The Crying Game (song)
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| Single by Dave Berry | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Gimme No Lip Child" | |||
| Released | July 1964 (UK) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop music | |||
| Writer(s) | Geoff Stephens | |||
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| Single by Boy George | ||||
| B-side | "I Specialise in Loneliness" | |||
| Released | August 1992 (UK) | |||
| Format | 12" CD single Cassette single |
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| Genre | Pop music | |||
| Label | Spaghetti Records | |||
| Producer | Pet Shop Boys | |||
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"The Crying Game" is a song written by Geoff Stephens. It was first released by Dave Berry in July 1964. It reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Then-unknown session guitarist Jimmy Page and Big Jim Sullivan played guitar in this song.[1]
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[edit] Song history
The song was recorded by Brenda Lee in 1965 and also by Boy George in 1992, and both the latter and the original Dave Berry recordings were used as the theme to the Neil Jordan movie The Crying Game.
The Boy George version of the song was produced by the Pet Shop Boys and reached #22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1992, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., and #1 in Canada on the RPM 100 national singles chart the following year.[2]
Hank Marvin did an instrumental of the song on his 1993 album Heartbeat.
In addition, the song has been used covered by artists such as The Associates, Kylie Minogue, Percy Sledge, Chris Spedding, and crooner Alex Moore.
The Boy George version of the song was featured in the Jim Carrey film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. This was a joke reference to the film The Crying Game, with which it shared a plot point.
[edit] Track listing of the Boy George single
- UK and European 7"
- A. "The Crying Game"
- B. "I Specialise in Loneliness" (edit)
- US 7" (red vinyl)
- A. "The Crying Game"
- B. "Stand by Your Man" (by Lyle Lovett)
- European and UK 12" and CD single
- 1.(A) "The Crying Game" (Extended Dance Mix)
- 2.(B1) "The Crying Game"
- 3.(B2) "I Specialise in Loneliness" (edit)
- US 12" promo
- A1. "The Crying Game" (Digifunky String Mix)
- A2. "The Crying Game" (Digifunky Diva Dub)
- A3. "The Crying Game" (album version)
- B1. "The Crying Game" (Third Floor Trance Mix)
- B2. "The Crying Game" (Third Floor Trance Dub)
- B3. "The Crying Game" (DJ EFX's Tribal as a Mofo Mix)
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| German Singles Chart | 68 |
| UK Singles Chart | 22 |
| Billboard 200 | 15 |
[edit] References
- ^ Russell Newmark (The Beat Magazine). "Extraordinary Wounded, Vulnerable Delivery". The Official Dave Berry Website. http://www.cryinggame.co.uk/page16/index.html. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1713&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12
| Preceded by "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston |
Canadian RPM number-one single (Boy George version) 22 May 1993 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Looking Through Patient Eyes" by PM Dawn |
