Stop Crying Your Heart Out

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
Song
B-side	"Thank You for the Good Times", "Shout It Out Loud"

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number 2 in the UK charts. It went silver in the UK. The song got to number 76 in the UK again on 17 October 2009.

Theme

The song is an "epic weepy" [1] anthem in the spirit of "Don't Look Back in Anger", reassuringly advising that in times of hardship, simply get over it and get on with your life. Noel Gallagher explained the song saying "A friend of mine was going through a pretty bad time and I sort of wrote it with him in mind."

Reception

Though he would later dismiss it as "rubbish", Noel Gallagher had great expectations for the song, saying "I hope it does for us what 'Don't Look Back In Anger' did... I didn't want it as a single because I thought we'd done all that before, but everyone's going, 'You're f--king mad.'". NME said, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' [is where] you really start rolling out the red carpet. A return to the long lost humanism of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', it's a reminder of Noel's knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." Q magazine held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left Oasis".

Video

The song's music video was shot in London. In the uncensored version, near the end of the clip a woman takes a full petrol can and douses herself in petrol, then holds a lit match in her hand.

Appearences in other media

• "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was one of the songs played during the end credits of the movie, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart.
• It has been on the TV show Smallville.
• The song also appeared after England's defeats in the 2002 Football World Cup and the 2006-07 Ashes.
• Noel Gallagher dedicated it to the English football team before playing it at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival.
• The song is also featured in the film Made of Honor, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan and appears towards the end of the film.
• You can also listen to it in the film "Soloalbum", starring Matthias Schweighöfer and Nora Tschirner. It appears at the point of inflexion.

Track listing

• CD RKIDSCD 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (Noel Gallagher) - 5:05
2. "Thank You for the Good Times" (Andy Bell) - 4:32
3. "Shout It Out Loud" (Noel Gallagher) - 4:20

• 7" RKID 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:05
2. "Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32

• 12" RKID 24T

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:05
2. "Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
3. "Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20

• DVD RKIDSDVD 24

1. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:05
2. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) - 5:08
3. 10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two - 7:24

"10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two" is the second part of a feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the USA with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.

Personnel

• Liam Gallagher: Vocals
• Noel Gallagher: Main Guitar & Vocals
• Alan White: Drums
• Gem Archer: Rhythm Guitar
• Andy Bell: Bass Guitar

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	6

Leona Lewis version

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
Song

British R&B singer Leona Lewis covered the song for her 2009 album Echo. The track appears on all international pressings of the album except on the North American version.

Lewis performed the track on the finale of the sixth series of The X Factor, sparking a surge in digital sales. Prior to the performance, the track had already charted at #29 on the UK Singles Chart based on downloads.

Chart	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	31
UK Singles Chart	29

Other versions

• The song was covered by Rowetta in 2005 and appears on her self-titled album.
• The song has been covered throughout series 6 of The X Factor, with Jamie Archer, Kandy Rain, Miss Frank and Rachel Adedeji all singing the song at different stages of the competition. Additionally, Leona Lewis performed her version during the final on December 13, 2009.
• Haylie Duff covered it in 2009 with the title "Heart Out" for her untitled debut album.