Cryin'
Sign in to save"Cryin'" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. A power ballad, it was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes, and released by Geffen Records on June 29, 1993, as the third single (second in the United States) from their 11th studio album, Get a Grip (1993).
Key facts
- Song.name
- Cryin'
- Song.cover
- Tn_Aerosmith_-_Cryin.jpeg
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Aerosmith
- Song.album
- Get a Grip
- Song.B side
- Walk On Down
- Song.released
- June 29, 1993
- Song.genre
- Pop metal blues rock country
- Song.studio
- A&M (Hollywood, California) Little Mountain (Vancouver, Canada)
- Song.length
- 5:08 (album version) 4:14 (fade)
- Song.label
- Geffen
- Song.writer
- Steven Tyler Joe Perry Taylor Rhodes
- Song.producer
- Bruce Fairbairn
- Song.prev_title
- Eat the Rich
- Song.prev_year
- 1993
- Song.next_title
- Amazing
- Song.next_year
- 1993
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- publication date
- 1993-10-05
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- Release history
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"Cryin'" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. A power ballad, it was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes, and released by Geffen Records on June 29, 1993, as the third single (second in the United States) from their 11th studio album, Get a Grip (1993).
"Cryin'" reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100. It is one of their most successful hits in Europe, reaching number one in Norway, number three in Iceland, Portugal, and Sweden, and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song went gold in the US for selling over 500,000 copies. Its music video, directed by Marty Callner, features Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.