The Weeping Song

The Weeping Song is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds appearing on their 1990 album The Good Son. It released as a single in 1990 by Mute Records.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1990	Sounds	United Kingdom	Singles of the Year^[1]	47
2007	NME	United Kingdom	Classic Singles^[2]	*
2013	Rolling Stone	Germany	Anniversary Special: 222 Songs^[3]	*

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Nick Cave, except where noted.

UK 7" single (MUTE 118)

"The Weeping Song" – 4:20
"Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:45

UK CD single (CD MUTE 118)

"The Weeping Song" – 4:19
"Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46
"Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30

US CD single (9 66605-2)

"The Weeping Song" – 4:19
"The Train Song" – 4:46
"Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46
"Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30

Personnel

Adapted from The Weeping Song liner notes.^[4]

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Blixa Bargeld – lead vocals, guitar
Nick Cave – lead vocals, piano
Mick Harvey – bass guitar, vibraphone, shaker
Kid Congo Powers – guitar
Thomas Wydler – drums

Production and additional personnel

The Bad Seeds – production
Polly Borland – cover art, photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1990	Mute	CD, LP	MUTE 118
United States	1990	Elektra	CD	9 66605-2

References

↑ "Sounds End of Year Lists: Singles". Sounds. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
↑ "NME Classic Albums & Singles". NME. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
↑ "Anniversary Special: 222 Songs (2013)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
↑ The Weeping Song (booklet). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. London, United Kingdom: Mute Records. 1990.

External links

"The Weeping Song" at Discogs (list of releases)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Barry Adamson Martyn P. Casey Nick Cave Warren Ellis Conway Savage Jim Sclavunos George Vjestica Thomas Wydler Blixa Bargeld Mick Harvey James Johnston Anita Lane Kid Congo Powers Hugo Race Roland Wolf

Studio albums	From Her to Eternity The Firstborn Is Dead Kicking Against the Pricks Your Funeral... My Trial Tender Prey The Good Son Henry's Dream Let Love In Murder Ballads The Boatman's Call No More Shall We Part Nocturama Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Push the Sky Away Skeleton Tree

Live albums	Live Seeds Abattoir Blues Tour Live at the Royal Albert Hall Live from KCRW

Compilations	The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds B-Sides & Rarities

Singles	"In the Ghetto" "Tupelo" "The Singer" "The Mercy Seat" "Deanna" "The Ship Song" "The Weeping Song" "Straight to You" "I Had a Dream, Joe" "What a Wonderful World" "Do You Love Me?" "Loverman" "Red Right Hand" "Where the Wild Roses Grow" "Henry Lee" "Into My Arms" "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" "Love Letter" "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" "More News from Nowhere" "Midnight Man" "We No Who U R" "Jubilee Street"

Other songs	"From Her to Eternity" "The Carny"

Cave and Ellis	The Proposition The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford The Road Lawless West of Memphis

Grinderman	Grinderman Grinderman 2 "Get It On" "No Pussy Blues" "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" "Heathen Child" "Worm Tamer" "Palaces of Montezuma" "Evil" Grinderman discography

Related articles	Discography Bad Seeds members 20,000 Days on Earth One More Time With Feeling And the Ass Saw the Angel The Birthday Party Dirty Three Ghosts… of the Civil Dead Original Seeds Tuff Monks

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