"We Cry" is the debut single of Irish band

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. The single was released on 25 April 2008 and is said to be about people whom the band's frontman

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knew while growing up in

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. The song received a large amount of publicity (such as appearing in '' 90210''), airplay and interest with

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heavily backing the band.

Inspiration

Vocalist

has said that the song reflects the tough times that life has in store. On

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's ''4Play'' he referred to the loss of his father five months after a bandmate lost his mother to a terrible illness and claimed that such events could be overcome if people stuck together. A remix by one of the members of the band

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was released in 2009.

Music video

The music video opens with various screenshots of an

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which appears to be heavily graffitied. There are also shots of the full band playing their musical instruments in a flat room. However, the video quickly centres around Danny as he begins to sing while walking about the city. There are a few shots of the whole band playing the song in the flat but the main part of the video in this area is when Mark sings his verse. Although the video was uploaded to

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channel on 27 February 2008, the song became available to download on 18 March 2008 on the Irish iTunes Store, the video is available to download from iTunes.

Live performances

*The band performed the song on the Australian breakfast television show ''

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'' in October 2008, marking their debut performance on Australian television. *As a support act for U2 on the third concert of their 360° Tour at Croke Park, the band included this song in their set.

Track listing

* CD single / Digital single # "We Cry" – 3:43 # "Fall For Anything" – 4:34 * German CD single # "We Cry" – 3:43 # "Fall For Anything" – 4:34 # "Live Like We're Dying" – 4:01 # "We Cry" (Music Video) – 3:43 * Digital EP # "We Cry" – 3:43 # "Fall For Anything" – 4:34 # "We Cry" (Live Mix) – 4:16 * Digital Remix EP # "We Cry" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 5:24 # "We Cry" (Bimbo Jones Dub) – 7:10 # "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Club Mix) – 5:12 # "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Dub) – 5:13 # "We Cry" (Ashanti Boyz Radio Edit) – 3:11 # "We Cry" (Afrojanic Remix) – 3:51

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2008 songs 2008 debut singles The Script songs Anti-war songs Phonogenic Records singles Protest songs RCA Records singles Songs about Dublin (city) Songs about poverty Songs about prostitutes Songs written by Andrew Frampton (songwriter) Songs written by Danny O'Donoghue Songs written by Glen Power Songs written by Mark Sheehan Songs written by Steve Kipner