I Don't Wanna Cry
Mariah Carey
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Once again we sit in silence After all is said and done Only emptiness inside us Baby look what we've become We can make a million promises But we still won't change It isn't right to stay together When we only bring each other pain I don't want to cry Don't want to cry Nothing in the world Could take us back To where we used to be Though I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I must find a way of letting go 'Cause baby, I don't want to cry Too far apart to bridge the distance But something keeps us hanging on and on Pretending not to know the difference Denying what we had is gone Every moment we're together Is just breaking me down I know we swore it was forever But it hurts too much to stay around I don't want to cry Don't want to cry Nothing in the world Could take us back To where we used to be Though I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I must find a way of letting go 'Cause baby, I don't want to cry All the magic's gone There's just a shadow of a memory Something just went wrong We can't go on make-believing On make-believing 'Cause I don't want to cry Don't want to cry Nothing in the world Could take us back To where we used to be Though I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I've given you my heart and soul (Given you my heart and soul) I must find a way of letting go 'Cause baby, I don't want to cry I don't want to cry I don't want to cry
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Written by: Narada Michael Walden, Mariah Carey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Chart Performance"I Don't Wanna Cry" was a huge commercial success that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Mariah Carey's fourth number one single.
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SongwritersThe track was co-written by Mariah Carey and Narada Michael Walden, a multi-Grammy Award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer.
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Album Release"I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song from Mariah Carey’s debut album which was released in June 1990.
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Record breakerWith this single, Mariah Carey became the first artist in history to have her first four singles reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Song ThemeThe emotional ballad speaks about the end of a love affair — a recurring theme in Carey’s early songwriting.
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Chart HistoryAlthough it spent only two weeks at number one compared to the singer's "Vision of Love" which stayed at the top for four weeks, "I Don't Wanna Cry" outperformed her debut single by remaining on the Hot 100 for 20 weeks.
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Music VideoThe music video for "I Don't Wanna Cry" was directed by Larry Jordan, who had previously worked with Carey on other music videos.
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Song CritiqueDespite its success, Mariah Carey has expressed dissatisfaction with "I Don't Wanna Cry", saying it's her least favorite amongst her number one singles.
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Awards"I Don't Wanna Cry" received a nomination for Billboard Music Award for Top Song Sales.
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Live PerformancesCarey has performed the song "I Don't Wanna Cry" during several live shows and television appearances, including NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and "The Arsenio Hall Show". Despite this, it has not been performed live by her for many years.
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