"Don't Cry"
Single by Asia
from the album Alpha
B-side
  • "True Colors" (UK)
  • "Daylight" (outside of UK)
ReleasedJuly 1983
Genre
Length3:41 (album version)
3:25 (single version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike "Clay" Stone
Asia singles chronology
"Wildest Dreams"
(1982)		 "Don't Cry"
(1983)		 "True Colors"
(1983)
Alternative covers
Japanese Edition

"Don't Cry" is the first hit single from progressive rock band Asia's second album Alpha. "Don't Cry" reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 in Cash Box magazine. It was the band's second Top 10 Pop hit, and returned them to #1 on Billboard's Top Album Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

US 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
2."Daylight"3:53
UK 7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
3."True Colors"3:53
UK 12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cry"3:25
2."Daylight"3:31
3."True Colors"3:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 10
French Singles(SNEP)[2] 60
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 50
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 23
Italian Singles Chart[5] 22
Japanese Singles(Oricon)[6] 76
Polish Singles Chart[7] 20
Radio Luxemburg Singles[8] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 10
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4332." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Le Détail des Chansons de chaque Artiste – A". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012. Select Asia from the menu, then press OK.
  3. ↑ "Asia – Don't Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Cry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: A". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ↑ "Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego — ABC druhów zastępowych i kaziów". Lp3.pl. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Jurčeka, Miroslav. "Ultimate Music Database". umdmusic.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Asia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Asia Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.


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