Cryin'

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"Cryin'" is a 1993 power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith, known for its blend of hard rock and emotional lyrics and its iconic music video featuring Alicia Silverstone.

All labels observed (3)

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Cryin' canonical 7
Cryin' (music video) 1
“Cryin’” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music video
single
song
album Get a Grip
artist Aerosmith
award MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
awardYear 1994
bassist Tom Hamilton
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 17
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 12
chartPositionUSMainstreamRock 1
chronology Aerosmith singles chronology
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Marty Callner
drummer Joey Kramer
featuresActor Alicia Silverstone
genre hard rock
power ballad
guitarist Brad Whitford
Joe Perry (musician)
surface form: Joe Perry
hasMusicVideo Cryin' self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cryin' (music video)
hasNotableElement harmonica intro
orchestral arrangement
hasTheme emotional turmoil
romantic heartbreak
includedInAlbum Get a Grip
isOftenClassifiedAs 1990s rock ballad
isPartOfEra Aerosmith 1990s comeback period
language English
leadVocalist Steven Tyler
length 5:08
nextSingle Amazing
nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video
partOf Aerosmith singles chronology
surface form: Aerosmith discography
performer Aerosmith
previousSingle Living on the Edge
surface form: Livin' on the Edge
producer Bruce Fairbairn
recordedIn 1992
recordLabel Geffen Records
releaseDate 1993-06-20
releaseYear 1993
tempo slow-to-mid tempo
writer Joe Perry (musician)
surface form: Joe Perry

Steven Tyler
Taylor Rhodes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aerosmith notableWork Cryin'
Steven Tyler notableWork Cryin'
Vixen notableWork Cryin'
this entity surface form: “Cryin’”
Cryin' hasMusicVideo Cryin' self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cryin' (music video)
Amazing precededBy Cryin'
Get a Grip hasPart Cryin'
Get a Grip notableSingle Cryin'