Stop Crying Your Heart Out

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by the English rock band Oasis and produced by Oasis. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2002 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, ''Heathen Chemistry'' (2002). In the United States, it was serviced to radio several weeks before its UK release, in May 2002.

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reached a peak of number six on the UK Indie Chart. It peaked at number one in Italy and reached the top 20 in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 12 July 2002, It has since been certified double platinum selling over 1,200,000 copies.

British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis recorded a cover version for her second studio album, ''Echo'' (2009). She performed her version on the sixth series finale of ''The X Factor'', and it peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the UK R&B Chart.

Composition and lyrics

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was written solely by Noel Gallagher, and was produced by Oasis. The song was recorded at Wheeler End Studios and Olympic Studios in England, and was mixed by Mark Stent. It was engineered by David Treahearn, Jan "Stan" Kybert and Paul "P-Dub" Walton. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a motivational ballad which lasts for a duration of five minutes and five seconds. Its melodic structure bears strong resemblances to " Slide Away", one of their songs from their debut studio album, ''Definitely Maybe'' (1994), while its hook is reminiscent of the chorus of their 1996 song "Don't Look Back in Anger". Liam Gallagher "croons" the lines "All of the stars/ Are fading away/ Just try not to worry/ You'll see them some day" as an orchestra plays in the background. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was composed in the key of B minor using common time at 76 beats per minute.

Critical reception

Jason Fox for ''NME'' felt that "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was Oasis's return to the "long lost humanism" of their 1996 single "Don't Look Back in Anger", because of Noel Gallagher's ability to lighten the mood of his audience when they are in need. He further wrote that the listener is transported back to when "Don't Look Back in Anger" was released. Simon Evans for ''musicOMH'' also compared the song to "Don't Look Back in Anger", writing that they have the same "defiance". Stephen Thomas Erlewine for AllMusic was brief in his review of the song, simply writing that it is a "pretty good power ballad". Evan Chakroff for ''Stylus Magazine'' wrote that the song was forgettable, adding that while writing his review of the album, he could not remember the melody of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out". Victoria Segal for ''NME'' wrote a single review when it was released, and believed that it was difficult to take the song seriously. Segal wrote that it is a "disappointing" song that when "looked at in the sober light of day, it's nothing but a lachrymose slur through the Big Noel Book Of Emotional Cliches and some truly shameless piano, but you just know that come closing time, it could make a breeze block cry. And there lies Oasis‘ eternal magic, damn them." BBC reviewer Chris Long stated he preferred previous single " The Hindu Times" but "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" delivered on the "simple tunes, good strong riffs and textbook lyrics" in which Gallagher specialised.

Music video

The music video to "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" features the band performing the song in a large room intercut with footage of a young woman walking through a city. The video ends with the woman lighting a match and staring at it – in the uncensored version the tragic question in her eyes is clear as she has previously doused herself in petrol. However, in the generally released edit, the references to her apparently planned immolation are limited to the fact that she appears to be sitting with a small jerry can.

Chart performance

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 29 June 2002. The following week on 6 July, it fell two positions to number four, and again down to number 13 in its third week. It charted at number 23 and 28 in its fourth and fifth weeks, respectively. In 2009, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 71 on 14 November. It remained on the chart for a further week. In 2010, it re-entered the chart for a third time at number 50 on 9 October. On the UK Indie Chart, the song leaped from number 192 to number 30 on 10 October 2009. The following week it rose to number nine, but fell to number 26 the week after. On 14 November 2009, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" rose from number 85 to number nine again. It feel to number 25 again the following week. On 26 December 2009, it ascended from number 51 to a new peak of number six. On 2 January 2010, it fell from number six to number 22, but rose to number 18 the following week. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 12 July 2002, denoting shipments of over 200,000 copies.

In Europe, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" debuted and peaked at number 41 on the Austrian Singles Chart on 7 July 2002. It fell to number 45 in its second week, and to number 62 in its third. However, it ascended to number 56 in its fourth week. It spent a total of five consecutive weeks on the chart. In the Wallonia region of Belgium, the song peaked at number 13 on the Ultratip on 3 August 2002, remaining on the chart for three weeks. The song charted for one week on the Danish Singles Chart at number 17 on 28 June 2002. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" debuted at number 11 in on the Finnish Singles Chart and fell to number 17 the following week. It peaked at number 48 on the German Singles Chart and at number six on the Irish Singles Chart. In Italy, the song debuted at number one on 20 June 2002. It fell to number five in its second week, and to number 17 in its third week and spent a total of nine weeks on the chart. In the Netherlands, it spent a total of two weeks on the chart: it debuted at number 76 on 6 July 2002 and rose by three positions to number 73 the following week. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" peaked at number 23 on the Swedish Singles Chart and peaked at number 48 on the Swiss Singles Chart. In 2012, the song debuted and peaked at number 135 on the French Singles Chart for one week. Outside of Europe, the song peaked at number nine on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 48 on the Australian Singles Chart.

Track listings

* CD single and digital EP
# "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" – 5:02
# "Thank You for the Good Times" ( Andy Bell) – 4:32
# "Shout It Out Loud" – 4:20

* DVD (RKIDSDVD 24)
# "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" – 5:03
# "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) – 5:09
# ''10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion'' part two – 7:24

* The demo version of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is sung by Noel.
* The ''10 Minutes...'' documentary is the second part of a unique feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the US with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Heathen Chemistry''.

Recording
* Recorded at Wheeler End and Olympic Studios, England.

Oasis
* Liam Gallagher – lead and backing vocals, tambourine
* Noel Gallagher – electric guitar, backing vocals
* Gem Archer – acoustic guitar
* Andy Bell – bass
* Alan White – drums

Additional performer
*Mike Rowe – piano

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Use in other media

Just days after release, the song was used for the closing BBC montage following England's defeat to Brazil in the 2002 World Cup quarter-final.

The song was used as the ending theme for the 2004 film ''The Butterfly Effect'', the season 2 episode 'Red' of ''Smallville'' and the pilot episode of ''Birds of Prey''. It has also been featured in the film ''Made of Honor'', and an episode of the short-lived soap '' North Shore''. The song was used also in several episodes on 2002-03 Argentine telenovela Rebelde way.

Leona Lewis version

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was covered by English singer-songwriter Leona Lewis for her second studio album, ''Echo'' (2009). Originally written by Noel Gallagher of rock band Oasis. Lewis decided to cover the track as she is a fan of Oasis and rock bands in general, and she really liked the song's sentiment. The strings were performed by London Session Orchestra, who were organised and arranged by Will Malone. The musical structure of the song is different from the conventional style which is normally used, as the song's melody does not gain momentum until the end of the song instead of by the first chorus.

Her version of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" garnered mostly negative reviews from music critics. Aside from comparisons to her previous singles "Bleeding Love" and her cover of Snow Patrol's "Run", reviewers felt as though she was too emotive and did not reflect the simplicity of the original. Although the arrangement of the song was criticised, Lewis's vocal performance was highly praised. The song peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, number 11 on the UK R&B Chart and number 31 on the Irish Singles Chart. Lewis has performed the song live on the BBC Radio 2 show ''Live Sessions with Ken Bruce'', MTV Unplugged and on the sixth series finale of ''The X Factor''.

Background and recording

In an interview with Rick Edwards titled ''Under the Skin of Leona Lewis'' on 28 February 2010 for 4Music, Lewis revealed that she is a fan of Oasis

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