Tonight I Wanna Cry
| "Tonight I Wanna Cry" | ||||
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| Single by Keith Urban | ||||
| from the album Be Here | ||||
| Released | 21 November 2005 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Country, country pop | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Monty Powell, Keith Urban | |||
| Producer(s) | Dann Huff, Keith Urban | |||
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"Tonight I Wanna Cry" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in November 2005 as the fifth and final single from his album Be Here. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song was written by Urban and Monty Powell.
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Music video
The music video was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in early 2006.
In popular culture
The song was later sung by Ace Young on American Idol on 4 April 2006, which was designated a country music theme. Chad Doucette sang it on Canadian Idol. It was also covered by Chris Richardson on American Idol on 6 March 2007
Urban's version was also featured in the 31 January 2007 Medium episode, Very Merry Maggie.
In August 2011, The song was performed on the X Factor by contestant, Mitchell Callaway. Following this performance, Keith's version entered the Australian singles chart at #72.
In February 2013, The song was also performed on "American Idol" by Paul Jolley and Lazaro Arbos in front of Keith Urban himself during the "Sudden Death Round" in Las Vegas.
Chart performance
"Tonight I Wanna Cry" debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 3 December 2005.
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 36 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 72 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
References
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
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External links
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- 2005 singles
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- Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
- Songs written by Monty Powell
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- Capitol Records Nashville singles
- Music videos directed by Chris Hicky
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