Not Gon' Cry

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“Not Gon' Cry”
Single by Mary J. Blige from the album Waiting to Exhale OST and Share My World
Released	1996
Format	CD single
Recorded	1995
Genre	R&B
Length	4:57
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Babyface
Producer	Babyface
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1996) "Not Gon' Cry" (1996) "Love Is All We Need" (1997)

"Not Gon' Cry" is a 1996 single by Mary J. Blige from the soundtrack to the film Waiting to Exhale. The song was written and produced by Babyface and became a major hit for Blige, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The lyrics are inspired by Angela Bassett's character, a frustrated woman abandoned by her philandering husband, in the movie. The music video features clips from the film and was directed by Wayne Maser and Elizabeth Bailey. The song was sampled in 2004 by rapper The Game for his own "Don't Need Your Love" from the album The Documentary.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
UK Singles Chart	39

Preceded by " Before You Walk Out Of My Life / Like This and Like That" by Monica

Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single February 3, 1996

Succeeded by "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)" by R. Kelly feat. Mr. Biggs