Cry Little Sister

"Cry Little Sister"
Single by Gerard McMann/G Tom Mac
from the album The Lost Boys
Released	1987 (1987)
Genre	Gothic rock, Dark Wave
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Gerard McMann, Michael Mainieri

"Cry Little Sister" is a single by Gerard McMann and Michael Mainieri from the 1987 soundtrack to the film The Lost Boys. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200,^[1] the single did not chart in the U.S.

It was released as a single in 2003 as "Cry Little Sister (I Need U Now)".

• Their 2007 album, Thou Shalt Not Fall includes a mash-up version, as well as the original Lost Boys version
• Their EP How to Be Pop, Stupid, Cool includes a remix titled "Cry Little Sister" (Rebel Angel remix)
• G Tom Mac remixed the song with a bluesy remix inspired by the TV show, True Blood, aptly named "Cry Little Sister" (Blood Swamp Version)
• A video for "Cry Little Sister (Club Cave Mix)" Was produced by DJ Lee and G Tom Mac and released as a bonus feature on "Lost Boys: The Tribe" DVD

Versions recorded by other artists:

• Charlie Sexton, on his 1989 self-titled album
• Mystic Circle, as a bonus track on their 2002 album "Damien"
• Zug Izland, on their 2003 album Cracked Tiles
• Carfax Abbey, on their 2004 album Second Skin
• Blutengel, on their 2005 album The Oxidising Angel
• Aiden, on the soundtrack of the sequel film Lost Boys: The Tribe
• Nikki McKibbin, on her 2007 album, Unleashed
• Vesperian Sorrow, on their 2007 album, Regenesis Creation (One of two bonus tracks)
• Ventana, on their 2009 album, "American Survival Guide Vol. 1"
• LA Guns, on their 2009 Album "Covered in Guns"
• I WIll Never Be The Same, on his 2009 album "Standby"
• Rikets on their 2010 Album "All American Death Cult"
• Seasons After, on their 2008 album Through Tomorrow. This is the only charted cover of the song, reaching #20 on the Mainstream Rock charts.
• Eminem samples the track on his song "You're Never Over" on his 2010 album Recovery
• Joe Budden samples the track on his song "Thou Shall Not Fall" on his 2007 mixtape/album Mood Muzik 3
• Tangerine Dream, in their 2010 album Under Cover - Chapter One
• Lil B samples the track on the song "Unchain Me" on his 2011 album I'm Gay.

References

1. ^ The Lost Boys (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, July 2, 1988.

VentanA covers this song on the album "American Survival Guide Vol. 1"