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Don't Wanna Cry

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B-side
  
present

Format
  
CD Single

Length
  
18:36

Released
  
March 13, 1996

Genre
  
J-Pop, R&B

Label
  
Avex Trax

"Don't Wanna Cry" is Namie Amuro's third solo single on the Avex Trax label. It is her second consecutive million selling single as well as her second consecutive number one single. In December, the single took home the "Grand Prix Award" from the 38th Annual Japan Record Awards (analogous to Record of the Year from the Grammy Awards). 19 years old at the time, she is the youngest artist to have been awarded the grand prize[1].

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Commercial tie-in

"Don't wanna cry" was used in Daido Mistio commercials as its image song.

Accolades

  • Grand Prix Award (38th Annual Japan Record Awards)
  • Best 5 Single Award (11th Japan Gold Disc Awards)

    • Track listing

    1. "Don't Wanna Cry (Radio Edit)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda) – 4:40
    2. "Present" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:39
    3. "Don't Wanna Cry (Original Karaoke)"(Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:39
    4. "Present (Original Karaoke)" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:38

    Personnel

  • Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals

    • Production

  • Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
  • Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Cozy Kubo
  • Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge

    • Charts

    Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

    Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

    TV performances

  • December 31, 1996 – 38th Japan Record Awards
  • December 31, 1996 &–; Kōhaku Uta Gassen
  • June 5, 2006 – SMAPXSMAP

    • References

    Don't Wanna Cry Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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