The Damned Don't Cry (song) explained

The Damned Don't Cry
Cover:Visage_Damned_Don't_Cry.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Visage
Album:The Anvil
B-Side:Motivation
Released:5 March 1982[1]
Recorded:Mayfair Studios, 1981
Genre:
Length:3:52
Label:Polydor
Producer:Midge Ure, Visage
Prev Title:Visage
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Night Train
Next Year:1982

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

Background

Named after the 1950 Joan Crawford film, "The Damned Don't Cry" was the first single from Visage's second album, The Anvil. The cover art of the 7" single differed from that of the 12" single. It was a chart success, becoming Visage's second-highest charting single in the UK (No. 11) and the band's last international hit.

Music video

"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second Visage video directed by Midge Ure. It was shot at Tenterden Town railway station in Kent, and recreates the 1930s atmosphere and mood of the Orient Express.[2] The clip was included on the band's 1986 video release Visage.

Track listing

  1. "The Damned Don't Cry" – 3:52
  2. "Motivation" – 3:35
  1. "The Damned Don't Cry" (Dance Mix) – 5:43
  2. "Motivation" – 3:46

Personnel

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Germany[5] 39
United Kingdom[6] 11

Notes and References

  1. 8 March 1982. News. Record Business. 4. 20 August 2022.
  2. Book: Strange, Steve . Blitzed! The Autobiography of Steve Strange . Steve Strange . 2002 . . London . 0-75284-936-0 . 72.
  3. Web site: Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs . www.discogs.com . 2012-10-10.
  4. Web site: Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Vinyl) at Discogs . www.discogs.com . 2012-10-10.
  5. Web site: Visage Single-Chartverfolgung . www.musicline.de . 2009-08-12 . German.
  6. Web site: The Official Charts Company - The Damned Don't Cry by Visage Search . 6 May 2013 . The Official Charts Company.