Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)

"Teardrops"
Single by Womack & Womack
from the album Conscience
B-side	"Conscious Of My Conscience"
Released	August 5, 1988
Format	CD single, vinyl single, cassette single
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	3:51, 5:04 (album version)
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Dr. Rue and The Gypsy Wave Banner (Cecil & Linda Womack)
Producer	Chris Blackwell, Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Womack & Womack singles chronology
"(I Wanna) Make Love to You" (1987) "Teardrops" (1988) "Life's Just a Ballgame" (1988)

"Teardrops" is a pop song on Womack & Womack's fourth studio album, Conscience (1988). The songwriters were listed as Dr Rue & The Gypsy Wave Banner, a pseudonym of Cecil and Linda Womack, who also served as the producers of the track alongside Chris Blackwell. Released as the album's lead single during the third quarter of 1988 (see 1988 in music), it charted highly around the world, reaching number one in Australia and the Netherlands, number two in Germany and Switzerland, and number three in the UK.

In 1993, singers Elton John and k.d. Lang covered "Teardrops" for John's album Duets. 1997 the British group Lovestation covered the song, with German pop band No Angels and Australian singer Kate Alexa releasing their own cover versions as singles in 2007 and 2008, respectively. In 2009, the Sugababes re-recorded the track for the 50 Years of Island Records compilation. It has also been covered by The xx. The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictional in-game station "Vice City FM".

Music video

In the music video, Womack & Womack, studio musicians and background singers sing part of the song in a recording studio.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
Austrian Singles Chart	4
Dutch Top 40	1
French Singles Chart	4
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	14
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	3

Preceded by "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins	Dutch Top 40 number-one single October, 22 1988 – December 2, 1988 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by "Orinoco Flow" by Enya
Preceded by "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins	Belgian Singles Chart number one single November 12, 1988 – December 2, 1988 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Wee Rule" by Wee Papa Girl Rappers
Preceded by "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys	Australian Kent Music Report number-one single February 13, 1989 - February 20, 1989 (1 week)	Succeeded by "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers

Lovestation version

"Teardrops"
Single by Lovestation
B-side	Remix
Released	July 31, 1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Pop, House
Length	3:50
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Dr. Rue and The Gypsy Wave Banner (Cecil & Linda Womack)
Producer	Lovestation

In 1997, British group Lovestation released the song as a single. Unlike the original, this version is inspired by the music style of the 1990s. In 2000, they released another version of the cover that did not have the same success in the British charts. A few extra lines have been incorporated into this version.

Track listings

CD Single

1. Teardrops (Perky Park Radio) 0:47
2. Teardrops (Original 7" Mix) 4:00
3. Teardrops (Hip Hop Mix) 6:30
4. Teardrops (Perky Park Summer Experience Mix) 6:15
5. Teardrops (Serious Danger Mix) 7:10

Charts

Chart (1998/1999)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	49
Dutch Top 40	52
German Singles Chart	66
Swiss Singles Chart	47
UK Singles Chart	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	10

No Angels version

"Teardrops"
Single by No Angels
from the album Destiny Reloaded
A-side	"Amaze Me"
B-side	"Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way"
Released	October 19, 2007
Format	CD single, ring tone, digital download
Recorded	June 2007, (Berlin, Germany)
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:08
Label	Polydor/Universal
Producer	Tobias Gustafsson, Vincent Pontare, Michel Zitron
No Angels singles chronology
"Maybe" (2007) "Teardrops"/ "Amaze Me" (2007) "Disappear" (2008)

In early June 2007, German pop quartet No Angels entered recording studios in Berlin to re-record the song for the second half of the third single from their fourth studio album, Destiny (2007). Co-produced by Tobias Gustafsson, Vincent Pontare, and Michel Zitron, "Teardrops" was released alongside "Amaze Me" on October 19, 2007 (see 2007 in music).

The song was previewed on RTL's news programme Punkt 6 on August 22, and by August 27 a thirty-seconds clip of the song had leaked onto the internet — the same week "Teardrops" was serviced to radio stations. The quartet premiered the single on the television live show ZDF Fernsehgarten on September 9, 2007.

Music video

The music video for "Teardrops" was directed by Marcus Sternberg and shot in a filming studio between August 20 and 22, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Shot over twenty hours back-to-back with the video for "Amaze Me", the edited clip worldpremiered on September 29, 2007 on the Universal Music website. The clip received its first official airing in the week of September 29 on German music network iMusic1.

The group has declared the filming of the "mammoth shoot" as "extremely exhausting", referring to its extraordinary length and a delay of several hours, caused by various technical defects. Lucy Diakovska has described the plotless clip as a "funky disco-dance-energy-video", reflecting another facet of the band in music and style. Inspired by a concept developed by all four members and based on Sternberg's treatment, the music video was eventually conceived as a stylistic counterpart to "Amaze Me".

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Teardrops".

• CD/Digital single ("Teardrops" edition)

1. "Amaze Me" (album version) - 3:48
2. "Teardrops" (single version) - 3:13
3. "Teardrops" (Mozart&Friends club mix) - 3:45
4. "Teardrops" (Mozart&Friends psychedelic mix) - 3:44
5. "Teardrops" (Mozart&Friends house mix) - 5:26
6. "Teardrops" (video)

• CD/Digital Single ("Amaze Me" edition)

1. "Amaze Me" (album version) - 3:47
2. "Teardrops" (single version) - 3:13
3. "Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way" - 3:50
4. "Amaze Me" (remix) - 3:47
5. "Amaze Me" (instrumental) 3:47
6. "Amaze Me" (video)

Kate Alexa version

"Teardrops"
Single by Kate Alexa featuring Baby Bash
B-side	"It's Alright"
Released	3 March 2008 (Australia)
Format	CD, digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Dance pop
Length	4:16
Label	Liberation
Producer	Molly Meldrum
Kate Alexa singles chronology
"Better than You" (2006) "Teardrops" (2008)
Baby Bash singles chronology "What Is It" (2008) "Teardrops" (2008) "Don't Stop" (2008)

In early 2008, Australian singer Kate Alexa covered the song for her upcoming second studio album and was produced by Molly Meldrum and features the American rapper Baby Bash. It was released as the album's first single in Australia on 3 March 2008 as a CD single and digital download. Alexa states that even though the song was released the same year she was born, she has always been a massive fan of the song. The song was released to Australian radio on 1 February 2008 and peaked at number sixty-four on the airplay chart.

The songs producer, Molly Meldrum, suggested that Alexa should cover the song. Alexa states "I was looking to do a single between albums, and Molly came up with the idea of doing "Teardrops". At first, I was a little sceptical because the original is such a classic and I love it so much. But then Molly and I spoke about how we could do it." American rapper, Baby Bash, heard what Alexa was doing with the song through a friend of Alexa's manager and decided to take part in the song. Alexa states "He's a very cool guy. He came in and did the rap in one take, and it fitted perfectly. It’s got such an incredible feel and groove and we wanted to keep that vibe. But we also wanted to do something different, and the rap takes the track to a whole new place."

The song debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in early March 2008 at number twenty-eight. It went to peak at number twenty-six the following week which was the song's peak position. It also charted at number seven on the Physical Singles chart and number eight on the Australian Artists Chart. "Teardrops" spent six weeks on the chart, five of which were in the top fifty. The music video for the song was filmed on 14 January 2008 at the Love Machine in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

Track listing

• CD single/digital download

1. "Teardrops" (Meldrum radio edit) — 3:17
2. "Teardrops" — 4:16
3. "It's Alright" — 3:35
4. "It's Alright" (karaoke version) — 3:36

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	26

Sugababes version

On 1 June, the Sugababes record label Island Records released the album Island Life - 50 Years of Island Records, the Sugababes covered the track "Teardrops". The song debuted on the Romanian Top 100 at #63 and charted 3 weeks later at #40.

External links

• Original music video on YouTube
• No Angels version on YouTube
• Kate Alexa version on YouTube