Song · Iggy Pop
“Cry For Love” by Iggy Pop
From the album Blah‐Blah‐Blah (1986)
“Cry For Love” by Iggy Pop appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1986 and 2003. It was first released in 1986 on the album Blah‐Blah‐Blah. Its best result is #25 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1986 and #2,991 alternative song of all time.
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"Cry for Love" comes from Iggy Pop's 1986 album Blah-Blah-Blah, a song he wrote with guitarist Steve Jones, who also tears off the solo. David Bowie produced and mixed it with engineer David Richards and chips in on backing vocals, and this is Iggy in full widescreen '80s mode.
Erdal Kızılçay plays nearly everything else: bass, drums, organ, synthesizer, sampler and violin, while Kevin Armstrong adds a second guitar and backing vocals. The sound is sleek and shiny, but Iggy croons low and hungry through the middle of it, a street animal in a sharp suit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 25 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 134 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1989 | 224 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 270 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1001 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Cry for Love.
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