Tears (Clean Bandit song)

"Tears"
Single by Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson
Released	27 May 2016
Format	Digital download
Genre	Nu disco synthpop dance funky house classical crossover
Length	3:45
Label	Atlantic Warner
Writer(s)	Sam Romans Jack Patterson
Producer(s)	Jack Patterson Grace Chatto Mark Ralph
Clean Bandit singles chronology
"Stronger" (2015) "Tears" (2016) "Rockabye" (2016)
Louisa Johnson singles chronology "Forever Young" (2015) "Tears" (2016) "So Good" (2016)

"Tears" is a song by English electronic group Clean Bandit, featuring English singer Louisa Johnson. It was released on 27 May 2016.

Music video

The music video features Johnson and the band in a room with burning instruments with water on the floor. The video also features a snowy owl that was one of several who had previously played Hedwig in the Harry Potter films.

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson) – 3:46

Wideboys Remix – single

1. "Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson) [Wideboys Remix] – 4:46

Other versions

• Wideboys Dub – 4:58
• Wideboys Radio Edit – 3:14

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[1]	12
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2]	24
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3]	32
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	19
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	38
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[6]	20
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7]	74
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	95
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[9]	11
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10]	21
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11]	11
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	21
Israel (Media Forest)[13]	1
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[14]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16]	36
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[17]	3
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[18]	10
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[19]	45
Romania (Airplay 100)[20]	37
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21]	3
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22]	68
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	45
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[24]	3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25]	5
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]	Platinum	669,646[28]
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Argentina Top 20 Oficial" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
2. "Ultratop.be – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
3. "Ultratop.be – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
4. "Ultratop.be – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
5. "Ultratop.be – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
6. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201637 into search. Retrieved 19 September, 2016.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201632 into search. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
12. "Chart Track: Week 29, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
13. "Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
14. "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
15. "Tipparade - Week 31 (30 juli 2016)" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. 30 July 2016.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
17. "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.
18. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
19. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
20. "Romania's Airplay 100 – 16 October 2016". Media Forest. Kiss FM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
21. "Archive Chart: 2016-06-03". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
22. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201630 into search. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
23. "Swedishcharts.com – Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson – Tears". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
24. "Archive Chart: 2016-06-03" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
25. "Archive Chart: 2016-06-10" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
26. "Clean Bandit – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Clean Bandit. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
27. "British single certifications – Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson – Tears". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 October 2016. Enter Tears in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
28. Jones, Alan (11 November 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Clean Bandit end Little Mix's reign on top of the singles chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2016. (subscription required (help)).