The Damned Don't Cry (EP)
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| “The Damned Don't Cry” | |||||
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| Single by Visage from the album The Anvil |
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| B-side | "Motivation" | ||||
| Released | January 4, 1982 | ||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | Mayfair Studios, 1981 | ||||
| Genre | New Romantic | ||||
| Length | 03:55 (Single edit) | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | S. Strange/M. Ure/B. Currie/R. Egan/D. Formula | ||||
| Producer | Midge Ure Visage |
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The Damned Don't Cry is the fifth single by the British New Romantic ensemble Visage, released on Polydor Records in January, 1982. It was the first single taken from Visage's album second The Anvil.
The song is a dark, gloomy synth ballad themed around loneliness, recalling their earlier #1 hit Fade to Grey.
The B-side of the single is an instrumental called "Motivation", .
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7" version:
- "The Damned Don't Cry" [single edit] – 3:55
- "Motivation" [single fade] – 3:33
[edit] 12" version:
- "The Damned Don't Cry (Dance Mix)" – 5:46
- "Motivation" – 3:44
[edit] Personnel
- Steve Strange (vocals)
- Midge Ure (synthesizer)
- Billy Currie (synthesizer, electric violin)
- Rusty Egan (electronic drums programming)
- Dave Formula (synthesizer)
- Ken Perry (backing vocals)
- Lorraine (backing vocals)
[edit] Media
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Motivation This song is the B-side of single "The Damned Don't Cry". This song has not been available on any digital format. It was supposed to be part of the compilation "Master Series", but another track by an unknown band was put in its place by mistake. - Problems playing the files? See media help.
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| Visage |
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| Steve Strange | Midge Ure | Rusty Egan Billy Currie | Dave Formula | Barry Adamson | Steven Young | Sandrine Gouriou | Rosie Harris | Ross Tregenza |
| Visage discography |
| Studio albums and extended plays: Visage | The Anvil | Beat Boy |
| Compilations: The Best of Visage | Master Series | The Damned Don't Cry |
| Singles: Tar | Fade to Grey | Mind Of A Toy | Visage | The Damned Don't Cry | Night Train | Pleasure Boys | Love Glove | Beat Boy |
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| Ultravox | Magazine |
It seems the title of this song was taken from a 1950 [film noir] of the same title [The Damned Don't Cry].
