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For the film by D.W. Griffith, see A Cry for Help.
"Cry for Help" 
Single by Rick Astley from the album Free Released January 1991 Format 7", 12", CD maxi Recorded 1990 Genre Pop, Soul Length 4:17 Label RCA Records Writer(s) Rick Astley, Rob Fisher Producer Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley
Artwork = Mike Orr and Broughton DesignRick Astley singles chronology "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
(1988)"Cry for Help"
(1991)"Move Right Out"
(1991)Music video "Cry for Help" on YouTube "Cry for Help" is the title of the first single taken from British dance-pop singer Rick Astley's third studio album, Free. It was written by Rick Astley and Rob Fisher.
Released as a single in 1991, "Cry for Help" reached the Top 10 on both the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom as well as the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, where the song peaked at #7 on both sides of the Atlantic.[1][2] It reached #3 in Canada, and it was a #1 hit on the U.S. adult contemporary chart.[3] The song's #7 UK chart placing meant that Astley became the first male solo artist to have his first eight singles reach the British Top 10.
The song is a moving soul ballad, unlike many of Astley's other more famous dance-oriented hit singles ("Never Gonna Give You Up"). It was co-written by British singer-songwriter Rob Fisher, formerly one half of the 1980s pop group Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher. To date, the song was Astley's last appearance in the Top 10 in either the U.S. or U.K.
The song has been sung by Rick Astley in duet with Soren Sko and covered by Thomas Anders (ex-Modern Talking).
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Chart performance
Peak positions
Chart (1991) Peak
positionAustralian ARIA Charts 13 Austrian Singles Chart 22 Canadian Singles Chart 4 German Singles Charts 14 Irish Singles Chart 9 Swedish Singles Chart 17 UK Singles Chart 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 End of year charts
End of year chart (1991) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 70 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 4 Dutch Top 40[6] 76 References
- ^ UK Singles Chart info from chartstats.com
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "TOP ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGLES 1991". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854606. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Dutch Single Top 100 - 1991". http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201991.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
External links
Preceded by
"You're in Love" by Wilson PhillipsBillboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
April 27, 1991Succeeded by
"Baby Baby" by Amy GrantRick Astley Studio albums Whenever You Need Somebody · Hold Me in Your Arms · Free · Body & Soul · Keep It Turned On · PortraitCompilations Together Forever – Greatest Hits and More... · Greatest Hits · The Best of Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up · 3 Originals · Love Songs · The Platinum and Gold Collection – Rick Astley · Artist Collection: Rick Astley · Collections · Ultimate Collection · Playlist: The Very Best of Rick AstleyRemix albums Dance Mixes · 12" CollectionSingles "Never Gonna Give You Up" · "Whenever You Need Somebody" · "When I Fall in Love"/"My Arms Keep Missing You" · "Together Forever" · "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" · "She Wants to Dance with Me" · "Take Me to Your Heart" · "Don't Say Goodbye" · "Hold Me in Your Arms" · "Giving Up on Love" · "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" · "Cry for Help" · "Move Right Out" · "Never Knew Love" · "The Ones You Love" · "Hopelessly" · "Sleeping" · "Lights Out"Appeared on "When You Gonna" · "Let It Be" · "Learning to Live (Without Your Love)" · "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"Record labels Related articles Categories:- 1991 singles
- Rick Astley songs
- Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Songs written by Rick Astley
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