Don't Cry (Asia song)

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"Don't Cry"
Asia Don't Cry.jpeg
Single by Asia
from the album Alpha
B-side
  • "Daylight" (US)
  • "True Colors" (UK)
ReleasedJuly 1983 (US)
5 August 1983 (UK) [1]
Genre
Length3:41 (album version)
3:25 (single version)
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike "Clay" Stone
Asia singles chronology
"Sole Survivor"
(1982)
"Don't Cry"
(1983)
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"
(1983)
Alternative covers
Asia Don't Cry Japanese Edition.jpeg
Japanese Edition

"Don't Cry" is the first hit single from progressive rock band Asia's second album Alpha . "Don't Cry" reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 in Cash Box magazine. It was the band's second top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and returned them to number 1 on Billboard's Top Album Rock Tracks chart.

Contents

Track listing

US 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
2."Daylight"3:53
UK 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
3."True Colors"3:53
UK 12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
2."Daylight"3:31
3."True Colors"3:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 10
French Singles(SNEP) [3] 60
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 23
Italian Singles Chart [5] 22
Japanese Singles (Oricon) [6] 76
Polish Singles Chart [7] 20
Radio Luxemburg Singles [8] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 33
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 10
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [11] 1
West Germany (GfK) [12] 50

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