Cry for Help (HomeTown song)

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"Cry for Help"
Cry for Help by HomeTown.jpg
Single by HomeTown
from the album HomeTown
Released27 March 2015 (2015-03-27) [1]
Format digital download
Genre Soft rock
Length3:09
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Iain James, Tom Barnes, Pete Kelleher, Ben Kohn
HomeTown singles chronology
"Where I Belong"
(2014)
"Cry for Help"
(2015)
"The Night We Met"
(2015)
Music video
"Cry for Help" on YouTube

"Cry for Help" is a song from Irish boyband HomeTown. The song was released in Ireland as a digital download on 27 March 2015 through Sony Music Entertainment. [1] It was released as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart, as of 2020 the most recent Irish act to achieve the feat.

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Reception

Sophie Bird from Flavour Mag said ""Cry for Help" is an exceptional song, proving these lads talents." adding it's one of her favourites from the album. [2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Cry for Help" was first released onto YouTube on 26 March 2015 at a total length of three minutes and eleven seconds. [3]

Track listing

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Cry for Help"3:09

Chart performance

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Ireland 27 March 2015 [1] Digital download Sony Music Entertainment

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cry for Help by HomeTown (single)". iTunes Ireland. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. "HomeTown Album Review". Flavour Mag. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. HomeTown - Cry For Help - YouTube
  4. "Chart Track: Week 13, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.