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The Crying Game (song)
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| Single by Dave Berry | |||||
| B-side | "Don't Gimme No Lip Child" | ||||
| Released | July 1964 (UK) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Writer | Geoff Stephens | ||||
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| Single by Boy George | |||||
| B-side | "I Specialise in Loneliness" | ||||
| Released | August 1992 (UK) | ||||
| Format | 12" CD single Cassette single |
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| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Label | Spaghetti Records | ||||
| Producer | Pet Shop Boys | ||||
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"The Crying Game" is a song written by Geoff Stephens, and first released by Dave Berry in July 1964. It reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song was covered by Boy George in 1992 as the theme to the Neil Jordan movie, The Crying Game. Produced by the Pet Shop Boys, it turned out to be his last major hit single, reaching #22 on the UK Singles Chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and #1 in Canada.
In addition the song has been covered by artists such as Brenda Lee, The Associates, Kylie Minogue, Percy Sledge, Chris Spedding, Blue System, and crooner Alex Moore.
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