We Cry

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2008 single by the Script

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::summary 2008 single by the Script ::

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FieldValue
nameWe Cry
coverWeCry.png
typesingle
artistthe Script
albumThe Script
released
recorded200507
genrePop rock
length3:45
label
writer
producer
titleWe Cry
year2008
next_titleThe Man Who Can't Be Moved
next_year2008
misc{{Audio sample
typesingle
fileThe Script We Cry.ogg
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| name = We Cry | cover = WeCry.png | alt = | type = single | artist = the Script | album = The Script | released = | recorded = 200507 | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop rock | length = 3:45 | label = | writer = | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | title = We Cry | year = 2008 | next_title = The Man Who Can't Be Moved | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = The Script We Cry.ogg "We Cry" is the debut single of Irish band the Script. The single was released on 25 April 2008 and is said to be about people whom the band's frontman Danny O'Donoghue knew while growing up in Dublin. The song received a large amount of publicity (such as appearing in 90210), airplay and interest with BBC Radio 1 heavily backing the band.

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. A remix by one of the members of the band Rogue Traders, James Ash was released in 2009.

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.

Live performances

  • The band performed the song on the Australian breakfast television show Sunrise in October 2008, marking their debut performance on Australian television.
  • As a support act for U2 on the third concert of their 360° Tour at Croke Park, the band included this song in their set.

Track listing

  • CD single / Digital single
  1. "We Cry" – 3:43
  2. "Fall For Anything" – 4:34
  • German CD single
  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
  1. "We Cry" – 3:43
  2. "Fall For Anything" – 4:34
  3. "We Cry" (Live Mix) – 4:16
  • Digital Remix EP
  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

::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australia (ARIA) | 82 | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2008)Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)128
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Certifications

References

References

  1. "The Script Score Their Fourth No. 1 Album in the U.K With 'Freedom Child'".
  2. "The Script | The Official Website".
  3. "RCA Label Group (UK) | the Script".
  4. [[4Music]]: ''4Play: The Script'', [[Channel 4]], 9 August 2008
  5. 23NatashaKeating. (14 August 2010). "Sunrise - The Script - We Cry". YouTube.
  6. "The Script Setlist". Setlist.fm.
  7. "We Cry". Amazon.
  8. "We Cry - Single by the Script - Download We Cry - Single on iTunes".
  9. "We Cry". Amazon.
  10. [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-ep/id279721106 iTunes]{{dead link. (March 2025)
  11. "We Cry (Remixes) - EP by the Script - Download We Cry (Remixes) - EP on iTunes".
  12. (2006-08-23). "The ARIA Report: Issue 1002".
  13. "Official Singles Chart 2008". [[UKChartsPlus]].
  14. "Le cifre di vendita". [[Musica e dischi]].

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