" (Music Video) - 3:43

• Digital EP[8]

1. "We Cry" - 3:43
2. "Fall For Anything" - 4:34
3. "We Cry" (Live Mix) - 4:16

• Digital Remix EP[9]

1. "We Cry" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:24
2. "We Cry" (Bimbo Jones Dub) - 7:10
3. "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Club Mix) - 5:12
4. "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Dub) - 5:13
5. "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Radio Edit) - 3:11
6. "We Cry" (Afrojanic Remix) - 3:51

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 82 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 14 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 19 Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 6 Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 61 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[15] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 9 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[17] 45 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 56 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 128 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 200,000 Italy (FIMI)[24] Platinum 20,000[25] sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "The Script Score Their Fourth No. 1 Album In The U.K With 'Freedom Child'". Forbes. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
2. The Script | GB | Home
3. They also performed it on an episode of 90210
4. 4Music: 4Play: The Script, Channel 4, 9 August 2008
5. https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Cry-Script/dp/B0016AM9DY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333953051&sr=8-2
6. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-single/id278796260
7. https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Cry-Script/dp/B00186LM2U/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333953131&sr=1-4
8. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-ep/id279721106
9. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-remixes-ep/id277590367
10. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
11. "Ultratop.be – The Script – We Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
12. "Ultratop.be – The Script – We Cry" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
13. "Danishcharts.com – The Script – We Cry". Tracklisten.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Script – We Cry". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Cry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
17. "The Script Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – The Script – We Cry". Singles Top 100.
20. "Swisscharts.com – The Script – We Cry". Swiss Singles Chart.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
22. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
23. "British single certifications – Script – We Cry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 May 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type We Cry in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
24. "Italian single certifications – The Script – We Cry" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2008" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "We Cry" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
25. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20160125084131/http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7267.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)