Stop Crying Your Heart Out

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
Song
B-side	"Thank You for the Good Times" "Shout It Out Loud"

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number 2 in the UK charts. It went silver in the UK. The song got to number 76 in the UK again on 17 October 2009.

Theme

The song is an "epic weepy" [1] anthem in the spirit of "Don't Look Back in Anger", reassuringly advising that in times of hardship, simply get over it and get on with your life. Noel Gallagher explained the song saying "A friend of mine was going through a pretty bad time and I sort of wrote it with him in mind."

Reception

Noel Gallagher had great expectations for the song, saying "I hope it does for us what 'Don't Look Back In Anger' did... I didn't want it as a single because I thought we'd done all that before, but everyone's going, 'You're f--king mad.'". NME said, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' [is where] you really start rolling out the red carpet. A return to the long lost humanism of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', it's a reminder of Noel's knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." Q magazine held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left Oasis".

In 2010 Australia's Hit Magazine listed "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" at #22 in a list of the 100 greatest songs of the 21st century.

Video

The song's music video was shot in London. In the uncensored version, near the end of the clip a woman takes a full petrol can and douses herself in petrol, then holds a lit match in her hand.. However, Gallagher was told by the director that the woman was not holding a petrol can but is instead "holy water"

Appearances in other media

• "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was the song played during the last scenes and the first of the songs played during the end credits of the movie The Butterfly Effect.
• It has been on the TV show Smallville.
• The song also appeared after England's defeats in the 2002 Football World Cup and the 2006-07 Ashes.
• Noel Gallagher dedicated it to the England national football team before playing it at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival.
• The song is also featured in the film Made of Honor, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan and appears towards the end of the film.
• It is also used in the film Soloalbum, starring Matthias Schweighöfer and Nora Tschirner. It appears at the point of inflexion.

Was used in the fatal coach crash scence in Sky One's Dream Team.

Track listing

• CD RKIDSCD 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (Noel Gallagher) - 5:05
2. "Thank You for the Good Times" (Andy Bell) - 4:32
3. "Shout It Out Loud" (Noel Gallagher) - 4:20

• 7" RKID 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:05
2. "Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32

• 12" RKID 24T

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:05
2. "Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
3. "Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20

• DVD RKIDSDVD 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:05
2. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) - 5:08
3. 10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Part Two - 7:24

"10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Part Two" is the second part of a feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the USA with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.

Personnel

• Liam Gallagher: vocals
• Noel Gallagher: main guitar and vocals
• Alan White: drums
• Gem Archer: grand piano
• Andy Bell: bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Italian Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	6
Australian Singles Chart	48

Cover versions

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was covered by British singer Leona Lewis for her second studio album, Echo and features on the international editions of the album (not in North America). Lewis first sang the song on 3 December 2009, as part of a set list on the BBC Radio 2 show Live Sessions with Ken Bruce, on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. Lewis performed the song again 13 December 2009, during the live final of The X Factor. Though not officially released as a single, Lewis's version charted in the UK Singles Chart at 29 and the Irish Singles Chart at 31.

The song has also been covered by Rowetta in 2005 on her self-titled album, and Haylie Duff in 2009 with the title "Heart Out" for her debut album. The song was covered throughout series 6 of The X Factor, with Jamie Archer, Kandy Rain, Miss Frank and Rachel Adedeji all singing the song at different stages of the competition.