Love to See You Cry explained

Love to See You Cry
Cover:	Love_to_see_you_cry.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Enrique Iglesias
Album:	Escape
Length:	4:07
Label:	Interscope
Producer:	Mark Taylor
Prev Title:	Don't Turn Off the Lights
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Maybe
Next Year:	2002

"Love to See You Cry" is the fourth single released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' second English-language studio album, Escape. The song was written by Iglesias, Mark Taylor, Paul Barry and Steve Torch, and produced by Mark Taylor for Metro/Brian Rawling Productions.

The single was released on 3 June 2002 in Europe and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Worldwide, the song reached number one in the Czech Republic and peaked inside the top 20 in Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. The music video features Mexican model Elsa Benitez playing opposite Iglesias.

Track listings

Spanish CD single^[1]

1. "Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
2. "Love to See You Cry" (Pippi & Chus Mediterranean vocal mix) – 9:03
3. "Love to See You Cry" (Pippi & Chus Mediterranean dub mix) – 7:14
4. "Love to See You Cry" (Pippi & Chus Mediterranean radio edit) – 4:18

European CD single^[2]

1. "Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
2. "Escape" (Giorgio Moroder and Fernando Garibay radio mix) – 4:04

UK CD1^[3]

1. "Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
2. "Sad Eyes" (album version) – 4:08
3. "Love to See You Cry" (Metro mix) – 6:19
4. "Love to See You Cry" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD2^[4]

1. "Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
2. "Experiencia Religiosa" (album version) – 5:28
3. "Only You" (video)

UK cassette single^[5]

1. "Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
2. "Sad Eyes" (album version) – 4:08

Australian CD single^[6]

1. "Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
2. "Escape" (Giorgio Moroder and Fernando Garibay radio mix) – 4:04
3. "Escape" (7th District radio mix) – 3:21
4. "Love to See You Cry" (Metro mix) – 6:19
5. "Escape" (video) – 3:30

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Escape album booklet.^[7]

Studios

• Vocals engineered at Circle House (Miami, Florida)
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

• Enrique Iglesias – writing, vocals
• Paul Barry – writing, background vocals
• Steve Torch – writing
• Mark Taylor – writing, electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion, production, mixing
• Sylvia Mason-James – background vocals
• Adam Phillips – acoustic guitar
• Carlos Paucar – vocal engineering
• Jong Uk Yoon – assistant engineering
• Ivy Skoff – production coordination
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)!scope="col"

Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	17
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[9]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	27
Greece (IFPI)^[11]	15
Portugal (AFP)^[12]	5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[13]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Love to See You Cry"!Chart (2002)!Position

Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[14]	75

Release history

Region!scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Europe	3 June 2002	CD	Interscope	^[15]
United Kingdom	26 August 2002			^[16]
Canada	3 December 2002	CD		^[17]
Australia	7 April 2003			^[18]

Notes and References

1. Love to See You Cry. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. Spanish CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 497 749-2.
2. Love to See You Cry. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. European CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 497 726-2.
3. Love to See You Cry. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. UK CD1 liner notes. Interscope Records. 4977902.
4. Love to See You Cry. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. UK CD2 liner notes. Interscope Records. 691512.
5. Love to See You Cry. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. UK cassette single sleeve. Interscope Records. 4977604.
6. Love to See You Cry. Enrique Iglesias. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. Interscope Records. 497 725-2.
7. Escape. Escape (Enrique Iglesias album). Enrique Iglesias. 2001. European CD album booklet. Interscope Records. 493 182-2.
8. Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs). Billboard. 3 June 2019.
9. Web site: Rádio 2002. IFPI. cs. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021017174828/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm. 17 October 2002. 19 August 2020.
10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 20. 38. 15. 14 September 2002. 29 June 2020.
11. Web site: Top 50 Singles. IFPI. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021006010304/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm. 6 October 2002. 29 June 2020. See Best column.
12. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 20. 45. 27. 2 November 2002. 16 March 2020.
13. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 35, saptamina 3.09–9.09, 2002. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050216164534/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10036.html. 16 February 2005. 29 June 2020.
14. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002. Jam!. 14 January 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles.html. 6 September 2004. 22 March 2022.
15. Airborne. Ramsey. Maggie. Music & Media. 20. 28. 18. 6 July 2002. 26 October 2020.
16. New Releases – For Week Starting 26 August 2002: Singles. Music Week. 27. 24 August 2002. 28 August 2021.
17. Web site: 'Love To See You Cry' (3 Mixes) . CDPlus.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030518232831/http://www.cdplus.com/cdplus300/default.asp?isle=0&action=detail&code=376538. 18 May 2003.
18. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 7th April 2003. ARIA. 27. 7 April 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030506140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030507-0000/Issue685.pdf. 6 May 2003. 9 May 2021.