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| This single = "'''The Damned Don't Cry'''"<br/>(1982)
| This single = "'''The Damned Don't Cry'''"<br/>(1982)
| Next single = "[[Night Train (Visage song)|Night Train]]"<br/>(1982)
| Next single = "[[Night Train (Visage song)|Night Train]]"<br/>(1982)
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"'''The Damned Don't Cry'''" is a single by the British pop group [[Visage]], released by [[Polydor Records]] in 1982.
"'''The Damned Don't Cry'''" is a single by the British pop group [[Visage]], released by [[Polydor Records]] in 1982.
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==Music video==
==Music video==
[[File:Tenterden Town Station.jpg|thumb|upright|right|The Tenterden station where the video was shot.]]
"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second video directed by [[Midge Ure]]. It was shot in [[Tenterden]], [[Kent]], at the [[Tenterden Town railway station]]. The video recreates the 1930s atmosphere and the mood of the [[Orient Express]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange |last=Strange |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Strange |year=2002 |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]] |location=London |isbn=0-75284-936-0 |page=72}}</ref> The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, ''[[Visage (video)|Visage]]''.
"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second video directed by [[Midge Ure]]. It was shot in [[Tenterden]], [[Kent]], at the [[Tenterden Town railway station]]. The video recreates the 1930s atmosphere and the mood of the [[Orient Express]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange |last=Strange |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Strange |year=2002 |publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]] |location=London |isbn=0-75284-936-0 |page=72}}</ref> The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, ''[[Visage (video)|Visage]]''.



Revision as of 11:12, 4 February 2013

"The Damned Don't Cry"
Song
B-side"Motivation"

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

Background

It was the first single from Visage's second album, The Anvil. The lyrics of the song tell about loneliness and alienation. 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 a chart success, becoming Visage's second highest-charting single in the UK and the band's last international hit.

Music video

"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second video directed by Midge Ure. It was shot in Tenterden, Kent, at the Tenterden Town railway station. The video recreates the 1930s atmosphere and the mood of the Orient Express.[1] The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, Visage.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Germany[4] 39
United Kingdom[5] 11

References

  1. ^ Strange, Steve (2002). Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange. London: Orion Publishing Group. p. 72. ISBN 0-75284-936-0.
  2. ^ "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. ^ "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. ^ "Visage Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  5. ^ "Visage - The Damned Don't Cry". chartarchive.org. Retrieved 2012-10-10.