Don't Wanna Cry (Amuro Namie)
- Artist
- Amuro Namie
- Single
- Don't wanna cry
- Released
- 1996.03.13
- Catalog Number
- AVDD-20119
- Price
- ¥1,020
- Tracklist
- Don't wanna cry (Radio Edit)
- present
- Don't wanna cry (Original Karaoke)
- present (Original Karaoke)
- Information
"Don't wanna cry" is the third single released by Amuro Namie. It was used as the DyDo Drink commerical song. It won the top prize at the 38th Annual Nihon Record Taishou and won the Best Single award at the 11th Annual Nihon Golden Disc Taishou. She was later invited to perform the song at the end of the year program Kouhaku Uta Gassen in 1996, making it Amuro's second appearance. The choreography for music video was created by kaba from the Komuro Tetsuya produced group dos. A few months after the release of the single, remixes of the song were placed on the "Chase the Chance / Don't wanna cry / You're my sunshine" vinyl. The b-side "present" was later reworked for Amuro's debut studio album SWEET 19 BLUES.
The single reached #1 on the weekly Oricon chart, and continued to rank for a total of 22 weeks. In 1996 it sold 1,371,730 copies, becoming the #9 single of the year. In all it sold a total of 1,389,700 copies. This is her second single to reach #1 and sell over a million copies. This is her second best-selling single.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro
- Music
- Komuro Tetsuya
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Komuro Tetsuya
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 323,910 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 226,040 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 190,010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 147,260 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 116,370 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 66,440 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 63,670 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 67,810 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 56,900 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 36,020 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 24,030 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 15,350 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 9,950 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 8,700 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 5,830 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 5,780 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 4,370 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 3,290 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for 23 weeks | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 7,420 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 5,460 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 5,090 |
Total Reported Sales: 1,389,700
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