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{{Infobox song
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| name = The Damned Don't Cry
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{{Infobox Single |
| Name = The Damned Don't Cry
| cover = Visage_Damned_Don't_Cry.jpg
| Cover = Visage_Damned_Don't_Cry.jpg
| alt =
| Artist = [[Visage]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]
| artist = [[Visage (band)|Visage]]
| B-side = "Motivation"
| album = [[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]
| Released = January 4, 1982
| B-side = Motivation
| released = 5 March 1982<ref>{{cite magazine|date=8 March 1982|title=News|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Business-UK/1982/Record-Business-1982-03-08-S-OCR.pdf|magazine=Record Business|page=4|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
| Format = 7" single, 12" single
| Recorded = [[Mayfair]] Studios, 1981
| recorded = [[Mayfair Studios]], 1981
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]
| studio =
| Length = 3:55 (Single edit)
| venue =
| genre = [[Electropop]]<ref name="Evans 2024">{{cite book|title= Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983|first=Richard|last=Evans|date= August 6, 2024|chapter= 1982.4|page= 390|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=978-1-915841-45-2
| Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EID8zgEACAAJ}}</ref>
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| Writer = [[Steve Strange|S. Strange]]/[[Midge Ure|M. Ure]]/[[Billy Currie|B. Currie]]/[[Rusty Egan|R. Egan]]/[[Dave Formula|D. Formula]]
| length = 3:52
| Producer = [[Midge Ure]]<br>[[Visage]]
| Last single = "'''[[Visage (song)|Visage]]'''"<br/>(1981)
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
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| writer = [[Steve Strange]], [[Midge Ure]], [[Billy Currie]], [[Rusty Egan]], [[Dave Formula]]
| This single = "'''The Damned Don't Cry'''"<br/>(1982)
| Next single = "[[Night Train (Visage song)|Night Train]]"<br/>(1982)
| producer = Midge Ure, Visage
| prev_title = '''[[Visage (song)|Visage]]'''
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = [[Night Train (Visage song)|Night Train]]
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = 12" single cover
| type = single
| cover = Visage_"The_Damned_Don't_Cry"_12".jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
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"'''The Damned Don't Cry'''" is a song by British [[synth-pop]] group [[Visage (band)|Visage]], released as a single by [[Polydor Records]] in 1982.


==Background==
"'''The Damned Don't Cry'''" is the fifth single by the British pop group [[Visage]], released by [[Polydor Records]] on January 4, 1982. It was the first single from Visage's second album, ''[[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]'' and peaked at no.11 in the UK singles chart.
Named after the [[The Damned Don't Cry|1950 Joan Crawford film]], "The Damned Don't Cry" was the first single from Visage's second album, ''[[The Anvil (album)|The Anvil]]''. The cover art of the 7" single differed from that of the 12" single. It was a chart success, becoming Visage's second-highest charting single in the UK (No. 11) and the band's last international hit.


==Music video==
The cover art to the 7" single (seen to the right) differed from that of the 12" single, which featured the same models but without Steve Strange.
"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second Visage video directed by [[Midge Ure]]. It was shot at [[Tenterden Town railway station]] in [[Kent]], and recreates the 1930s atmosphere and mood of the [[Orient Express]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange |last=Strange |first=Steve |author-link=Steve Strange |year=2002 |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]] |location=London |isbn=0-75284-936-0 |page=72}}</ref> The clip was included on the band's 1986 video release ''[[Visage (video)|Visage]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
* '''7" single (1982)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-The-Damned-Dont-Cry/release/2569824 |title=Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref>
===7" version===
# "The Damned Don't Cry" [single edit] – 3:55
# "The Damned Don't Cry" – 3:52
# "Motivation" [single fade] – 3:33
# "Motivation" – 3:35


* '''12" single (1982)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Visage-The-Damned-Dont-Cry/release/147637 |title=Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref>
===12" version===
# "The Damned Don't Cry (Dance Mix)" – 5:46
# "The Damned Don't Cry" (Dance Mix) – 5:43
# "Motivation" – 3:44
# "Motivation" – 3:46


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Steve Strange]] (vocals)
*[[Steve Strange]] – vocals
*[[Midge Ure]] (synthesizer)
*[[Midge Ure]] – synthesizer
*[[Billy Currie]] (synthesizer, electric violin)
*[[Billy Currie]] – synthesizer, electric violin
*[[Rusty Egan]] (electronic drums programming)
*[[Rusty Egan]] – electronic drums programming
*[[Dave Formula]] (synthesizer)
*[[Dave Formula]] – synthesizer
*Ken Perry (backing vocals)
*Perri Lister – backing vocals
*Lorraine (backing vocals)
*Lorraine Whitmarsh – backing vocals


==Chart performance==
==Media==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Listen|filename=Visage_-_motivation.ogg|title=Motivation|description=This song is the B-side of single "The Damned Don't Cry". This song has not been available on any digital format. It was supposed to be part of the compilation ''"Master Series"'', but another track by an unknown band was put in its place by mistake.|format=[[ogg]]}}
!align="center"|Chart
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Visage/single |title=Visage Single-Chartverfolgung |work=www.musicline.de |accessdate=2009-08-12 |language=German}}</ref>
|align="center"|39
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/The+Damned+Don't+Cry |title=The Official Charts Company - The Damned Don't Cry by Visage Search |date=6 May 2013 |publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 17:10, 5 November 2024

"The Damned Don't Cry"
Single by Visage
from the album The Anvil
B-side"Motivation"
Released5 March 1982[1]
RecordedMayfair Studios, 1981
GenreElectropop[2]
Length3:52
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula
Producer(s)Midge Ure, Visage
Visage singles chronology
"Visage"
(1981) 		"The Damned Don't Cry"
(1982) 		"Night Train"
(1982)
12" single cover

"The Damned Don't Cry" is a song by British synth-pop group Visage, released as a single by Polydor Records in 1982.

Background

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Named after the 1950 Joan Crawford film, "The Damned Don't Cry" was the first single from Visage's second album, The Anvil. The cover art of the 7" single differed from that of the 12" single. It was a chart success, becoming Visage's second-highest charting single in the UK (No. 11) and the band's last international hit.

Music video

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"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second Visage video directed by Midge Ure. It was shot at Tenterden Town railway station in Kent, and recreates the 1930s atmosphere and mood of the Orient Express.[3] The clip was included on the band's 1986 video release Visage.

Track listing

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  • 7" single (1982)[4]
  1. "The Damned Don't Cry" – 3:52
  2. "Motivation" – 3:35
  • 12" single (1982)[5]
  1. "The Damned Don't Cry" (Dance Mix) – 5:43
  2. "Motivation" – 3:46

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart Peak
position
Germany[6] 39
United Kingdom[7] 11

References

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  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Business. 8 March 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Richard (August 6, 2024). "1982.4". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 390. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
  3. ^ Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 72. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
  4. ^ "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  5. ^ "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  6. ^ "Visage Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  7. ^ "The Official Charts Company - The Damned Don't Cry by Visage Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
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