We Cry

"We Cry"
Single by The Script
from the album The Script
Released April 29, 2008 (Ireland)
May 2, 2008 (UK)
June 6, 2008 (Europe)
Format CD, Digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length 3:45
Label RCA Label Group/Phonogenic
The Script singles chronology
"We Cry"
(2008)		 "The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
(2008)

"We Cry" is the debut single by Irish band The Script.[1] The single was released on 25 April 2008 and is said to be about people Danny knew in Dublin while he grew up. The song has received a large amount of publicity, airplay and interest with BBC Radio 1 heavily backing the band.[2]

Contents

Inspiration

Vocalist Danny O'Donoghue has said that the song reflects the tough times that life has in store. On 4Music's 4Play he referred to the loss of his father five months after a bandmate lost his mother to a terrible illness and claimed that such events could be overcome if people stuck together.[3]

Music video

The music video opens with various screenshots of an urban area in New York City which appears to be heavily graffitied. There are also shots of the full band playing their musical instruments in a flat room. However, the video quickly centres around Danny as he begins to sing while walking about the city. There are a few shots of the whole band playing the song in the flat but the main part of the video in this area is when Mark sings his verse. Although the video was uploaded to The Script's YouTube channel on February 27, 2008 and the song became available to download on March 18, 2008 on the Irish iTunes Store, the video is available to download from iTunes.

Remixes

There was a James Ash Remix which was released in 2009. James Ash is a member of the band Rogue Traders.

Chart positions

In May 2008, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart and peaked at #9.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 82
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 6
Germany (Media Control AG)[6] 61
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[7] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 9
Italy (FIMI)[9] 11
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 56
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[13] 15

References

  1. ^ The Script | GB | Home
  2. ^ They also performed it on an episode of 90210
  3. ^ 4Music: 4Play: The Script, Channel 4, August 9, 2008
  4. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090520-0000/issue1002.pdf
  5. ^ "Danishcharts.com – The Script – We Cry". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  7. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  8. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Script – We Cry". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "The Script Album & Song Chart History" Japan Hot 100 for The Script. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Script – We Cry". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "The Script – We Cry – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Chart Stats – The Script – {{{song}}}" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.

External links

The Script
Mark Sheehan · Danny O'Donoghue · Glen Power
Studio albums
The Script (2008)  · Science & Faith (2010) TBD (2012)
Singles
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