I'm Crying

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{{Infobox song

| name = I'm Crying

| cover = Animals I'm Crying Cover.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Animals

| album = The Animals on Tour

| B-side = Take It Easy

| released = {{Start date|1964|09}}{{cite AV media notes |title=The Singles+ |author=The Animals |author-link=The Animals |orig-year=1994 |year=1999 |chapter=The Story of the Animals |page=1 |type=CD liner |publisher=BR Music |id=BS 8112-2 |location=Netherlands}}

| recorded = 31 July 1964{{Cite web|url=http://www.chromeoxide.com/animals.htm#1964|title=Chrome Oxide - Music Collectors pages - Animals - 05/12/2018|website=www.chromeoxide.com|access-date=2019-10-24}}

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Rhythm and blues, rock

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=49}}

| label = Columbia

| writer = Eric Burdon, Alan Price

| producer = Mickie Most

| prev_title = The House of the Rising Sun

| prev_year = 1964

| next_title = Boom Boom

| next_year = 1964

}}

"I'm Crying" is a song originally performed by the English rock/R&B band The Animals. Written by the group's lead vocalist Eric Burdon and organist Alan Price, it was their first original composition released as a single. The song was released in September 1964 and became their second transatlantic hit after "The House of the Rising Sun", which was released earlier in the year (see 1964 in music). The single became a Top 20 hit in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Reception and charts

Cash Box described it as "a pulsating lament that the crew pounds out in electrifying fashion" and "a powerful r&b-styled instrumental showcase."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=September 26, 1964 |page=30 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-09-26.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}

Even when the single became a hit, it was nowhere near the hit that "The House of the Rising Sun" was, so songs written by members of the band were kept as b-sides until the band changed record producers from Mickie Most to Tom Wilson in 1966.

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!scope="col"|Chart (1964)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

Canadian Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4675.pdf| title=RPM Top 40&5 - November 16, 1964}}

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{{singlechart|UK|8|song=I'm Crying|artist=The Animals|date=1964-10-17}}
US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits |edition=9th |year=2010 |publisher=Billboard Books |isbn=978-0-8230-8554-5 |pages=32 |chapter=Chapter 1: The Artists}}

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Personnel

Cover versions

There are many covers of it, including:

References