Tonight I Wanna Cry

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"Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album 'Be Here'
Released 21 November 2005
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2004
Genre country pop
Length 4:19
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Monty Powell, Keith Urban
Producer Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Better Life"
(2005)
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"
(2005)
"Once in a Lifetime"
(2006)

"Tonight I Wanna Cry" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in November 2005 as the last official single off Urban's Be Here album. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

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[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in early 2006.

[edit] In popular culture

The song was later sung by Ace Young on American Idol on 4 April 2006, which was designated a country music theme. Chad Doucette sang it on Canadian Idol. It was also covered by Chris Richardson on American Idol on 6 March 2007

Urban's version was also featured in the 31 January 2007 Medium episode, Very Merry Maggie.

In August 2011, The song was performed on the X Factor by contestant, Mitchell Callaway. Following this performance, Keith's version entered the Australian singles chart at #72.

[edit] Chart performance

"Tonight I Wanna Cry" debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 3 December 2005.

Chart (2005-2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 36
US Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 2
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 72

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