Tears Dry on Their Own
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| Single by Amy Winehouse from the album Back to Black |
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| B-side | "You're Wondering Now" | |
| Released | 13 August 2007 (UK) 14 September 2007 (Germany) |
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| Format | CD single, 12" single, 7" single | |
| Recorded | Instrument Zoo (Miami, Florida) |
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| Genre | Soul, jazz, R&B | |
| Length | 3:06 | |
| Label | Island | |
| Writer(s) | Amy Winehouse, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | |
| Producer | Salaam Remi | |
| Amy Winehouse singles chronology | ||
| "Back to Black" (2007) |
"Tears Dry on Their Own" (2007) |
"Valerie" (2007) |
| Amy Winehouse American singles chronology | ||
| "Rehab" (2007) |
"Tears Dry on Their Own" (2007) |
"Back to Black" (2007) |
"Tears Dry on Their Own" is a soul–jazz–R&B song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse for her second studio album, Back to Black (2006). It was released as the album's fourth single on 31 July 2007. While the melody and lyrics are composed by Winehouse, the music behind her voice is a sample interpolation of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1967 Motown classic hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", written by the married duo of Ashford & Simpson.
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[edit] Music video
The song's music video was filmed in Hollywood,[1][2] and was directed by David LaChapelle on 22 May 2007.[3] The clip features footage of Winehouse making her way through a Los Angeles street and in a dim hotel room.
[edit] Chart performance
"Tears Dry on Their Own" became Winehouse's fourth consecutive single to chart inside the top forty of the UK Singles Chart, when it entered at number thirty-seven on 5 August 2007. It also became her eighth UK R&B top forty hit in the. The single spent four weeks at number one on the UK Airplay Chart during August. After the song's physical release, the single climbed into the top twenty, peaking at number sixteen. Therefore, "Tears Dry on Their Own" is Winehouse's second highest-charting single behind "Rehab" and the fourth consecutive top thirty hit from her second album. To date, it has spent nineteen non-consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart, making it her fourth longest-running hit behind "Rehab" (fifty-seven weeks), her collaboration with Mark Ronson, "Valerie" (thirty-six weeks), and "Back to Black" (thirty-four weeks).
With sales of 84,750, "Tears Dry on Their Own" went on to become the UK's ninety-third biggest-selling single of 2007.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Croatian Airplay Chart[4] | 6 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[5] | 49 |
| Euro 200[6] | 40 |
| German Singles Chart[7] | 56 |
| Hungarian Dance Chart[8] | 38 |
| Irish Singles Chart[7] | 26 |
| Romanian Top 100[9] | 70 |
| UK Singles Chart[7] | 16 |
| UK R&B Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay[10] | 40 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] | 24 |
[edit] Track listings and formats
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[edit] Official versions and remixes
- Album Version – 3:05
- Radio Edit – 3:08
- Al Usher Remix – 7:00
- Alix Alvarez Sole Channel Mix – 6:41
- Kardinal Beats Remix – 3:20
- NYPC's Fucked Mix – 4:39
[edit] References
- ^ The Sun, Bizarre
- ^ Pop Crunch
- ^ Flickr
- ^ e!Hot50 Singles (Croatian). e!Hot50. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Euro 200 archives. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b c d Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry On Their Own – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Dance Top 40 lista – 2007. 38. hét (Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Romanian Top 100 (see "2007 – Issue 42") (Romanian). Vento Consultanta SRL. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Hot Adult R&B Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
[edit] External links
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