| What a Crying Shame | |
| Cover: | Mavericks - Crying Shame single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Mavericks |
| Album: | What a Crying Shame |
| B-Side: | The Things You Said to Me |
| Released: | November 1993 |
| Genre: | Neotraditional country |
| Length: | 3:50 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Don Cook |
| Prev Title: | I Got You |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | O What a Thrill |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"What a Crying Shame" is a song written by Raul Malo and Kostas, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks. It was released in November 1993 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada.[1]
The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in December 1993.
"What a Crying Shame" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 1, 1994.
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 217.