# We Cry

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For the song by [JP Cooper](/source/JP_Cooper), see [JP Cooper discography#Singles](/source/JP_Cooper_discography#Singles).

"**We Cry**" is the debut single of Irish band [the Script](/source/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](/source/Danny_O'Donoghue) knew while growing up in [Dublin](/source/Dublin). The song received a large amount of publicity (such as appearing in *[90210](/source/90210_(TV_series))*), airplay and interest with [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1) heavily backing the band.[3]

## Inspiration

Vocalist [Danny O'Donoghue](/source/Danny_O'Donoghue) has said that the song reflects the tough times that life has in store. On [4Music](/source/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](/source/Rogue_Traders), [James Ash](/source/James_Ash) was released in 2009.

## Music video

The music video opens with various screenshots of an [urban area](/source/Urban_area) in [New York City](/source/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](/source/The_Script)'s [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel on 27 February 2008, the song became available to download on 18 March 2008 on the Irish [iTunes Store](/source/ITunes_Store), the video is available to download from iTunes.

## Live performances

- The band performed the song on the Australian breakfast television show *[Sunrise](/source/Sunrise_(Australian_TV_program))* in October 2008, marking their debut performance on Australian television.[5]
- As a support act for [U2](/source/U2) on the third concert of their [360° Tour](/source/U2_360%C2%B0_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
1. "Fall For Anything" – 4:34

- **German CD single**[9]

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

- **Digital EP**[10]

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

- **Digital Remix EP**[11]

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

## Charts and certifications

### Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 82

### Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 128

## References

1. ["The Script Score Their Fourth No. 1 Album in the U.K With 'Freedom Child'"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/09/08/the-script-score-their-fourth-no-1-album-in-the-u-k-with-freedom-child/). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

1. ["The Script | The Official Website"](https://www.thescriptmusic.com/). *Thescriptmusic.com*. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

1. ["RCA Label Group (UK) | the Script"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080427002724/http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/artist_spotlight/the_script/quicktimes/we_cry). *www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/artist_spotlight/the_script/quicktimes/we_cry) on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

1. [4Music](/source/4Music): *4Play: The Script*, [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4), 9 August 2008

1. 23NatashaKeating (14 August 2010). ["Sunrise - The Script - We Cry"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TdlKXLsf4g). YouTube. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

1. ["The Script Setlist"](http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-script/2009/croke-park-dublin-ireland-63d726b3.html). Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

1. ["We Cry"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Cry-Script/dp/B0016AM9DY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333953051&sr=8-2). Amazon.

1. ["We Cry - Single by the Script - Download We Cry - Single on iTunes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101127213130/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-single/id278796260). *[iTunes](/source/ITunes)*. Archived from [the original](http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-single/id278796260) on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

1. ["We Cry"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Cry-Script/dp/B00186LM2U/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333953131&sr=1-4). Amazon.

1. [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-ep/id279721106)[dead link]

1. ["We Cry (Remixes) - EP by the Script - Download We Cry (Remixes) - EP on iTunes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101127213126/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-remixes-ep/id277590367). *[iTunes](/source/ITunes)*. Archived from [the original](http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-cry-remixes-ep/id277590367) on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

1. ["The ARIA Report: Issue 1002"](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090520-0000/issue1002.pdf). *Webarchive.nla.gov.au*. 2006-08-23. Archived from [the original](http://www.aria.com.au/issue1002.pdf) on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

1. ["Official Singles Chart 2008"](http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf). *[UKChartsPlus](/source/UKChartsPlus)*. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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