Jump to content

Cryin'

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Binksternet (talk | contribs) at 15:06, 26 September 2018 (Reverted 1 edit by 81.193.3.22 (talk) to last revision by Sergecross73. (TW)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the Aerosmith song. For other uses, see Crying (disambiguation).
"Cryin'"
Song
B-side"Walk on Down"

"Cryin'" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released by Geffen Records on June 20, 1993 as a single from their April release, Get a Grip. The single went gold and sold 600,000 copies.[2][3] The song's music video features Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993–94) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 5
Canada (RPM100 Singles)[5] 8
France (SNEP)[6] 6
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 1
Polish Singles Chart[9] 1
Spain (Los 40 Principales) 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 12
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[12] 1
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40[12] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] 62
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 60

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Marty Callner, features the first appearance of Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, as well as the band performing in the Central Congregational Church in Fall River, Massachusetts. The song flashes back and forth between the band and Alicia Silverstone, who plays a teen who has a falling out with her boyfriend (played by Stephen Dorff) after catching him cheating. She feigns an attempt to kiss him, but instead leans away annoying him. She then punches him and shoves him out of the car leaving him in the dust. She begins a phase of rebellion and individuality and gets a navel piercing, which has largely been credited as introducing navel piercing to mainstream culture.[15] After having her purse stolen by another young man (played by then-unknown Josh Holloway of Lost), she chases him down and knocks him to the ground. The video then cuts to her standing on the edge of an overpass bridge, contemplating jumping. Her ex-boyfriend arrives on the scene, along with numerous police officers, encouraging her to come down from the overpass. She jumps, but a rope is revealed, arresting her fall and leaving her dangling over the freeway, laughing at Dorff's character. The video ends with the dangling Silverstone looking up at Dorff and giving him the finger.

The video was a smash success on MTV, becoming one of the most requested videos in 1993, and earning the band several awards at the Video Music Awards.

A screenshot of Alicia Silverstone's character getting a navel piercing in the music video for "Cryin'".

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Big Ones (CD insert). Aerosmith. U.S.A.: Geffen Records. 1994. GEFD-24716.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "American certifications – Aerosmith – Cryin'". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Aerosmith – Cryin'" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. ^ "RPM - Item Display: Top Singles - Volume 58, No. 14, October 16, 1993" (.Php). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
  6. ^ "Aerosmith – Cryin'" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "Aerosmith – Cryin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Aerosmith – Cryin'". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Polish Singles Chart |".
  10. ^ "Aerosmith – Cryin'". Singles Top 100.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ a b c "Aerosmith - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  13. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2010-02-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Aerosmith - BME Encyclopedia
  16. ^ a b c "MTV Video Music Awards | 1994 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV.com. 1994-09-08. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cryin%27&oldid=861313032"