Cry Tough (song)
"Cry Tough" | ||||
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Single by Poison | ||||
from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||
B-side | "Look What the Cat Dragged In" | |||
Released | August 5, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Glam metal[1][2] | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dall; DeVille; Michaels; Rockett | |||
Producer(s) | Ric Browde | |||
Poison singles chronology | ||||
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"Cry Tough" is the debut single by the American glam metal band Poison. It was featured on the group's first album Look What the Cat Dragged In.[3]
Background
"Cry Tough" was released as a single in 1986 on Capitol Records' Enigma label. It is about believing in yourself to make your dreams come true.
The B-side is the title track "Look What The Cat Dragged In".
The song failed to chart in the US but charted at number 97 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
Critical reception
Upon the single release John Aizlewood left warm review for Number One on 29 August 1986. He considered that "Poison put the groove in groovy", song has "an impossible sound to ignore" and "it would be nice to see them chartbound".[5]
Music video
The song's video was placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos.[6]
Albums
"Cry Tough" is on the following albums:
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition
- Double Dose: Ultimate Hits
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 97 |
References
- ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 11, 2021). "The Number Ones: New Kids On The Block's "Hangin' Tough". Stereogum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
Lyrically, "Hangin' Tough" and "Cry Tough" have the same basic, vague message...but Poison presented that image through the medium of knowingly trashy glam metal.
- ^ "Allmusic Poison Cry Tough".
- ^ "Poison Official Charts Company".
- ^ Aizlewood, John (29 August 1986). "Singles: Poison – "Cry Tough" (Music for Nations)". Number One. No. 219. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 50. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Flickr.
- ^ Edwards, Gavin (2020-05-05). "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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- Bret Michaels
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- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Open Up and Say... Ahh!
- Flesh & Blood
- Native Tongue
- Crack a Smile... and More!
- Power to the People
- Hollyweird
- Poison'd!
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996
- Poison – Rock Champions
- Best of Ballads & Blues
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)
- Double Dose: Ultimate Hits
- Sight for Sore Ears
- Flesh, Blood, & Videotape
- Swallow This Live: Flesh & Blood World Tour
- Seven Days Live
- Poison Greatest Video Hits
- Nothing But a Good Time! Unauthorized
- Poison Video Hits
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (DVD)
- Live, Raw & Uncut (DVD)
- "Cry Tough"
- "Talk Dirty to Me"
- "I Want Action"
- "I Won't Forget You"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Nothin' but a Good Time"
- "Fallen Angel"
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
- "Your Mama Don't Dance"
- "Unskinny Bop"
- "Something to Believe In"
- "Ride the Wind"
- "Life Goes On"
- "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice"
- "So Tell Me Why"
- "Stand"
- "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)"
- "Body Talk"
- "Shut Up, Make Love"
- "Be the One"
- "Power to the People"
- "The Last Song"
- "Rockstar"
- "Squeeze Box"
- "Shooting Star"
- "We're an American Band"
- "What I Like About You"
- "SexyBack"
- A Letter from Death Row
- Glitter 4 Your Soul
- Songs of Life
- Freedom of Sound
- Rock My World
- Custom Built
- Jammin' with Friends
- True Grit
- Discography
- Bret Michaels discography
- Samantha 7
- Devil City Angels
- A Letter from Death Row (film)
- The Surreal Life
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- Celebrity Apprentice 3
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