Don't Be Sad

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"Don't Be Sad"
Single by Whiskeytown
from the album Pneumonia
Released2001
Genre Alternative country
Label Lost Highway
Songwriter(s) Ryan Adams/Mike Daly/James Iha
Producer(s) Ethan Johns
Whiskeytown singles chronology
"Car Songs"
(1998)
"Don't Be Sad"
(2001)
"San Antone" / "The Great Divide (Whiskeytown song"
(2009)

"Don't Be Sad" is a song by alt-country band Whiskeytown, from their album, Pneumonia . It was co-written by Ryan Adams, Mike Daly, and James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins), [1] and issued as a single to radio in 2001. [2]

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Ryan Adams says this about the track: "I think there's a duality in that song. I think on one hand, it's saying, 'Hang on, we'll get through this,' but deep down, we know we're not going to get through it at all. I don't know. Damn, that song just kinda says it all, doesn't it?" [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Be Sad" Adams/Daly/Iha 3:21

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References

  1. Pneumonia (Media notes). Whiskeytown. Universal City, CA: UMG Recordings, Inc. 2001. 088 170 199-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 "Don't Be Sad (US/UK DJ Single)". AnsweringBell.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2011-02-01.