Sometimes She Cries is a song by American glam metal band Warrant. A power ballad, it was released in 1989[3] as the fourth single from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song charted at number 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

"Sometimes She Cries"
Single by Warrant
from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
ReleasedDecember 1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length4:44
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jani Lane
Warrant singles chronology
"Big Talk"
(1989)
"Sometimes She Cries"
(1989)
"Cherry Pie"
(1990)

Background edit

"Sometimes She Cries" is the 2nd power ballad released from their debut album following the hit single Heaven; together, the two ballads sold the album to a wider, largely female audience.[5] The song is a mix of gospel and classic rock. The music video is about a woman who has a child and her husband leaves her, Jani Lane sits on a wooden table and sings before being joined by the band behind him.

Tracklisting edit

No.TitleLength
1."Sometimes She Cries"4:11
2."Ridin' High"3:07

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Charts edit

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 11

References edit

  1. ^ The Best of Warrant - Warrant | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-08
  2. ^ The Best of Metal: Hard and Soft - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-12
  3. ^ "Q 106.5" (PDF). Billboard. December 2, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Warrant - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ^ Warrant Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Review, retrieved 2021-04-08
  6. ^ "Warrant Sometimes She Cries". Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9249." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Warrant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Warrant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.