The Damned Don't Cry (song)

"The Damned Don't Cry"
Single by Visage
from the album The Anvil
B-side	"Motivation"
Released	1 March 1982
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	Mayfair Studios, 1981
Genre	Synthpop, new wave
Length	3:52
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Steve Strange, Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula
Producer(s)	Midge Ure, Visage
Visage singles chronology
"Visage" (1981) "The Damned Don't Cry" (1982) "Night Train" (1982)
12" single cover

"The Damned Don't Cry" is a song by the British pop group Visage, released as a single by Polydor Records in 1982.

Background

It was the first single from Visage's second album, The Anvil. The cover art to the 7" single (seen to the right) differed from that of the 12" single, which featured the same models but without Steve Strange. "The Damned Don't Cry" was a chart success, becoming Visage's second highest-charting single in the UK (#11) and the band's last international hit.

Music video

"The Damned Don't Cry" was the second Visage video directed by Midge Ure. It was shot in Tenterden, Kent, at the Tenterden Town railway station and recreates the 1930s atmosphere and mood of the Orient Express.^[1] The clip was included on band's 1986 video release, Visage.

Track listing

• 7" single (1982)^[2]

1. "The Damned Don't Cry" – 3:52
2. "Motivation" – 3:35

• 12" single (1982)^[3]

1. "The Damned Don't Cry" (Dance Mix) – 5:43
2. "Motivation" – 3:46

Personnel

• Steve Strange – vocals
• Midge Ure – synthesizer
• Billy Currie – synthesizer, electric violin
• Rusty Egan – electronic drums programming
• Dave Formula – synthesizer
• Perri Lister – backing vocals
• Lorraine Whitmarsh – backing vocals

Chart performance

References