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Let Her Cry (song)

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"Let Her Cry"
Song

"Let Her Cry" is a song by American rock group Hootie & the Blowfish. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from their successful 1994 album, Cracked Rear View. The single went on to reach the #2 position on the American Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at #4 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[1] The song also received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996. The song references R.E.M lead singer, Michael Stipe with the following lyrics: "She says, 'Dare's the one I love the most/Though Stipe's not far behind.'"

Music video

The music video was directed by Adolfo Doring.

Charts

Chart (1994-1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 7
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 78
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 19
Scotland (OCC)[4] 62
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 75
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 7
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 34

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995) Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[7] 25
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 26

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sc_Australia_Hootie_&_the_Blowfish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry". Top 40 Singles.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 20, December 18, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2010-11-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.

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