Baby Don't Cry (INXS song)
"Baby Don't Cry" | ||||
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Single by INXS | ||||
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are | ||||
Released | 18 September 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 4:54 | |||
Label | Mercury Records Eastwest Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andrew Farriss | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Opitz | |||
INXS singles chronology | ||||
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"Baby Don't Cry" is the second single from the 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are by INXS. It was written by Andrew Farriss. Farriss has said it was written about his daughter Grace and how he missed his young child whilst touring. The single was released only in Europe and Australia.
Incorporating the 60 piece Australian Concert Orchestra,[1] the song reached number 20 in the United Kingdom, number 30 in Australia and Belgium, number 34 in New Zealand and number 46 in the Netherlands. In November 1992, the band won one of two Australian Music Awards for Best Best Video for 'Baby Don't Cry', the other for Best Australian Band.
Track listings
7" single INXS20 Mercury
- "Baby Don't Cry"
- "Questions (Instrumental)"
12" single INXSP20 Mercury
- "Baby Don't Cry"
- "Questions (Instrumental)"
- "Ptar Speaks"
- "Baby Don't Cry (Vocal & Orchestra Mix)"
CD5 maxi single INXCD20 Mercury/UK
CD5 maxi single – 45099-05922 EastWest/Australia
- "Baby Don't Cry"
- "Questions (Instrumental)"
- "Ptar Speaks"
- "Baby Don't Cry (Vocal & Orchestra Mix)"
7" single INXMC20 Mercury
- "Baby Don't Cry"
- "Questions (Instrumental)"
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 30 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 30 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] | 59 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 46 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 34 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 20 |
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090330125239/http://www.inxs.com/year_by_year.asp#1992
- ^ "INXS – Baby Don't Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "INXS – Baby Don't Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 38. 19 September 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "INXS – Baby Don't Cry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "INXS – Baby Don't Cry". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2019.