When She Cries

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"When She Cries"
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Single by Restless Heart
from the album Big Iron Horses
ReleasedAugust 31, 1992
Length3:42
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Restless Heart singles chronology
"Familiar Pain"
(1992)		"When She Cries"
(1992)		"Mending Fences"
(1993)
Music video
"When She Cries" on YouTube

"When She Cries" is a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Marc Beeson and performed by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Big Iron Horses . It was the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart. In his place, drummer John Dittrich sings lead.

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The song reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's highest-peaking crossover single. [1] Worldwide, the song peaked at number six in Canada and number 10 in Iceland. The B-side of the cassette single features snippets of other songs on the album. [1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Miller and features the band performing in a warehouse of Eagle Built Systems Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 97
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 6
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 29
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 9
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [6] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 11
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [8] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 9
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 4
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) [11] 96

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [12] 68
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 76
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [14] 11

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 348. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 233.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1825." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 30, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1874." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. November 28, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1823." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (12.–19. Febrúar)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 11, 1993. p. 29. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Restless Heart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Restless Heart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Restless Heart Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Restless Heart Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Philippines Hot 100: Week of August 3, 2024". Billboard Philippines . Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  12. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved June 23, 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-46. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.


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