Love to See You Cry

2002 single by Enrique Iglesias

"Love to See You Cry"

Single by Enrique Iglesias

from the album Escape

Released

3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)

Length

4:07

Label

Interscope

Songwriter(s)

Enrique Iglesias
Paul Barry
Steve Torch
Mark Taylor

Producer(s)

Mark Taylor

Enrique Iglesias singles chronology

"Don't Turn Off the Lights"
(2002)

"Love to See You Cry"
(2002)

"Maybe"
(2002)

"Love to See You Cry" is the fourth single released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' second English-language studio album, Escape. The song was written by Iglesias, Mark Taylor, Paul Barry and Steve Torch, and produced by Mark Taylor for Metro/Brian Rawling Productions.

The single was released on 3 June 2002 in Europe and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Worldwide, the song reached number one in the Czech Republic and peaked inside the top 20 in Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. The music video features Mexican model Elsa Benitez playing opposite Iglesias.

Track listings

Spanish CD single^[1]

"Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
"Love to See You Cry" (Pippi & Chus Mediterranean vocal mix) – 9:03
"Love to See You Cry" (Pippi & Chus Mediterranean dub mix) – 7:14
"Love to See You Cry" (Pippi & Chus Mediterranean radio edit) – 4:18

European CD single^[2]

"Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
"Escape" (Giorgio Moroder and Fernando Garibay radio mix) – 4:04

UK CD1^[3]

"Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
"Sad Eyes" (album version) – 4:08
"Love to See You Cry" (Metro mix) – 6:19
"Love to See You Cry" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD2^[4]

"Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
"Experiencia Religiosa" (album version) – 5:28
"Only You" (video)

UK cassette single^[5]

"Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
"Sad Eyes" (album version) – 4:08

Australian CD single^[6]

"Love to See You Cry" (album version) – 4:05
"Escape" (Giorgio Moroder and Fernando Garibay radio mix) – 4:04
"Escape" (7th District radio mix) – 3:21
"Love to See You Cry" (Metro mix) – 6:19
"Escape" (video) – 3:30

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Escape album booklet.^[7]

Studios

Vocals engineered at Circle House (Miami, Florida)
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

Enrique Iglesias – writing, vocals
Paul Barry – writing, background vocals
Steve Torch – writing
Mark Taylor – writing, electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion, production, mixing
Sylvia Mason-James – background vocals
Adam Phillips – acoustic guitar
Carlos Paucar – vocal engineering
Jong Uk Yoon – assistant engineering
Ivy Skoff – production coordination
Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Love to See You Cry"
Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	61
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	55
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[11]	26
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[12]	17
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[13]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[14]	27
France (SNEP)^[15]	17
Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	53
Greece (IFPI)^[17]	15
Ireland (IRMA)^[18]	12
Italy (FIMI)^[19]	30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[20]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[21]	37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[22]	26
Portugal (AFP)^[23]	5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[24]	2
Scotland (OCC)^[25]	14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[26]	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27]	35
UK Singles (OCC)^[28]	12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Love to See You Cry"
Chart (2002)	Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[29]	75

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Love to See You Cry"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	3 June 2002	CD	Interscope	^[30]
United Kingdom	26 August 2002	CD cassette		^[31]
Australia	7 April 2003	CD		^[32]

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