Cry for You (song)

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“Cry For You”
Single by September from the album Dancing in Orbit
Released	April 11, 2008 April 14, 2008
Format	CD single Maxi CD
Recorded	2005
Genre	Europop, Eurodance
Length	3:30 (Radio Mix) 2:44 (U.K. radio edit)
Label	Stockholm Records Robbins Entertainment (U.S.) Hard2Beat (U.K.)
Writer(s)	Jonas Von Der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Niclas Von Der Burg
Producer	Jonas Von Der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Niclas Von Der Burg
September singles chronology
"It Doesn't Matter" (2006 Europe) "Cry For You" (2006 Europe; 2007 US) "Can't Get Over" (2007 Europe/US)

"Cry For You" is the title of a number-one Billboard Hot Dance Airplay single by Swedish singer September. The Dance Pop track spent two weeks at the top spot in May 2007^[1]. In the United States it is second follow up to "Satellites," where it peaked at number 8 on the Dance Airplay chart in September 2006, while overseas it is the fifth single release, following "It Doesn't Matter." The track is also featured on the Ultra Records American Dance CD compilation Ultra:Weekend 3. The singer had huge success in Sweden as well as the rest of Europe, and can be considered her biggest hit as of yet together with "Satellites". In her homeland of Sweden, "Cry for You" peaked at the number 6 position on the Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart for two weeks in a row. It remained on the singles chart in Sweden for 17 nonconsecutive weeks. It now currently stands as the 936 best song of all time in Sweden.^[2]

The song received a rerelease in the UK & Ireland, via Hard2Beat Records, a subsidiary of Ministry Of Sound. The track was remixed, and a new video was shot. The track was released digitally on 7th April 2008, and was released physically on 14th April 2008. Due to the new, dance style remix, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at #9, and later climbed to #5, following the physical release of the song.

The song samples the 1980s hit Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat.

Contents 1 Tracklisting 2 Chart positions, certifications and sales 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Tracklisting

Cry For You Single (Released In Sweden)

• "Cry For You" (Radio Mix) (3:30)
• "Cry For You" (Radio Extended) (5:25)
• "Cry For You" (Jackal Remix) (4:00)
• "Cry For You" (Jackal Remix Long) (5:48)

Cry for You EP (Released In The US)

• "Cry For You" (Radio Edit) (3:32)
• "Cry For You" (Granite & Phunk Radio Edit) (3:33)
• "Cry For You" (Jackal Remix Short) (4:00)
• "Cry For You" (Extended Mix) (5:26)
• "Cry For You" (Granite & Phunk Club Mix) (7:13)
• "Cry For You" (Jackal Remix Long) (5:48)

Cry For You [Digital Download Single] (Released In The US iTunes)

• "Cry For You" (Exclusive New Mix) (3:56)

Cry For You [Digital Download Single] (Released In The UK)

• "Cry For You" (UK Radio Edit) - (2:44)

[edit] Chart positions, certifications and sales

Charts	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Swedish Singles Chart[3]	6	Gold	10,000+
Finnish Singles Chart[4]	13	-	-
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay	1	-	-
U.S. Mediabase Top 40	59	-	-
Romania Top 100[5]	10	-	-
Israel	7	-	-
Polish National Top 50[6]	5	-	-
Polish Airplay Chart[7]	2	-	-
Cyprus Singles Chart	7	-	-
Dutch Top 40[8]	4	-	-
Irish Singles Chart	8	-	-
UK Singles Chart	5	-	153,850+
U.S. Billboard Euro Digital Songs[9]	6	-	-
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	15	-	-
Euro 200	16	-	-
Danish Singles Chart	23	-	-
French Airplay Chart[10]	37	-	-
Czech Radio Top 100 Official[11]	15	-	-
Estonian Top 40 Airplay Chart[12]	3	-	-

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cry For You at YouTube
• Cry For You U.K. version of the video at YouTube
• Single track listing at e.discogs

Preceded by "Read My Mind" by The Killers

Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay number one single May 19-26 2007

Succeeded by "With Love" by Hilary Duff