"Don't Wanna Cry" is a song by Japanese singer and record producer

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released on the Avex Trax label, as her third single for her debut solo album ''

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'' (1996), It is her second consecutive million-selling single as well as her second consecutive number-one single. In December, the single took home the "Grand Prix Award" from the 38th Annual

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s (analogous to

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from the

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). 19 years old at the time, she is the youngest artist to have been awarded the grand prize.

Commercial tie-in

"Don't Wanna Cry" was used in Daido Mistio commercials as its image song.

Accolades

* Grand Prix Award (38th Annual

s) * Best 5 Single Award (11th Japan Gold Disc Awards)

Track listing

# "Don't Wanna Cry (Radio Edit)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda) – 4:40 # "Present" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:39 # "Don't Wanna Cry (Original Karaoke)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:37 # "Present (Original Karaoke)" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:38

Personnel

* Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals

Production

* Producer – Tetsuya Komuro * Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Cozy Kubo * Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge

Charts

Oricon sales chart (Japan) Oricon sales chart (Japan)

TV performances

* December 31, 1996 – 38th Japan Record Awards * December 31, 1996 &–; Kōhaku Uta Gassen * June 5, 2006 – SMAPXSMAP

References

# "Singing sensation plans Hawaii concert

External links

Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on "Don't wanna cry"

{{authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs Namie Amuro songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro Avex Trax singles