Tears Dry on Their Own

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"Tears Dry on Their Own"
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own.jpg
Single by Amy Winehouse
from the album Back to Black
B-side "You're Wondering Now"
Released13 August 2007 (2007-08-13)
Studio Instrument Zoo, Miami
Genre
Length3:05
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Salaam Remi
Amy Winehouse singles chronology
"Back to Black"
(2007)
"Tears Dry on Their Own"
(2007)
"Valerie"
(2007)
Amy Winehouse U.S.singles chronology
"Rehab"
(2007)
"Tears Dry on Their Own"
(2007)
"Back to Black"
(2007)
Digital download – Remixes & B-Sides EP (2015) [7]
  1. "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Vodafone Live at TBA) – 3:23
  2. "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Alix Alvarez Sole Channel Mix) – 5:35
  3. "Tears Dry on Their Own" (NYPC's Fucked Mix) – 4:39
  4. "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Al Usher Remix) – 6:59
  5. "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Kardinal Beats Remix) – 3:21

Official versions and remixes

Personnel

"Tears Dry on Their Own"

"You're Wondering Now"

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [31] Diamond250,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [32] Gold45,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [33] Gold30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] 2× Platinum1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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