Tears (Clean Bandit song)

"Tears" is a song by English electronic group Clean Bandit, featuring English singer Louisa Johnson. It was released on 27 May 2016. It is the last single to feature Neil Amin-Smith as violinist after his departure. Clean Bandit and Johnson performed the song with 5 After Midnight during the finals of The X Factor on 10 December 2016. It was included on the deluxe edition of the band's second studio album, What Is Love?

"Tears"
Single by Clean Bandit featuring Louisa Johnson
from the album What Is Love?
Released	27 May 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Electronic dance-pop house classical crossover
Length	3:45
Label	Atlantic Warner
Songwriter(s)	Jack Patterson Sam Romans
Producer(s)	Clean Bandit Mark Ralph
Clean Bandit singles chronology
"Stronger" (2015) "Tears" (2016) "Rockabye" (2016)
Louisa Johnson singles chronology
"Forever Young" (2015) "Tears" (2016) "So Good" (2016)
Music video
"Tears" on YouTube

Background

Jack Patterson said: "Tears is an epic trap-2step breakup ballad. I wrote it with Sam Romans at the piano, and over the course of a year, it has transformed from a simple piano tune into a mad beast of changing time signatures and feels. To me, Tears feels like a 1990s vision of a future breakup song."^[1]

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^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson)	3:45

Digital download - Acoustic Piano Version^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson)	3:43

Digital download - Acoustic Piano Version [Instrumental]^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson)	4:01

Digital download - 99 Souls Remix^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson)	3:38

Digital download - Cedric Gervais Remix^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson)	6:03

Digital download - Wideboys Remix^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson)	4:46
2.	"Tears (featuring Louisa Johnson)" (Radio Edit)	3:14
3.	"Tears (featuring Louisa Johnson)" (Dub)	4:58

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[8] 12 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 24 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 32 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 19 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 38 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[13] 15 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 74 Germany (GfK)[15] 95 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 11 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 21 Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 6 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 21 Israel (Media Forest)[20] 1 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[21] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 36 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[24] 8 New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 10 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[26] 45 Romania (Airplay 100)[27] 37 Scotland (OCC)[28] 3 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 68 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 45 UK Dance (OCC)[31] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[32] 5 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[33] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[34] 64 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[35] 63 Hungary (Single Top 40)[36] 55 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[37] 33 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[38] 46 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[39] Gold 25,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] Gold 15,000‡ Poland (ZPAV)[41] Platinum 50,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI)[42] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.