Cry (The Mavis's song)

"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.

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

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, "Cry" was nominated for two awards—ARIA Award for Single of the Year, losing to "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia; and ARIA Award for 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]

Track listing

Australian CD single (MUSH01710.2)^[4]

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

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

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)^[6] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Australia (ARIA)^[7] 90

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
2. . ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
3. . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
4. Cry (Australian CD single liner notes). The Mavis's. White Records. 1997. MUSH01710.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Cry (Remixes) (Australian maxi-single liner notes). The Mavis's. White Records. 1997. MUSH01710.5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "The Mavis's – Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
7. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998". ARIA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 June 2016.