Thorleifs, who used "Jag är så gla'" as a B-side, released the song as a 1974 single, only available for members in the Thorleifs fan club[2] scoring a Svensktoppen hit for 11 weeks during the period of 11 March-4 May 1975 peaking at third position.[3] The single sold platina and also gave the name to the band 's 1975 album Gråt inga tårar.[4] The song was also recorded in Danish, as "Græd ingen tårer".[5]
In the year 2000, Swedish radio program I afton dans in Sveriges Radio P4 held a voting where the song was appointed "Dansband song of the 20th century ".[6] The song has also been appointed "dansband hit song of all times".[7]