Shed a Tear

"Shed a Tear"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
B-side	"Everyday" "Deadline"
Released	25 October 1993 (1993-10-25)
Length	4:43
Label	The Precious Organisation
Songwriters	Graeme Clark Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer	Nile Rodgers
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Blue for You" / "This Time" (1993) "Shed a Tear" (1993) "Cold Cold Heart" (1993)
Music video
"Shed a Tear" on YouTube

"Shed a Tear" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet from their first greatest-hits album, End of Part One (1993). It was written by the band, produced by Nile Rodgers and released as a single on 25 October 1993 by label The Precious Organisation. The song reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 in Ireland.

Track listings

• CD single^[1]

1. "Shed a Tear"
2. "Everyday"
3. "Deadline"

• 7-inch and cassette single^[2][3]

1. "Shed a Tear"
2. "Everyday"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Shed a Tear"

Chart (1993–1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5]	56
Europe (European Hit Radio)[6]	22
Germany (GfK)[7]	53
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	25
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	22
UK Airplay (Music Week)[10]	9

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Shed a Tear"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	25 October 1993	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	The Precious Organisation	[11]
Australia	17 January 1994	CD cassette		[12]

References

1. Shed a Tear (UK CD single liner notes). The Precious Organisation. 1993. JWLCD 21, 862921 - 2.
2. Shed a Tear (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Precious Organisation. 1993. JEWEL 21, 862 920 - 7.
3. Shed a Tear (UK cassette single sleeve). The Precious Organisation. 1993. JWLMC 21, 862 920-4.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 300.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 46. 13 November 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
6. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "Wet Wet Wet – Shed a Tear" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wet Wet Wet". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1993. p. 32. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
11. "Single Releases". Music Week. 23 October 1993. p. 21.
12. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 17/1/94: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 205. 16 January 1994. p. 20.