"Cry" is a song by American recording artist

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, released on November 4, 2001, by

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. It was written by

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, and co-produced by Renald and

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. The song was released as a single from the soundtrack '' A Walk to Remember: Music From the Motion Picture'' and was also the third and final single from her

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second studio album. "Cry" has sold 15,000 physical copies and 203,000 paid digital downloads according to

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Song information

Moore said in a '' Billboard'' interview that she carried around a copy of the song for over a year before she recorded it. "It felt like my ace in the hole. It's such a beautiful song on every level. I couldn't wait to get into the studio and sing it." She also said that

, the co-writer and co-producer of the song, had to "peel" her out of the vocal booth because she "wanted to sing it over and over again."

Track listing

;CD single # "It's Gonna Be Love" – 3:53 # "Someday We'll Know" (with

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) – 3:42

References

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