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Don't Wanna Cry

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Wikipedia article




"'Don't Wanna Cry'" is the third single by Japanese singer Namie Amuro released on the Avex Trax label. It is her second consecutive million-selling single as well as her second consecutive number-one single. In December, the single took home the "Grand Prix Award" from the 38th Annual Japan Record Awards (analogous to Record of the Year from the Grammy Awards). 19 years old at the time, she is the youngest artist to have been awarded the grand prize.

Commercial tie-in



"Don't Wanna Cry" was used in Daido Mistio commercials as its image song.

Accolades



* Grand Prix Award (38th Annual Japan Record Awards)

* Best 5 Single Award (11th Japan Gold Disc Awards)

Track listing



# "Don't Wanna Cry (Radio Edit)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda) 4:40

# "Present" (Takahiro Maeda) 4:39

# "Don't Wanna Cry (Original Karaoke)" (Tetsuya Komuro) 4:37

# "Present (Original Karaoke)" (Takahiro Maeda) 4:38

Personnel



* Namie Amuro vocals, background vocals

Production



* Producer Tetsuya Komuro

* Arranger Tetsuya Komuro, Cozy Kubo

* Mixing Chris Lord-Alge

Charts



Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

TV performances



* December 31, 1996 38th Japan Record Awards

* December 31, 1996 &; Khaku Uta Gassen

* June 5, 2006 SMAPXSMAP

References



# "Singing sensation plans Hawaii concert" [http://starbulletin.com/2000/03/31/features/story3.html]


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