"The Damned Don't Cry" is a song by British pop group Visage, released as a single by Polydor Records in 1982.
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Single by Visage | ||||
from the album The Anvil | ||||
B-side | "Motivation" | |||
Released | 5 March 1982[1] | |||
Recorded | Mayfair Studios, 1981 | |||
Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula | |||
Producer(s) | Midge Ure, Visage | |||
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12" single cover | ||||
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It was the first single from Visage's second album, The Anvil. The cover art of the 7" single (seen to the right) differed from that of the 12" single,"The Damned Don't Cry" was a chart success, becoming Visage's second-highest charting single in the UK (No. 11) and the band's last international hit.
"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. The singer Steve Strange.
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Germany[5] | 39 |
United Kingdom[6] | 11 |
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