"Don't Wanna Cry"
Single byNamie Amuro
from the albumSweet 19 Blues
B-side	"Present"
Released	March 13, 1996
Genre	Pop,dance,R&B
Length	4:40
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriters	Tetsuya Komuro Takahiro Maeda Cozy Kubo
Producer	Tetsuya Komuro
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"Chase the Chance" (1995) "Don't Wanna Cry" (1996) "You're My Sunshine" (1996)

"Don't Wanna Cry" is a song by Japanese singer and record producerNamie Amuro released on theAvex Trax label, as her third single for her debut solo albumSweet 19 Blues (1996), 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 AnnualJapan Record Awards (analogous toRecord of the Year from theGrammy Awards). 19 years old at the time, she is the youngest artist to have been awarded the grand prize^[1].

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

• Grand Prix Award (38th AnnualJapan Record Awards)
• Best 5 Single Award (11th Japan Gold Disc Awards)

1. "Don't Wanna Cry (Radio Edit)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda) – 4:40
2. "Present" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:39
3. "Don't Wanna Cry (Original Karaoke)" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 4:37
4. "Present (Original Karaoke)" (Takahiro Maeda) – 4:38

• Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals

• Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
• Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Cozy Kubo
• Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

• December 31, 1996 – 38th Japan Record Awards
• December 31, 1996 &–; Kōhaku Uta Gassen
• June 5, 2006 – SMAPXSMAP

1. ^ "Singing sensation plans Hawaii concert"[2]Archived 2007-03-07 at theWayback Machine

• Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on "Don't wanna cry"
• Songwriter, Takahiro Maeda's thoughts on "present"

• 1996 singles
• 1996 songs
• Namie Amuro songs
• Oricon Weekly number-one singles
• Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro
• Avex Trax singles

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