She's Not Cryin' Anymore

"She's Not Cryin' Anymore"
Single by Billy Ray Cyrus
from the album Some Gave All
B-side "Someday, Somewhere, Somehow"
Released January 23, 1993[1]
Format Cassette single
Recorded 1992
Genre Country
Length 3:27
Label PolyGram/Mercury
Writer(s) Billy Ray Cyrus, Buddy Cannon, Terry Shelton
Producer(s) Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton
Billy Ray Cyrus singles chronology
"Wher'm I Gonna Live?"
(1992)
"She's Not Cryin' Anymore"
(1993)
"In the Heart of a Woman"
(1993)
Music video
"She's Not Cryin' Anymore" at CMT.com

"She's Not Cryin' Anymore" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in January 1993 as the fourth and last single from his debut album, Some Gave All. It debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs chart). The song was Cyrus' fourth consecutive Top 40, and his third Top 10.

The song reached a peak of number 6 on the country charts, after 20 weeks. In addition to the country charts, it also reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 3 on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Content

"She's Not Cryin' Anymore" is a mid-tempo, backed by piano and steel-string acoustic guitar. In it, the male narrator explains that his lover is "not cryin' anymore", now that she has left him for another man. He also expresses his regret for having ignored her when she needed to be loved.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993. Actress Deena Dill portrayed Billy Ray's love interest.

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 70
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 60

References

  1. "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" chart debut
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1727." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 24, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. "Billy Ray Cyrus – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Billy Ray Cyrus. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  4. "Billy Ray Cyrus – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Ray Cyrus. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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