We Cry

For the song by JP Cooper, see JP Cooper discography § Singles.

"We Cry"
Single by the Script
from the album The Script
Released	25 April 2008 (Ireland) 2 May 2008 (UK) 6 June 2008 (Europe)
Recorded	2005–07
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	3:45
Label	RCA Label Group Phonogenic
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Frampton Danny O'Donoghue Glen Power Mark Sheehan Steve Kipner
Producer(s)	Frampton Kipner
The Script singles chronology
"We Cry" (00000004) "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" (2008)
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"We Cry" is the debut single of Irish band the Script.^[2] The single was released on 25 April 2008 and is said to be about people whom the band's frontman Danny O'Donoghue knew while growing up in Dublin. The song received a large amount of publicity (such as appearing in 90210), airplay and interest with BBC Radio 1 heavily backing the band.^[3]

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.^[4] A remix by one of the members of the band Rogue Traders, James Ash was released in 2009.

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 27 February 2008, the song became available to download on 18 March 2008 on the Irish iTunes Store, the video is available to download from iTunes.

Live performances

• The band performed the song on the Australian breakfast television show Sunrise in October 2008, marking their debut performance on Australian television.^[5]
• As a support act for U2 on the third concert of their 360° Tour at Croke Park, the band included this song in their set.^[6]

Track listing

• CD single^[7] / Digital single^[8]

1. "We Cry" – 3:43
2. "Fall For Anything" – 4:34

• German CD single^[9]

1. "We Cry" – 3:43
2. "Fall For Anything" – 4:34
3. "Live Like We're Dying" – 4:01
4. "We Cry" (Music Video) – 3:43

• Digital EP^[10]

1. "We Cry" – 3:43
2. "Fall For Anything" – 4:34
3. "We Cry" (Live Mix) – 4:16

• Digital Remix EP^[11]

1. "We Cry" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 5:24
2. "We Cry" (Bimbo Jones Dub) – 7:10
3. "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Club Mix) – 5:12
4. "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Dub) – 5:13
5. "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Radio Edit) – 3:11
6. "We Cry" (Afrojanic Remix) – 3:51

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 82 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[13] 14 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[14] 19 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 6 Germany (GfK)[16] 61 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 9 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[19] 45 Scotland (OCC)[20] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 56 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 128 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[26] Platinum 20,000[25] United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 200,000^‡ ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Script Score Their Fourth No. 1 Album in the U.K With 'Freedom Child'". Forbes. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
2. "The Script | The Official Website". Thescriptmusic.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
3. "RCA Label Group (UK) | the Script". www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
4. 4Music: 4Play: The Script, Channel 4, 9 August 2008
5. 23NatashaKeating (14 August 2010). "Sunrise - The Script - We Cry". YouTube. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
6. "The Script Setlist". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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10. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-ep/id279721106 ^{[dead link‍]}
11. "We Cry (Remixes) - EP by the Script - Download We Cry (Remixes) - EP on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
12. "The ARIA Report: Issue 1002" (PDF). Webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
13. "The Script – We Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
14. "The Script – We Cry" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
15. "The Script – We Cry". Tracklisten.
16. "The Script – We Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
17. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
18. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Cry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
19. "The Script Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
21. "The Script – We Cry". Singles Top 100.
22. "The Script – We Cry". Swiss Singles Chart.
23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
24. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
25. "Le cifre di vendita" (PDF). Musica e dischi (in Italian). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016.
26. "Italian single certifications – The Script – We Cry" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2008" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "We Cry" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
27. "British single certifications – Script – We Cry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 December 2020.