Stop Crying Your Heart Out

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"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
Single by Oasis
from the album Heathen Chemistry
Released	17 June 2002
Format	CD,DVD, 7"
Recorded	2001 - 2002
Genre	Britpop
Length	5:02
Label	Big Brother Recordings
Producer(s)	Oasis
Chart positions
#2 (UK)
Oasis singles chronology
"The Hindu Times" (2002)	"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (2002)	"Little By Little / She Is Love"

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by British rock/britpop group Oasis, written by guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number two in the UK charts.

The song is an "epic weepy" [1] anthem, in the spirit of "Slide Away" and "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 with his kids and I sort of wrote it with him in mind." [2]. The strings section of the song was arranged by Will Malone, who has worked for Massive Attack and Faithless.

According to Gallagher, the first time Malone heard the song he commented "One word: gold." Gallagher too had high 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 fucking mad.'"

It appears Gallagher's hopes were well founded, as the song received a relatively warm response from the critics. NME said, with regards to the album " '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 uncanny knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." The music magazine Q held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left [Oasis]".

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was one of the songs played during the end credits of the movie, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. The song also appeared after England's defeat in the 2002 Football World Cup.

Noel Gallagher, before playing the track at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival, dedicated it to the England Football Team.

[edit] Track listing

• CD RKIDSCD 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
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" - 5:03
2. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) - 5:08
3. 10 Minutes Of Noise And Confusion - Pt Two - 7:24

• The "10 Minutes..." documentary is the second part of a unique 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.