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The Crying Game (song)

January 09, 2023

"The Crying Game" is a song written by Geoff Stephens. It was first released by English rock singer Dave Berry in July 1964.[1] It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.

"The Crying Game"
Single by Dave Berry
B-side"Don't Gimme No Lip Child"
ReleasedJuly 1964
GenrePop
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Geoff Stephens
Producer(s)Mike Smith
Dave Berry singles chronology
"Baby It's You"
(1964) 		"The Crying Game"
(1964) 		"One Heart Between Two"
(1964)

The song was covered by Boy George which reached number 15 on Billboard's Hot 100 and number one in Canada in 1992. Three versions of the song, by Dave Berry, Kate Robbins and Boy George, were used in the film titled after the song The Crying Game directed by Neil Jordan.[2]

Background

The song was written by Geoff Stephens. Stephens thought the main attraction of the song was the title; to him the title "seemed the perfect seed from which to grow a very good pop song." The sentiment of the song inspired the lyrics and the tune, which according to him, arrived in his "head simultaneously". He thought the line "One day soon, I'm going to tell the moon, about the crying game" was particularly effective. The line "I know all there is to know" was inspired by his father, according to Stephens. Stephens recorded a demo with fellow songwriter John Carter at the Southern Music studio in Denmark Street, and gave a copy to Decca producer Mike Smith. Mike Smith liked the song and arranged for Dave Berry to record the song.[3]

The song was included in Dave Berry's self-titled debut album, where session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan played lead guitar on the tracks, and Jimmy Page supported.[4] On "The Crying Game", Sullivan experimented a DeArmond pedal to change the sound of his guitar.[5]

The song became Dave Berry's first top 10 hit, peaking at No. 5 on the British singles chart.

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 73
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 5

Boy George version

"The Crying Game"
 
Single by Boy George
B-side"I Specialise in Loneliness"
Released7 September 1992 (1992-09-07)[9]
Label
Songwriter(s)Geoff Stephens
Producer(s)Pet Shop Boys
Boy George/Jesus Loves You singles chronology
"After the Love"
(1991) 		"The Crying Game"
(1992) 		"Sweet Toxic Love"
(1992)
Music video
"The Crying Game" on YouTube

English singer Boy George covered and released "The Crying Game" in 1992, and both this version and the original Dave Berry recordings were used as the theme to the 1992 Neil Jordan movie The Crying Game. George's version of the song was produced by the Pet Shop Boys and reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one in Canada and Iceland. It became the biggest solo hit that George achieved in the US or Canada. The songs are heard during the end credits of the movie.

This version was also featured in the Jim Carrey comedy film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. This was a joke reference to the film The Crying Game, with which it shared a plot point.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard complimented George's "genius reading" of the song.[10] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "It's been said again and again that all any performer needs is the right material to have a hit. Boy George is just the right singer to resurrect this song".[11] A reviewer from Music & Media wrote that it "has the same ethereal ambiance as the one to TV series Twin Peaks, punctuated by a similar big twanging guitar."[12] Alan Jones from Music Week described it as "a strange little ballad, it's been pumped up in commercial house style by George, whose fragrantly fragile vocals never fail to impress."[13] Frank DeCaro from Newsday said that Boy George's version of "The Crying Game" is "the most mesmerizing vocal since Annie Lennox first asked "Why" last summer. And, it's produced by (and sounds like) Pet Shop Boys, another fave." He also noted it as a "lush, synth update" of Dave Berry's 1964 Brit Hit.[14]

Track listings

  • UK and European 7-inch
A. "The Crying Game"
B. "I Specialise in Loneliness" (edit)
  • US 7-inch (red vinyl)
A. "The Crying Game"
B. "Stand by Your Man" (by Lyle Lovett)
  • European and UK 12-inch and CD single
1.(A) "The Crying Game"
2.(B1) "The Crying Game" (extended dance mix)
3.(B2) "I Specialise in Loneliness" (edit)
  • US cassette single
A. "The Crying Game" (Boy George)
B. "The Crying Game" (Dave Berry)

Charts

Other versions

  • Brenda Lee charted the first U.S. version of "The Crying Game." She reached number 87 in January 1965.[32]
  • Ian and the Zodiacs released a charting version in 1964 in the U.S.[33]
  • Kylie Minogue covered the song on her Fever Tour in 2002, incorporating it in a medley with several other ballads to rapturous response.

References

  1. ^ Cad, Saint. "Top 10 Famous Songs With Unknown Originals". Listverse.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ Pramaggiore, Maria (2008). Neil Jordan. University of Illinois Press. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780252075308.
  3. ^ Thompson, Gordon (2008). Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out. Oxford University Press. pp. 175–177. ISBN 9780195333183.
  4. ^ Russell Newmark (The Beat Magazine). "Extraordinary Wounded, Vulnerable Delivery". The Official Dave Berry Website. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ Thompson, Gordon Thompson, Gordon (2008). Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out. Oxford University Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780195333183.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Crying Game". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "Dave Berry: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 September 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ^ Flick, Larry (10 April 1993). "Dance Trax: D.C. Gets In Step With AIDS-Related Issues" (PDF). Billboard. p. 26. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ Sholin, Dave (19 February 1993). "Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 52. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 44. 31 October 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. ^ Jones, Alan (8 August 1992). "Mainstream: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ DeCaro, Frank (6 March 1993). "Boy George is back with 'The Crying Game'". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Boy George – The Crying Game". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1713." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1785." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 41. 10 October 1992. p. 39. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Boy George – The Crying Game" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (11.06.1993 – 17.06.1993)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 June 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  21. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Crying Game". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Boy George – The Crying Game". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 September 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Boy George Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  26. ^ "Boy George Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  27. ^ "Boy George Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  28. ^ "Boy George Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  29. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  30. ^ "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  31. ^ "Árslistinn 1993". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  32. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  33. ^ "Ian & The Zodiacs". Bill Harry's Sixties Snapshots. The Crying Game [...] reached the No. 1 spot in Texas

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The Crying Game is a song written by Geoff Stephens It was first released by English rock singer Dave Berry in July 1964 1 It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart The Crying Game Single by Dave BerryB side Don t Gimme No Lip Child ReleasedJuly 1964GenrePopLabelDeccaSongwriter s Geoff StephensProducer s Mike SmithDave Berry singles chronology Baby It s You 1964 The Crying Game 1964 One Heart Between Two 1964 The song was covered by Boy George which reached number 15 on Billboard s Hot 100 and number one in Canada in 1992 Three versions of the song by Dave Berry Kate Robbins and Boy George were used in the film titled after the song The Crying Game directed by Neil Jordan 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Charts 3 Boy George version 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Track listings 3 3 Charts 3 3 1 Weekly charts 3 3 2 Year end charts 4 Other versions 5 ReferencesBackground EditThe song was written by Geoff Stephens Stephens thought the main attraction of the song was the title to him the title seemed the perfect seed from which to grow a very good pop song The sentiment of the song inspired the lyrics and the tune which according to him arrived in his head simultaneously He thought the line One day soon I m going to tell the moon about the crying game was particularly effective The line I know all there is to know was inspired by his father according to Stephens Stephens recorded a demo with fellow songwriter John Carter at the Southern Music studio in Denmark Street and gave a copy to Decca producer Mike Smith Mike Smith liked the song and arranged for Dave Berry to record the song 3 The song was included in Dave Berry s self titled debut album where session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan played lead guitar on the tracks and Jimmy Page supported 4 On The Crying Game Sullivan experimented a DeArmond pedal to change the sound of his guitar 5 The song became Dave Berry s first top 10 hit peaking at No 5 on the British singles chart Charts EditChart 1964 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 6 73Ireland IRMA 7 7UK Singles OCC 8 5Boy George version Edit The Crying Game Single by Boy GeorgeB side I Specialise in Loneliness Released7 September 1992 1992 09 07 9 LabelSpaghetti Polydor UK SBK North America Songwriter s Geoff StephensProducer s Pet Shop BoysBoy George Jesus Loves You singles chronology After the Love 1991 The Crying Game 1992 Sweet Toxic Love 1992 Music video The Crying Game on YouTubeEnglish singer Boy George covered and released The Crying Game in 1992 and both this version and the original Dave Berry recordings were used as the theme to the 1992 Neil Jordan movie The Crying Game George s version of the song was produced by the Pet Shop Boys and reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one in Canada and Iceland It became the biggest solo hit that George achieved in the US or Canada The songs are heard during the end credits of the movie This version was also featured in the Jim Carrey comedy film Ace Ventura Pet Detective This was a joke reference to the film The Crying Game with which it shared a plot point Critical reception Edit Larry Flick from Billboard complimented George s genius reading of the song 10 Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented It s been said again and again that all any performer needs is the right material to have a hit Boy George is just the right singer to resurrect this song 11 A reviewer from Music amp Media wrote that it has the same ethereal ambiance as the one to TV series Twin Peaks punctuated by a similar big twanging guitar 12 Alan Jones from Music Week described it as a strange little ballad it s been pumped up in commercial house style by George whose fragrantly fragile vocals never fail to impress 13 Frank DeCaro from Newsday said that Boy George s version of The Crying Game is the most mesmerizing vocal since Annie Lennox first asked Why last summer And it s produced by and sounds like Pet Shop Boys another fave He also noted it as a lush synth update of Dave Berry s 1964 Brit Hit 14 Track listings Edit UK and European 7 inchA The Crying Game B I Specialise in Loneliness edit US 7 inch red vinyl A The Crying Game B Stand by Your Man by Lyle Lovett European and UK 12 inch and CD single1 A The Crying Game 2 B1 The Crying Game extended dance mix 3 B2 I Specialise in Loneliness edit US cassette singleA The Crying Game Boy George B The Crying Game Dave Berry Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1992 1993 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 15 39Canada Top Singles RPM 16 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 17 2Europe Eurochart Hot 100 18 46Germany Official German Charts 19 68Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 20 1Ireland IRMA 21 26Sweden Sverigetopplistan 22 32UK Singles OCC 23 22UK Dance Music Week 24 54US Billboard Hot 100 25 15US Adult Contemporary Billboard 26 14US Alternative Airplay Billboard 27 13US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 28 11 Year end charts Edit Chart 1993 PositionCanada Top Singles RPM 29 19Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 30 26Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 31 10Other versions EditBrenda Lee charted the first U S version of The Crying Game She reached number 87 in January 1965 32 Ian and the Zodiacs released a charting version in 1964 in the U S 33 Kylie Minogue covered the song on her Fever Tour in 2002 incorporating it in a medley with several other ballads to rapturous response References Edit Cad Saint Top 10 Famous Songs With Unknown Originals Listverse com Retrieved 21 June 2013 Pramaggiore Maria 2008 Neil Jordan University of Illinois Press pp 91 92 ISBN 9780252075308 Thompson Gordon 2008 Please Please Me Sixties British Pop Inside Out Oxford University Press pp 175 177 ISBN 9780195333183 Russell Newmark The Beat Magazine Extraordinary Wounded Vulnerable Delivery The Official Dave Berry Website Retrieved 22 September 2011 Thompson Gordon Thompson Gordon 2008 Please Please Me Sixties British Pop Inside Out Oxford University Press p 14 ISBN 9780195333183 Kent David 2005 Australian Chart Book 1940 1969 Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd Turramurra N S W ISBN 0 646 44439 5 The Irish Charts Search Results Crying Game Irish Singles Chart Dave Berry Artist Chart History Official Charts Company New Releases Singles PDF Music Week 5 September 1992 p 21 Retrieved 20 July 2021 Flick Larry 10 April 1993 Dance Trax D C Gets In Step With AIDS Related Issues PDF Billboard p 26 Retrieved 8 October 2020 Sholin Dave 19 February 1993 Singles PDF Gavin Report p 52 Retrieved 16 October 2020 New Releases Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 44 31 October 1992 p 14 Retrieved 21 February 2020 Jones Alan 8 August 1992 Mainstream Singles PDF Music Week p 8 Retrieved 2 October 2020 DeCaro Frank 6 March 1993 Boy George is back with The Crying Game Gainesville Sun Retrieved 17 March 2020 Boy George The Crying Game ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved 13 March 2018 Top RPM Singles Issue 1713 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 13 September 2019 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 1785 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 13 September 2019 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 41 10 October 1992 p 39 Retrieved 8 May 2020 Boy George The Crying Game in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 13 March 2018 Islenski Listinn Topp 40 11 06 1993 17 06 1993 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic 10 June 1993 p 20 Retrieved 4 February 2018 The Irish Charts Search Results The Crying Game Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 13 September 2019 Boy George The Crying Game Singles Top 100 Retrieved 13 September 2019 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 13 March 2018 Top 60 Dance Singles PDF Music Week 19 September 1992 p 20 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Boy George Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 13 March 2018 Boy George Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved 13 March 2018 Boy George Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved 13 March 2018 Boy George Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved 13 March 2018 The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 13 September 2019 The RPM Top 100 A C Tracks of 1993 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 13 September 2019 Arslistinn 1993 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic 4 January 1994 p 16 Retrieved 1 June 2020 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Ian amp The Zodiacs Bill Harry s Sixties Snapshots The Crying Game reached the No 1 spot in Texas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Crying Game song amp oldid 1112338980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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