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Crying Over You

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"Crying Over You"
Single by Platinum Blonde
from the album Alien Shores
B-side"It Ain't Love Anyway"
ReleasedJuly 1985
GenreNew wave
Length3:35[1]
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Mark Holmes
Producer(s)Eddy Offord, Mark Holmes
Platinum Blonde singles chronology
"Take It From Me"
(1985)
"Crying Over You"
(1985)
"Situation Critical"
(1985)
Music video
"Crying Over You" on YouTube
Audio
"Crying Over You" on YouTube

"Crying Over You" is a song by Canadian new wave group Platinum Blonde, released as the first single from their 1985 album Alien Shores. The single reached No. 1 on the Canadian record charts on Sept. 7, 1985.[2] The song features a guitar solo by Alex Lifeson from Rush.[3] A shorter edit of the 12" 'Radical Mix' version of the song appears as the 'B' side of their single 'Somebody Somewhere'.

Track listing

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7" single:

  • A: "Crying Over You" - 3:35
  • B: "It Ain't Love Anyway" - 3:08

12" single:

  • A: "Crying Over You (Radical Mix)" - 6:04
  • B1: "Crying Over You (Dub Version)" - 4:45
  • B2: "Crying Over You (Instrabeat Mix)" - 4:30

Remixes and additional production by Shep Pettibone.[4]

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Discogs.com main entry - Platinum Blonde - Crying Over You". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. ^ "RPM Magazine (hosted by Library and Archives Canada)". Library and Archives Canada. 1985-09-07. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  3. ^ "Discogs.com - Platinum Blonde – Crying Over You, credits from US 7" promo". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ^ "Discogs.com - Platinum Blonde – Crying Over You, credits from Canadian 12". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ "RPM Weekly Chart: Top Singles (September 7, 1985)". RPM. Retrieved 20 June 2018.