Everytime You Cry (The Outfield song)

"Everytime You Cry"
Single by The Outfield
from the album Play Deep
B-side	"Tiny Lights"
Released	September 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Soft rock pop rock
Length	4:29.
Label	Columbia
Songwriter	John Spinks
Producer	William Wittman
The Outfield singles chronology
"All the Love" (1986) "Everytime You Cry" (1986) "Since You've Been Gone" (1987)

"Everytime You Cry" is a song by the British rock band The Outfield. It was released in 1986 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, Play Deep . Written by guitarist John Spinks and produced by William Wittman, the song became one of the group's most recognizable tracks in the United States. The single featured a song titled "Tiny Lights", a song that isn't part of any of their albums.

Composition

"Everytime You Cry" is written by John Spinks and features the band's signature blend of bright guitar tones, melodic hooks and tight vocal harmonies.^{[ citation needed ]} The lyrics depict emotional distance and longing in a strained relationship, a recurring theme in the Outfield's early material.^{[ citation needed ]}

Chart performance

"Everytime You Cry" received moderate radio airplay in North America. It first entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 September 1986, debuting at number 85. ^[1] It peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1986. ^[2]

Music video

A music video was directed by David Fincher to accompany the single, featuring the band performing in a dimly lit concert at night. ^[3]

Personnel

The Outfield

• Tony Lewis – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
• John Spinks – guitars, backing vocals
• Alan Jackman – drums

Additional musicians

• Reg Webb – synthesizers and backing vocals
• Grahame Leslie – electric rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar and backing vocals
• Frank Callaghan – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4]	66
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [5]	20
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles [6]	57

References

1. "Billboard – Hot 100 Singles chart". Billboard. 20 September 1986. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
2. "The 10 Best The Outfield Songs – Essential Tracks from the Rock Legend". Chaospin. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
3. "The Outfield: Everytime You Cry (Music Video 1986)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
4. "Everytime You Cry – The Outfield (Single)". elpee.jp. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
5. "Everytime You Cry by The Outfield". Music VF. Music VF, US & UK Hit Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.