The Tracks — Evita, 1996
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
The truth is, I never left you.
At a Glance
Title
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
Record
Evita (1996)
Single
Second single | 16 December 1996
Writers
Andrew Lloyd Webber | Tim Rice
Producers
Alan Parker | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Nigel Wright | David Caddick
Chart peaks
US No. 8 | UK No. 3
The most famous song in Evita, sung from the balcony of the Casa Rosada — and a top ten hit all over again.
The Song
Disc two of the soundtrack. Madonna took vocal lessons to prepare for the role, and her “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” is controlled and emotional, sung by Eva to the crowds after Perón’s election.
Alan Parker’s film of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical cast Madonna as Eva Perón, opposite Antonio Banderas as Che and Jonathan Pryce as Juan Perón. She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
After
A dance remix, the “Miami Mix”, mixing English and Spanish, took the song into the clubs.
The Charts
It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 8 in the US.
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