"Let Her Cry" is a song by American
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Hootie & the Blowfish
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. It was released in December 1994 as the second
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from their debut album, ''
Cracked Rear View
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'', and became a top-10 hit in Australia, Canada, Iceland, and the United States. The song received the
in 1996.
Origins
In 2008, lead singer
Darius Rucker
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recalled that he had just listened to the song "
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" by
the Black Crowes
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for the first time and was listening to a
record by blues singer
Bonnie Raitt and "in one stream of consciousness" wrote the lyrics to the song.
Chart performance
The single reached the number-two position on the US ''
Billboard''
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and number nine on the ''Billboard''
Hot 100.
It also peaked at number two on the Canadian ''
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'' Top Singles Chart
and number four on the
Australian Singles Chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by
Adolfo Doring
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Doring came to New York City in the mid-eighties to study sociology at Columbia University, then interned for rock and roll photographer Joel Brodsky. ...
. The video was shot in a sepia tone and features the band singing the song intercut with a woman who runs around a city in the rain.
Track listings
US maxi-CD single
# "Let Her Cry" (radio edit) – 4:12
# "Fine Line" – 3:29
# "Almost Home" – 3:58
# "Let Her Cry" (LP version) – 5:09
US cassette single
# "Let Her Cry" (radio edit)
# "Let Her Cry" (LP version)
Australian CD and cassette single
# "Let Her Cry" (radio edit) – 4:12
# "Let Her Cry" (LP version) – 5:09
# "Where Were You" – 3:50
# "Fine Line" – 3:30
German CD1
# "Let Her Cry" (LP version) – 5:07
# "Hannah Jane" (live version) – 4:05
# "Where Were You" – 3:51
# "Fine Line" – 3:30
German CD2
# "Let Her Cry" (edit) – 4:10
# "Goodbye" (live version) – 4:11
# "
The Ballad of John and Yoko
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" (live) – 3:45
# "
Hold My Hand" (live version) – 5:47
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1994 singles
1994 songs
Atlantic Records singles
Black-and-white music videos
Hootie & the Blowfish songs
Song recordings produced by Don Gehman
Songs written by Darius Rucker
Songs written by Jim Sonefeld
Songs written by Mark Bryan