Don't Wanna Cry (Namie Amuro song)

"Don't Wanna Cry"
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Sweet 19 Blues
B-side	"Present"
Released	March 13, 1996
Genre	Pop, dance, R&B
Length	4:40
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Tetsuya Komuro Takahiro Maeda Cozy Kubo
Producer(s)	Tetsuya Komuro
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"Chase the Chance" (1995) "Don't Wanna Cry" (1996) "You're My Sunshine" (1996)

"Don't Wanna Cry" is a song by Japanese singer and record producer Namie Amuro released on the Avex Trax label, as her third single for her debut solo album Sweet 19 Blues (1996), It is her second consecutive million-selling single as well as her second consecutive number-one single. In December, the single took home the "Grand Prix Award" from the 38th Annual Japan Record Awards (analogous to Record of the Year from the Grammy Awards). 19 years old at the time, she is the youngest artist to have been awarded the grand prize^[1].