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This article is about the Namie Amuro song. For the Pete Yorn song, see Don't Wanna Cry (song).
"Don't Wanna Cry" 
Single by Namie Amuro from the album Sweet 19 Blues B-side present Released March 13, 1996 Format CD Single Genre J-Pop, R&B Length 18:36 Label Avex Trax Writer(s) Tetsuya Komuro
Takahiro Maeda
Cozy KuboProducer Tetsuya Komuro Namie Amuro singles chronology "Chase the Chance"
(1995)"Don't Wanna Cry"
(1996)"You're My Sunshine"
(1996)"Don't Wanna Cry" is Namie Amuro's third solo single on the Avex Trax label. It is her second consecutive million selling single as well as her second consecutive number one single. In December, the single took home the "Grand Prix Award" from the 38th Annual Japan Record Awards (analogous to Record of the Year from the Grammy Awards). 19 years old at the time, she is the youngest artist to have been awarded the grand prize[1].
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Commercial tie-in
"Don't wanna cry" was used in Daido Mistio commercials as its image song.
Accolades
- Grand Prix Award (38th Annual Japan Record Awards)
- Best 5 Single Award (11th Japan Gold Disc Awards)
Track listing
- "Don't Wanna Cry (Radio Edit)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda) – 4:40
- "Present" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:39
- "Don't Wanna Cry (Original Karaoke)"(Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:39
- "Present (Original Karaoke)" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:38
Personnel
- Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals
Production
- Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
- Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Cozy Kubo
- Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run March 13, 1996 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 323,910 1,389,700 22 weeks Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release Chart Position Sales Total March 13, 1996 Oricon 1996 Year-End Chart 9 1,371,730 TV performances
- December 31, 1996 – 38th Japan Record Awards
- December 31, 1996 &–; Kōhaku Uta Gassen
- June 5, 2006 – SMAPXSMAP
References
External links
- Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on "Don't wanna cry"
- Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on "present"
Namie Amuro Albums Compilations Other related articles Dance Tracks vol.1 "Taiyō no Season" · "Stop the Music"Sweet 19 Blues "Body Feels Exit" · "Chase the Chance" · "Don't Wanna Cry" · "You're My Sunshine" · "Sweet 19 Blues"Concentration 20 181920 Genius 2000 Break the Rules Love Enhanced Single Collection Style Queen of Hip-Pop Play "White Light/Violet Sauce" · Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo" · "Baby Don't Cry" · "Funky Town" · "Hide & Seek"Best Fiction Past < Future Checkmate! "Wonder Woman" · "Make It Happen"Other singles Categories:- 1996 singles
- Namie Amuro songs
- Oricon Weekly number-one singles
- Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro
- Singles certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
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