Cry Just a Little Bit

Not to be confused with Cry (Just a Little).

"Cry Just a Little Bit"
Single by Shakin' Stevens
from the album The Bop Won't Stop
B-side	"Love Me Tonight"
Released	4 November 1983 (1983-11-04)
Studio	Eden Studios, Chiswick
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	3:09
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Bob Heatlie
Producer(s)	Christopher Neil
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology
"It's Late" (1983) "Cry Just a Little Bit" (1983) "A Rockin' Good Way" (1983)

"Cry Just a Little Bit" (also billed as "I Cry Just a Little Bit") is a song and a 1983 hit single for British singer Shakin' Stevens, from his studio album The Bop Won't Stop . It reached #3 in the UK charts and #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, his only hit on the latter chart.

Sylvia version

"Cry Just a Little Bit"
Single by Sylvia
from the album One Step Closer
B-side	"Only the Shadows Know"
Released	June 29, 1985
Genre	Country
Length	2:56
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Bob Heatlie
Producer(s)	Brent Maher
Sylvia singles chronology
"Fallin' in Love" (1985) "Cry Just a Little Bit" (1985) "I Love You by Heart" (1985)

A cover single by American country music artist Sylvia was released in June 1985, and was the second single from the album One Step Closer . The song reached #9 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. ^[1]

Chart performance

Shakin' Stevens

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2]	31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3]	15
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4]	30
Denmark (Hitlisten) [5]	3
Germany (GfK) [6]	27
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8]	18
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9]	19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10]	41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11]	19
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	3
US Billboard Hot 100 [13]	67
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [14]	13

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [15]	93

Sylvia

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [16]	9
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [17]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18]	Silver	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 342.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
3. "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6721." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
5. "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". www.ukmix.org. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
6. "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cry Just a Little Bit". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Shakin' Stevens" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
9. "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit". Top 40 Singles.
11. "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
13. "Shakin' Stevens Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
14. "Shakin' Stevens Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
15. "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 19.07.2025–25.07.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
16. "Sylvia Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
17. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0574." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
18. "British single certifications – Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 December 2021.