She's Not Cryin' Anymore

"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 written by Cyrus, Buddy Cannon and Terry Shelton and fourth consecutive Top 40, and his third Top 10.

"She's Not Cryin' Anymore"
Single by Billy Ray Cyrus
from the album Some Gave All
B-side"Someday, Somewhere, Somehow"
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1993[1]
Recorded1990
GenreCountry
Length3:27
LabelPolyGram/Mercury
Songwriter(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

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.

In April 1993, Georgia based songwriter Danny Mote filed a lawsuit against Cyrus and the writers of "She's Not Cryin' Anymore", claiming that the song infringed the copyright of Mote's own 1973 composition "Crying Eyes".[2] Cyrus and Mote settled the case in 1995.[3]

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)[4] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 70
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 6

Year-end charts
Chart (1993) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 60

References
  1. "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" chart debut
  2. Edward Morris (April 24, 1993). "Another 'Crying' Game: Writer Claims Credit For Cyrus Single" (PDF). Billboard: 28.
  3. "Cyrus settles in copyright lawsuit". Johnson City Press. May 18, 1995. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1727." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 24, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. "Billy Ray Cyrus Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  6. "Billy Ray Cyrus Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  7. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  8. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.


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