Love to See You Cry

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"Love to See You Cry"
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Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Escape
Released3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)
Length4:07
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Taylor
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Don't Turn Off the Lights"
(2002)
"Love to See You Cry"
(2002)
"Maybe"
(2002)

"Love to See You Cry" is the fourth single released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' second English-language studio album, Escape . The song was written by Iglesias, Mark Taylor, Paul Barry and Steve Torch, and produced by Mark Taylor for Metro/Brian Rawling Productions.

Contents

The single was released on 3 June 2002 in Europe and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Worldwide, the song reached number one in the Czech Republic and peaked inside the top 20 in Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. The music video features Mexican model Elsa Benitez playing opposite Iglesias.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Escape album booklet. [7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Love to See You Cry"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe3 June 2002CD Interscope [30]
United Kingdom26 August 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
[31]
Australia7 April 2003CD [32]

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