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"The Weeping Song"
"The Weeping Song"
Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
from the album The Good Son
B-side	"Cocks 'n' Asses"
Released	17 September 1990
Recorded	October 1989
Studio	Cardan Studios (São Paulo, Brazil)
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	4:21
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Nick Cave
Producer(s)	The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds singles chronology

The Weeping Song is a song by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album, The Good Son (1990), on 17 September 1990.

Accolades edit

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 edit

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
"The B-Side Song" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46 ("Cocks 'n' Asses" retitled for the US market)
"Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30

Personnel edit

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 edit

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

References edit

^ "Sounds End of Year Lists: Singles". Sounds. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ "NME Classic Albums & Singles". NME. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ "Anniversary Special: 222 Songs (2013)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ The Weeping Song (booklet). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. London, United Kingdom: Mute Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links edit

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

[1] "Sounds End of Year Lists: Singles". Sounds. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[2] "NME Classic Albums & Singles". NME. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[3] "Anniversary Special: 222 Songs (2013)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[linearnotes-4] The Weeping Song (booklet). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. London, United Kingdom: Mute Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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