Cry Wolf (A-ha song)

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"Cry Wolf"
Cover-crywolf-big.jpg
Single by A-ha
from the album Scoundrel Days
B-side "Maybe, Maybe"
Released24 November 1986 [1]
Recorded1986
Genre
Length4:05
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Alan Tarney
A-ha singles chronology
"I've Been Losing You"
(1986)		"Cry Wolf"
(1986)		"Manhattan Skyline"
(1987)

"Cry Wolf" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released as the second single from their second studio album, Scoundrel Days (1986).

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Background

The lyrics "Night I left the city I dreamt of a Wolf..." are credited to Lauren Savoy, who was later married to the band's guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.

Commercial performance

"Cry Wolf" was the most successful single from the Scoundrel Days album in the United States, where it peaked at number 14 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, though it would be the band's last entry on that chart. The single reached number one in Israel as well as the top 40 in the rest of the world, including top-five placings in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as number two in Norway. The single was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 January 1987. [2]

Music video

The video was directed by Steve Barron in Couches at the Chateau de Couches, [3] Burgundy, France. The theme of the video was taken from the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf , which was also the inspiration for the song.

Track listings

  1. "Cry Wolf" (Album Version) - 4:05
  2. "Maybe, Maybe" - 2:34
  1. "Cry Wolf" (Extended Version) - 8:12
  2. "Cry Wolf" (Album Version) - 4:05
  3. "Maybe, Maybe" - 2:34

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Cry Wolf"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [2] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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