Come Cryin' to Me

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"Come Cryin' to Me"
Lonestar - Come Cryin' To Me.jpg
Single by Lonestar
from the album Crazy Nights
B-side "What Would It Take"
ReleasedApril 28, 1997
Recorded1997
Genre Country pop
Length3:41
Label BNA 64841
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Wally Wilson
Lonestar singles chronology
"Heartbroke Every Day"
(1996)		"Come Cryin' to Me"
(1997)		"You Walked In"
(1997)

"Come Cryin' to Me" is a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar and it was released in April 1997 as the first single from their second studio album Crazy Nights . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was the band's second Number One hit, as well as the first single of their career to be co-written by then-member John Rich, who later left the band in 1998 to pursue a solo career. It was written by Rich with Wally Wilson and Mark D. Sanders. [1]

Contents

Content

The song tells the story of a man who likes a woman due to a bad relationship. The narrator exclaims that he will always be there for her as a crying shoulder when she needs someone to turn to.

Music video

The music video was directed by Roger Pistole, using The Mavericks What a Crying Shame video, and features Raul Malo lip syncing Richie McDonald's vocals.

Chart performance

This song debuted at number 51 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated May 10, 1997. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and reached number 1 on the chart dated August 16, 1997, giving the band their second Number One single.

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 21
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 11

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3309." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 25, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM . December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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