Cry (The Mavis's song)

"Cry"
Single by the Mavis's
from the album Pink Pills
Released	19 January 1998
Length	4:09
Label	White
Songwriter(s)	Matt Thomas, the Mavis's , Barry Palmer
Producer(s)	The Mavis's, Kalju Tonuma Matt Thomas
The Mavis's singles chronology
"Naughty Boy" (1997) "Cry" (1998) "Lever" (1998)
Alternative cover
Remixes

"Cry" is a song by Australian alternative rock group the Mavis's. The song was released in January 1998 as the second single from their second studio album, Pink Pills (1998). The single peaked at number 13 in Australia, becoming the group's highest-charting single.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, "Cry" was nominated for two awards—Single of the Year, losing to "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia; and Song of the Year, but lost to "No Aphrodisiac" by the Whitlams.^[1][2] The song appeared at number 61 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 countdown.^[3]

Lyrics

In an interview with Jane Gazzo, Matt Thomas explained that 'Cry' detailed the hardships of his then-relationship with Def FX singer Fiona Horne. "It was a long-distance romance and it was taking its toll. I remember the night we recorded it, when the mix came together. We were putting the vocoder on the vocals and I remember thinking, 'This is something really special .It was the artistic pinnacle of our career!" ^[4]

Track listing

Australian CD single (MUSH01710.2)^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cry"
2.	"Sandman"
3.	"Thunder" (demo)

Australian Remixes maxi-single (MUSH01710.5)^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cry"
2.	"Cry" (Blast Off Beverly mix)
3.	"Cry" (Shower Hour mix)
4.	"Cry" (Pink Bits mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Australia (ARIA)[8] 90

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
2. "Australia 1998 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
3. "Triple J Hottest 100 History - 1998". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
4. Gazzo, Jane (2022). Sound as Ever - The Greatest Decade in Australian Music 1990-1999. Melbourne Books. p. 44.
5. Cry (Australian CD single liner notes). The Mavis's. White Records. 1997. MUSH01710.2.
6. Cry (Remixes) (Australian maxi-single liner notes). The Mavis's. White Records. 1997. MUSH01710.5.
7. "The Mavis's – Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
8. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 June 2016.