Cry Just a Little Bit

"Cry Just a Little Bit"
Single by Shakin' Stevens
from the album The Bop Won't Stop
B-side"Love Me Tonight"
Released4 November 1983 (1983-11-04)
StudioEden Studios, Chiswick
GenreRock and roll
Length3:09
LabelEpic
SongwriterBob Heatlie
ProducerChristopher Neil
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology
"It's Late"
(1983)		 "Cry Just a Little Bit"
(1983)		 "A Rockin' Good Way"
(1983)

"Cry Just a Little Bit" (also billed as "I Cry Just a Little Bit") is a song and a 1983 hit single for British singer Shakin' Stevens, from his studio album The Bop Won't Stop. It reached #3 in the UK charts and #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, his only hit on the latter chart.

Sylvia version

"Cry Just a Little Bit"
Single by Sylvia
from the album One Step Closer
B-side"Only the Shadows Know"
ReleasedJune 29, 1985
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelRCA Nashville
SongwriterBob Heatlie
ProducerBrent Maher
Sylvia singles chronology
"Fallin' in Love"
(1985)		 "Cry Just a Little Bit"
(1985)		 "I Love You by Heart"
(1985)

A cover single by American country music artist Sylvia was released in June 1985, and was the second single from the album One Step Closer. The song reached #9 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Chart performance

Shakin' Stevens

Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)15
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)30
Denmark (Hitlisten) 3
Germany (GfK)27
Ireland (IRMA)2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)19
UK Singles (Official Charts)3
US Billboard Hot 10067
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)13
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 53

Sylvia

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)9
Canada Country Singles (RPM)8

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 342.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Adult Contemporary. Volume 40, Issue 8 (1984-04-28)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ↑ "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". www.ukmix.org. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  7. ↑ "Cry Just a Little Bit | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Shakin' Stevens" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit – hitparade.ch". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 13/11/1983 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Shakin' Stevens Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Shakin' Stevens Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  15. ↑ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 25.10.2025–31.10.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Sylvia Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Country Singles. Volume 43, Issue 2 (1985-09-21)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Shakin' Stevens – Cry Just a Little Bit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 December 2021. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Cry Just a Little Bit Shakin' Stevens in the "Search:" field.