Shed a Tear

"Shed a Tear"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
B-side	"Everyday" "Deadline"
Released	25 October 1993 (1993-10-25)
Length	4:43
Label	The Precious Organisation
Songwriter(s)	Graeme Clark Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer(s)	Nile Rodgers
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Blue for You" / "This Time" (1993) "Shed a Tear" (1993) "Cold Cold Heart" (1993)
Music video
"Shed a Tear" on YouTube

"Shed a Tear" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet from their first greatest-hits album, End of Part One (1993). It was written by the band, produced by Nile Rodgers and released as a single on 25 October 1993 by label The Precious Organisation. The song reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 in Ireland.

Track listings

• CD single ^[1]

1. "Shed a Tear"
2. "Everyday"
3. "Deadline"

• 7-inch and cassette single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Shed a Tear"
2. "Everyday"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Shed a Tear"

Chart (1993–1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5]	56
Europe (European Hit Radio) [6]	22
Germany (GfK) [7]	53
Ireland (IRMA) [8]	25
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	22
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [10]	9

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Shed a Tear"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	25 October 1993	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	The Precious Organisation	[11]
Australia	17 January 1994	CD cassette		[12]

References

1. Shed a Tear (UK CD single liner notes). The Precious Organisation. 1993. JWLCD 21, 862921 - 2.
2. Shed a Tear (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Precious Organisation. 1993. JEWEL 21, 862 920 - 7.
3. Shed a Tear (UK cassette single sleeve). The Precious Organisation. 1993. JWLMC 21, 862 920-4.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 300.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 46. 13 November 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
6. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "Wet Wet Wet – Shed a Tear" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wet Wet Wet". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 27 November 1993. p. 32. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
11. "Single Releases". Music Week . 23 October 1993. p. 21.
12. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 17/1/94: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 205. 16 January 1994. p. 20.