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2 Critical reception  



2.1  Accolades  





2.2  Kerrang! Awards  







3 Track listings  





4 Charts  





5 Certifications  





6 Personnel  





7 References  





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"Tears Don't Fall"
One of the album cover artwork variants
SinglebyBullet for My Valentine
from the album The Poison
A-side"Tears Don't Fall"
Released17 June 2006[1][2]
Genre
  • emo[6][7]
  • Length
    • 5:48 (album version)
    • 4:40 (single version)
    Label
    Songwriter(s)Matthew Tuck
    Bullet for My Valentine singles chronology
    "All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)"
    (2006)
    "Tears Don't Fall"
    (2006)
    "Scream Aim Fire"
    (2007)
    Music video
    "Tears Don't Fall"onYouTube

    "Tears Don't Fall" is a song by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. It is the band's fourth single from their first full-length studio album, The Poison. The single was released on 17 June 2006 through Trustkill Records in the US. The song won the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. The song peaked at No. 24 on the Hot Mainstream Rock chart and No. 32 on the Alternative Rock chart.[12] In 2013, the band released a sequel to the song called "Tears Don't Fall (Part 2)" on their fourth studio album, Temper Temper.

    Music video[edit]

    The music video, directed by Tony Petrossian, shows the band playing in a place with heavy rain. The story of the video shows a woman and the man, who are seen doing romantic things with each other but when the woman (Taylor Cole) tries to continue the following day, the man won't let her as he seems to be tired of her. After a while of driving, the car loses fuel. After refueling the car, the woman tries to get close to the man and causes him to drop the barrel of fuel. He pushes her away, but the barrel has emptied, with the fuel spilled onto the ground. The man then gets in the car and drives away, leaving the girl running after the car. The man stops at a hotel, goes in and finds a blonde woman to replace the previous woman he left behind. The previous woman finally manages to walk to where the man is staying. She then enters the hotel room with the barrel he dropped earlier and proceeds to drench the new couple and herself with gasoline to commit murder-suicide by immolation. She then pulls out a lighter and drops it onto the bed but it doesn't ignite. The woman then smiles and blows a sarcastic kiss to the terrified pair cowering on the bed now realizing they were not going to die. The camera then shifts outside to a hose dripping water indicating she had used the hose to fill the barrel with water.

    The other video again starts with the band playing in the rain. The story shows a man and woman doing romantic things in the car with the ex-girlfriend watching them in rage and sadness. Heartbroken and in tears, the ex goes to seek help from a voodoo witch doctor who makes her go through a ritual to put her in a blinding trance of anger, before finally receiving a voodoo doll cursed to imitate the man. In rage, she starts stabbing the doll, causing the man to feel the pain, then the doll falls into a pit of fire, which caused the car to explode, killing the man and woman inside.

    As of 30 January 2024 the song has 241 million views on YouTube.

    Critical reception[edit]

    "Tears Don't Fall" is one of Bullet for My Valentine's most popular songs and is often regarded as one of the band's greatest songs. It was featured in the band's live DVDs: The Poison: Live at Brixton, Rock am Ring 2006, Scream Aim Fire: Live at London Alexandria and Live from Brixton: Chapter Two.

    Accolades[edit]

    Publication List Rank
    Loudwire The 66 Best Metal Songs of the 21st Century
    [13]
    Metal Hammer The 100 Greatest Metal Songs of the 21st Century
    35[14]
    Watchmojo Top 10 Decade Defining Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Songs: 2000s
    [15]

    Kerrang! Awards[edit]

    Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
    2006 "Tears Don't Fall" Best Single Won [16]

    Track listings[edit]

    "Tears Don't Fall" was released as a single in the UK in multiple different formats: two CD singles and one 7" LP single. All three formats were released on 17 July 2006 through Visible Noise Records.[1] The individual track listings are as follows:

    CD1

    1. "Tears Don't Fall" – 4:40
    2. "Domination" (Pantera cover)[11] – 5:06

    CD2

    1. "Tears Don't Fall" (live at Brixton Academy) – 6:12
    2. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (live at Brixton Academy) – 3:53
    3. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (live at Brixton Academy) – 4:01

    7" vinyl

    1. "Tears Don't Fall" – 4:40
    2. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica cover) – 6:17

    German EP

    1. "Tears Don't Fall" – 4:40
    2. "Domination" (Pantera cover) – 5:06
    3. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Metallica cover) – 6:17
    4. "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (live at Brixton Academy) – 4:02
    5. "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" (live at Brixton Academy) – 3:52

    Online downloads

    Charts[edit]

    Chart performance for "Tears Don't Fall"
    Chart (2006) Peak
    position
    Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 17
    Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 47
    Scotland (OCC)[19] 28
    UK Singles (OCC)[20] 37
    UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[21] 3
    USMainstream Rock (Billboard)[22] 24
    USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[23] 32

    Certifications[edit]

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Germany (BVMI)[24] Gold 150,000
    United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000

    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Personnel[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Bullet for My Valentine – Tears Don't Fall (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  • ^ "Tears Don't Fall [2 Track CD] – Bullet for My Valentine | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  • ^ "Top 50 Metal Bands Who Released Their First Album in the 21st Century". Loudwire. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2019. Distancing themselves from the metalcore pool are the U.K.'s Bullet for My Valentine. Breaking into the scene with [metalcore] genre anthems "Tears Don't Fall" and "4 Words (To Choke Upon)" off their debut record,
  • ^ Longhurst, Jake (22 April 2022). "A Ten Song Introduction To Metalcore Music". The Mic. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  • ^ Harris, Brenton (18 October 2021). "THESE TOP 8 MYSPACE METALCORE TRACKS STILL ABSOLUTELY SLAP". Maniacs. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  • ^ Kremkau, Bryan (18 September 2006). "Bullet for My Valentine "Tears Don't Fall" Streams". ReadJunk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  • ^ "8 EMO TRACKS FOR THE LOVELORN ANTI-VALENTINE'S LOSER". When The Horn Blows. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  • ^ a b Bullet for My Valentine. "Bullet for My Valentine | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  • ^ "Bullet for My Valentine Biography, Discography, Music News on 100 XR – The Net's #1 Rock Station!!!". 100xr.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  • ^ "Bullet for My Valentine – Tears Don't Fall at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  • ^ a b "Bullet for My Valentine – Tears Don't Fall PT. 1 CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  • ^ "Archived". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2023.[dead link]
  • ^ "The 66 Best Metal Songs of the 21st Century". Loudwire. 24 September 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  • ^ "The 100 Greatest Metal Songs of the 21st Century". Loudersound. 16 May 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  • ^ "Top 10 Decade Defining Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Songs: 2000s". Watchmojo. 16 May 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  • ^ "Awards and Nominations". 25 August 2006.
  • ^ "Bullet for My Valentine: Tears Don't Fall" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  • ^ "Bullet for My Valentine – Tears Don't Fall" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  • ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  • ^ "Bullet for My Valentine Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  • ^ "Bullet for My Valentine Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  • ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bullet for My Valentine; 'Tears Don't Fall')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  • ^ "British single certifications – Bullet for My Valentine – Tears Don't Fall". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  • External links[edit]


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