Cry (Mandy Moore song)

"Cry"
Single by Mandy Moore
from the album Mandy Moore
B-side	"Someday We'll Know"
Released	November 4, 2001
Format	CD single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:43
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	James Renald
Producer	James Renald
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"Crush" (2001) "Cry" (2002) "17" (2002)

"Cry" is a song performed by American recording artist Mandy Moore on her self-titled third album. The song was released by Epic Records as the third single on November 4, 2001. The song was written and produced by James Renald. The song achieved minor success in the United States but was a number-one hit in the Philippines.

It was used as a soundtrack of the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember which she starred together with Shane West.

Song information

The song tells the story of a girl who first thought her lover to be insensitive, until one day she saw him cry. "You were all by yourself, staring up at the dark gray sky, I was changed..." The song was not a major hit in America until seeing the movie but was an MTV favorite and did well overseas. The song was also on the A Walk to Remember soundtrack in 2002. Moore felt that "Cry" would be perfect for the soundtrack since it would be released around the time of the movie and is remarkably close to the movie's story line. The song is also one of Moore's favorite songs of the album.
About the song, Moore stated on a Billboard interview that she carried around a copy of the song for over a year before she recorded it and that "It felt like my ace in the hole. It's such a beautiful song on every level. I couldn't wait to get into the studio and sing it." She also adds that James Renald, writer and producer of the song had to peel her out of the booth because she wanted to sing it over and over again.

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum. The main premise of the video was centered around the conclusion of the movie A Walk to Remember. It showed Moore in Heaven and Shane West looking through a telescope at her. The movie featured the couple stargazing and Moore's character Jamie Sullivan believed that when she would look through a telescope at the stars she can see into heaven. Landon Carter (West's character) looks through the telescope and can see a now passed Jamie in heaven. As the video comes to a climax, there is an explosion and stars shoot from behind Moore. The video also shows West looking at random video clips of him and Moore. The home video was the summer that Moore and West's characters spent together before she died. The video was not a huge success on MTV like her prior video "Crush". The music video is included on A Walk to Remember DVD as an extra content. As of September 7, 2009, the video has received 10 million views on YouTube.

Chart success

The single never cracked the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. However, the single was huge in Canada and Asia. The single also performed well in Germany, where a limited 6-track maxi-CD was released.

Format

German/Austrian/Swiss/Philippines CD Single

1. "Cry"
2. "Someday We'll Know"

German Maxi Single (Limited Edition) - Scarce Release

1. "Cry" (Album Version)
2. "Cry" (Instrumental)
3. "Cry" (Club Mix)
4. "Cry" (Radio Mix)
5. "Someday We'll Know"
6. "Cry" (Music Video)

Promo CD Single

1. "Cry"

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Germany	51