Don't Cry (Seal song)

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"Don't Cry"
Don't cry seal.jpg
U.S. CD single; also regular cover art for other editions
Single by Seal
from the album Seal
A-side "Prayer for the Dying"
Released27 November 1995 (1995-11-27) [1]
Length
  • 6:17 (album version)
  • 4:34 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s) Seal
Producer(s) Trevor Horn
Seal singles chronology
"I'm Alive"
(1995)
"Don't Cry" / "Prayer for the Dying"
(1995)
"Fly Like an Eagle"
(1996)
Licensed audio
"Don't Cry" on YouTube

"Don't Cry" is a song by Seal. It was released as the final single from his second studio album, Seal (a.k.a. Seal II), as a double A-side with "Prayer for the Dying" in November 1995.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 6
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [3] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 51
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 33
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 71
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [8] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [9] 45
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [10] 30
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 100
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [12] 9

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