Don't Cry for Pain
Encyclopedia
"Don't Cry for Pain" is the second single released by Swedish
pop rock
singer Ana Johnsson
, featured on her worldwide debut album The Way I Am
. The song is a rock ballad
about a woman who gets beaten by her husband and steps up. There are a part of the music with a beat similar to Smells Like Teen Spirit's Intro.
CD single (UK CD1)
CD single (UK CD2) / (Germany Pock It! single)
and it was directed by Antti Jokinen
. Since the song is an encouragement for women who get beaten by their husbands/men to step up to the men, a similar theme is used in the video for the single. The music video begins slowly by slowing the woman, who was played by Jessica Sutta
from the successful pop
/R&B group The Pussycat Dolls, having an argument with a man, believed to be her husband. - Scenes of Ana and her band on the roof of a building are also shown throughout the video. - As result of the woman yelling to him, the man pushes her into a corner of the bathroom and hits her with his fist. He also slaps her when she's on the bed. When the man is gone, the woman freshes up, changes clothes and leaves the house. She runs around the houses but all doors are locked and the phones don't work either.
In the next scene, the man is shown driving his car and playing songs on his MP3 player. He scares when he suddenly sees Johnsson next to him. Meanwhile, the woman finds her way to escape by breaking the windows using a chair. After this, she runs away and sees the man coming home driving the car. He stops in front of her while she's standing on the road. She frightens him by making a move that implicates she's going to hit him with her fist. She grabs the MP3 player and walks away showing her middle finger towards him.
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....
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
singer Ana Johnsson
Ana Johnsson
Anna Lovisa Johnsson better known by her stage name Ana Johnsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her first longplay disc titled Cuz I Can was released in April 2004 in Sweden. The international version was retitled The Way I Am and was released some months later...
, featured on her worldwide debut album The Way I Am
The Way I Am (Ana Johnsson album)
Includes the videos:*On the road with... Ana Johnsson*We Are [Music Video] -Japanese Version :CD#"We Are" – 3:57#"Don't Cry for Pain" – 3:48#"The Way I Am" – 3:32#"I'm Stupid" – 3:48#"Life" – 3:08...
. The song is a rock ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
about a woman who gets beaten by her husband and steps up. There are a part of the music with a beat similar to Smells Like Teen Spirit's Intro.
Track listings
EU CD single- "Don't Cry for Pain" [album version] – 3:47
- "Don't Cry for Pain" [radio version] – 3:47
- "What Is a Girl to Do" – 3:19
- "Anything Goes" – 2:49
- Bonus features:
- "Don't Cry for Pain" [Video]
- Weblink Gallery
- "Don't Cry for Pain" [Ringtone]
CD single (UK CD1)
- "Don't Cry for Pain" [album version] – 3:47
- "Don't Cry for Pain" [radio version] – 3:47
- "What Is a Girl to Do" – 3:19
- "Anything Goes" – 2:49
CD single (UK CD2) / (Germany Pock It! single)
- "Don't Cry for Pain" [album version] – 3:47
- "Anything Goes" – 2:49
Music video
The music video was shoot in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and it was directed by Antti Jokinen
Antti Jokinen
Antti Jokinen is a Finnish music video and film director.-Early life:Jokinen attended East Carolina University on a basketball scholarship and later graduated with a major in broadcast and film.-Music video career:...
. Since the song is an encouragement for women who get beaten by their husbands/men to step up to the men, a similar theme is used in the video for the single. The music video begins slowly by slowing the woman, who was played by Jessica Sutta
Jessica Sutta
Jessica Lynn Sutta is an American dancer, showgirl, singer, recording artist, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the American pop girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She left the group in January 2010 to embark her solo career. She is currently finishing up her...
from the successful pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/R&B group The Pussycat Dolls, having an argument with a man, believed to be her husband. - Scenes of Ana and her band on the roof of a building are also shown throughout the video. - As result of the woman yelling to him, the man pushes her into a corner of the bathroom and hits her with his fist. He also slaps her when she's on the bed. When the man is gone, the woman freshes up, changes clothes and leaves the house. She runs around the houses but all doors are locked and the phones don't work either.
In the next scene, the man is shown driving his car and playing songs on his MP3 player. He scares when he suddenly sees Johnsson next to him. Meanwhile, the woman finds her way to escape by breaking the windows using a chair. After this, she runs away and sees the man coming home driving the car. He stops in front of her while she's standing on the road. She frightens him by making a move that implicates she's going to hit him with her fist. She grabs the MP3 player and walks away showing her middle finger towards him.
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Singles Chart | 19 |
| German Singles Chart | 39 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 70 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 83 |