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, becoming the group's highest charting single.

"Cry"
Single by The Mavis's
from the album Pink Pills
Released	19 January 1998
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	4:09
Label	Festival Mushroom
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 polled at number 61 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 countdown.[3]

Track listing

CD Maxi (MUSH0170.2)[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cry"	4:09
2.	"Sandman"	3:21
3.	"Thunder" (demo)	2:47

Remixes (MUSH01710.5)[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cry"
2.	"Cry" (Blast Off Beverly mix)	3:21
3.	"Cry" (Shower Hour mix)	2:47
4.	"Cry" (Pink Bits mix)	2:47

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. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
2. "Australia 1998 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
3. "Triple J Hottest 100 History - 1998". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
4. "The Mavis's "Cry"". Discogs. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
5. "The Mavis's "Cry" Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. "Australian-charts.com – The Mavis's – Cry". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
7. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2016.