"Everytime You Cry" is a song by John Farnham and Human Nature. It was released as the lead single from John Farnham's Anthology 1 and also included on Human Nature's 1999 album, Counting Down. It was nominated for the 1998 ARIA Music award for Highest Selling Single but lost to The Living End's Second Solution / Prisoner of Society. It peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] "Everytime You Cry" is Human Nature's highest charting single in Australia.[2]
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| Single by John Farnham & Human Nature | ||||
| from the album Anthology 1 and Counting Down | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG, RCA, Gotham | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gregg Sutton, Shelly Peiken | |||
| Producer(s) | Ross Fraser, John Farnham & Andrew Klippel | |||
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The song was originally recorded during sessions for Romeo's Heart but left unfinished. It was finished for Anthology 1 with additional backing vocal overdubs from Human Nature, who recorded their vocals in London.[3]
It was nominated for an ARIA Award in 1998, for highest selling single.[4]
Track listing edit
The CD single was released in 1997.[5]
- "Everytime You Cry" performed by John Farnham & Human Nature
- "Everything Is Out of Season" performed by John Farnham
- "You're the Voice" (swing version) performed by John Farnham with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Music video edit
The video had a retro feel, with a family watching Farnham and Human Nature performing the song on a television set, whilst eating a meal.
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (1997-1998) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 3 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 84 |
Year-end chart edit
| Chart (1997) | Position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 28 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Farnham". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography Human Nature". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ One Voice: The Greatest Hits booklet, 2003, Glenn A. Baker
- ^ "ARIA Awards 2010 : History: Winners by Year". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ "John Farnham / Human Nature – Every Time You Cry (1997, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "John Farnham & Human Nature – Everytime You Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.