"Cry" is the debut solo single by former

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, released on 7 April 2003 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund for Marsh's debut album '' Standing Tall''. "Cry" peaked at number two on the

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in its second week of release, and it also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands.

Reception

The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics, in contrast to the reviews of her debut album. In her review of the album ''Standing Tall'', BBC Music's Ruth Mitchell wrote "Opener "Cry" isn't a fantastic start. The acoustic guitar introduction has been used to death...and the melody, although pleasant, packs no punches and holds no surprises."

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called it a "homage to Natalie Imbruglia's "

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" and "it's this track that sets the breezy-mostly-written-by-Norwegians guitar pop template on which the rest of the album follows."

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's Betty Clarke called the song "a catchy, chick-lit ode to wrong-doing".

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Cry" (album version) – 3:44 # "All Over You" – 2:52 # "Lost In Love" – 3:52 # "Cry" (video) UK CD2 and cassette single # "Cry" (radio edit) – 3:18 # "Cry" (instrumental) – 3:18 # "Cry" (Paul Simm mix) – 4:02 # "Cry" (Almighty mix) – 8:24 European CD single 1 # "Cry" – 3:40 # "All Over You" – 2:52 # "Lost In Love" – 3:52 European CD single 2 # "Cry" (radio edit) – 3:18 # "Cry" (Almighty mix) – 3:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2003 songs 2003 debut singles Island Records singles Kym Marsh songs Song recordings produced by Espionage (production team) Songs written by Amund Bjørklund Songs written by Espen Lind Universal Records singles