Cry for You (September song)
Encyclopedia
"Cry for You" is the title of a number-one Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

 Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...

 single by Swedish singer September
September (singer)
Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Early life and career:...

. The dance pop track spent three weeks at the top spot in May 2007. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, it is the second single from September's album September, succeeding "Satellites" (a #8 hit on the Dance Airplay chart), while overseas it is her fifth single release from her second studio album In Orbit, following "It Doesn't Matter
It Doesn't Matter (September song)
"It Doesn't Matter" is the fourth single to be released from September's hugely successful second album, In Orbit. This single was not released in her homeland of Sweden, but was a top 20 hit in Poland and a minor hit in Romania and Russia...

". It is also a single from various compilation albums released in Europe.

The single was a huge success in Sweden as well as the rest of Europe, and can be considered her biggest hit as of yet, together with "Satellites". In her homeland of Sweden, "Cry for You" peaked at the #6 position on the Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart for two weeks in a row. It remained on the singles chart in Sweden for 17 non-consecutive weeks. It stands as the 936th best song of all time in Sweden. In the UK it stands as the biggest selling number five hit of 2008.

As of November 2010, Cry For You has sold over 500,000 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 certifying it a Gold record after four years. She is the first Swedish singer to receive a Gold certification in the United States since Ace Of Base
Ace of Base
Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...

's 1998 hit, Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...

.

Music video

Two music videos were released for the single. The international version featured September in a futuristic city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...

, where there are several Septembers, in a controlled prison-like place. Throughout the video it also features September alone dancing and singing to the song. On the bridge, it features September running away from the inprisoned Septembers and she runs, where the guards try to capture her, but at the end, it shows September escaping.

The original video was a promotional video featuring September in a photoshoot, as it features on several covers of the singles CD cover formats. This version uses the original radio edit, while the UK video uses the UK mix of the song.

Chart performance

On the issue date of 30 August 2008 the song debuted at number ninety-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 after spending 8 weeks on the Bubbling Under chart. The next week it moved to number ninety-two. In its third week it moved eight places to number eighty-four. The song made its highest peak on the Hot 100 at number seventy-four, and on the Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...

 at number twenty-nine. It spent a total of 10 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. "Cry for You" also made it onto other popular countdowns in the U.S. after its re-release in 2008; entering at number thirty-nine on American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...

, and number twenty on the TRL Weekend Countdown radio show.

In the UK and Ireland, "Cry for You" was released in April 2008 on the Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat was a British independent record label which is a subsidiary of Ministry of Sound. In 2010 it was rebranded as 'Dance Nation'.The label's first release was "Now You're Gone" by Basshunter in 2007, and they have released other singles and compilation albums since then.In April 2009 they...

 Records label, a subsidiary of Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...

, in a new remix with a new video. The remixed version entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at number nine, and later climbed to number five, following release of a physical single for the song. On 28 December 2008, the UK Singles Chart had this as number thirty-five for the top songs of 2008. The track is often named "September's debut UK Single", however this is untrue as "Satellites" was released a few years previous to this on the label All Around The World. Therefore, "Cry For You" is her 2nd UK single.

In France, "Cry for You" topped the airplay chart and debuted at number six on the singles chart. The song debuted in Switzerland at number thirteen, next week it moved at number seven on downloads alone. It debuted at number sixteen in Germany and peaked at number eleven. In the Netherlands the song was a huge success too, peaking at number four and staying in the top forty for twenty-one weeks. In Europe the song peaked at number fifteen on the European Hot 100 Singles
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...

.

In Australia, the original single version was released to radio, rather than the shorter UK remix (although the UK remix has been played several times on Australian radio). The song debuted at number nineteen on 10 August 2008 and peaked at number fourteen. In New Zealand airplay and official charts, the song debuted at number number thirty-nine on the issue date of 22 September 2008.

"Cry for You" was certified gold for shipment of over 500,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 in 2010. The song is the first by a Swedish artist to be certified by the RIAA since Ace of Base
Ace of Base
Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...

's Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...

 in 1998.

Track listings

  • Swedish CD single (CATCHY054)
  1. "Cry for You" (Single Edit) (3:30)
  2. "Cry for You" (Radio Extended) (5:25)
  3. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Short) (4:00)
  4. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Long) (5:48)

  • US CD single (72162)
  1. "Cry for You" (Single Edit) (3:30)
  2. "Cry for You" (Granite & Phunk Radio Edit) (3:33)
  3. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Short) (4:00)
  4. "Cry for You" (Radio Extended) (5:26)
  5. "Cry for You" (Granite & Phunk Club Mix) (7:13)
  6. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Long) (5:48)

  • Dutch Digital single
  1. "Cry for You" (Radio Edit) (3:30)
  2. "Cry for You" (Radio Extended) (5:25)
  3. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Short) (4:00)
  4. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Long) (5:48)
  5. "Cry for You" (Jaydee Remix) (6:16)

  • Dutch CD single (SAR 200702)
  1. "Cry for You" (Single Edit) (3:30)
  2. "Cry for You" (Radio Extended) (5:25)
  3. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix Short) (4:00)
  4. "Cry for You" (video)

  • UK Digital single
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:44)

  • UK CD single (H2B03CDX)
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:45)
  2. "Cry for You" (Original Edit) (2:46)

  • UK CD maxi (H2B03CDS)
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:45)
  2. "Cry for You" (Original Edit) (2:46)
  3. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Extended Mix) (6:12)
  4. "Cry for You" (Spencer & Hill Remix) (6:45)
  5. "Cry for You" (Darren Styles Club Mix) (5:28)
  6. "Cry for You" (Candlelight Edit) (3:06)
  7. "Cry for You" (UK video)

  • UK Limited Promo 12" Vinyl (H2B03P2LTD)
  1. "Cry for You" (Bad Behaviour Remix) (6:46)

  • Swedish CD single (CATCHY096) (Re-release)
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:45)
  2. "Cry for You" (Original Edit) (2:46)
  3. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Extended Mix) (6:12)
  4. "Cry for You" (Spencer & Hill Remix) (6:45)
  5. "Cry for You" (Darren Styles Club Mix) (5:28)
  6. "Cry for You" (Candlelight Edit) (3:06)

  • US Digital single
  1. "Cry for You" (Exclusive New Mix) (3:56)

  • Oceania EP
  1. "Cry for You" (Radio Edit) (3:29)
  2. "Cry for You" (Extended) (5:25)
  3. "Cry for You" (Spencer & Hill Remix) (6:45)
  4. "Cry for You" (Darren Styles Club Mix) (5:28)
  5. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Extended Mix) (6:12)
  6. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix) (5:49)
  7. "Cry for You" (Candlelight Mix) (3:02)
  8. "Satellites" (Acoustic Version) (3:03)

  • AUS/NZ CD single (CRSCD50553)
  1. "Cry for You" (Radio Edit) (3:30)
  2. "Cry for You" (Extended) (5:25)
  3. "Cry for You" (Spencer & Hill Remix) (6:45)
  4. "Cry for You" (Darren Styles Club Mix) (5:28)
  5. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Extended Remix) (6:12)
  6. "Cry for You" (Jackal Remix) (5:49)
  7. "Cry for You" (Candlelight Edit) (3:02)

  • French Digital single
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:47)
  2. "Cry for You" (Original Edit) (2:46)
  3. "Cry for You" (Original Version) (3:30)
  4. "Cry for You" (Acoustic Candlelight Edit) (3:06)
  5. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Remix) (6:14)
  6. "Cry for You" (Original Club Mix) (5:25)
  7. "Cry for You" (Spencer Hill Remix) (6:17)
  8. "Cry for You" (Spencer Hill Dub) (6:32)
  9. "Cry for You" (Darren Styles Remix) (5:30)

  • French CD single (AS 192 999-7)
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:47)
  2. "Cry for You" (Original Version) (3:28)
  3. "Cry for You" (Original Club Mix) (5:25)
  4. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Remix) (6:14)
  5. "Cry for You" (Acoustic Candlelight Edit) (3:06)

  • German CD single (1782435)
  1. "Cry for You" (UK Radio Edit) (2:47)
  2. "Cry for You" (Spencer & Hill Radio Edit) (6:45)
  3. "Cry for You" (Dave Ramone Extended Mix) (6:14)
  4. "Cry for You" (Acoustic Candlelight Edit) (3:06)


Release history

Country Date Format Label
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

29 November 2006 CD single, digital download Catchy Tunes
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

20 March 2007 CD single, digital download Robbins Entertainment
19 September 2007 Digital download (Exclusive New Mix)
8 July 2008 Digital download (Exclusive New UK Remixes)
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

June 2007 Promo CD Magic Records
Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

4 October 2007 Digital download, CD single Silver Angel Records
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

14 April 2008 CD single, CD maxi, digital download Hard2Beat
Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

9 May 2008 CD single, CD maxi, digital download Hard2Beat
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

2 August 2008 CD single, CD maxi, digital download Central Station Records
France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

18 August 2008 CD single, digital download Universal Music France
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

26 September 2008 CD maxi, digital download Universal Music

Peak positions

Chart (2007–09) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

14
Austrian Singles Chart
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...

7
Belgian Singles Chart
Ultratop 50
Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...

 (Flanders)
22
Belgian Singles Chart
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...

 (Wallonia)
33
Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...

33
Czech Airplay Chart
Rádio Top 100 Oficiální
Rádio Top 100 Oficiální is the name of the Czech national airplay chart published by the IFPI Czech Republic on a weekly basis.Besides the main Top 100 record chart, also two component charts are effective. While the Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální features songs released exclusively by Czech and/or Slovak...

1
Danish Singles Chart
Tracklisten
Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl...

10
Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...

4
European Hot 100 Singles 15
Finnish Singles Chart 13
French Singles Chart
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...

6
German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

11
Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

8
New Zealand Singles Chart
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...

39
Slovak Airplay Chart
Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna
Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna is the name of the Slovakian national airplay chart published by the IFPI Czech Republic on a weekly basis since the cancellation of the Slovakian national section on December 31, 2009....

6
Swedish Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....

6
Swiss Singles Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

6
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

5
US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

74
US Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...

1
US Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...

29


Certifications

Country Certification
Australia
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

Gold
Canada
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...

Gold
Denmark Platinum
Sweden Gold
United States
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

Gold

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
Swedish Singles Chart 60
US Hot Dance Airplay 4
Chart (2008) Position
Australian Singles Chart 57
Austrian Singles Chart 70
Dutch Top 40 28
European Hot 100 Singles 37
French Singles Chart 51
German Singles Chart 81
Swiss Singles Chart 58
UK Singles Chart 35
US Pop 100 99


Chart precession and succession

External links

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