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Cryin'

"Cryin" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. A power ballad, it was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes, and released by Geffen Records on June 29, 1993, as the third single (second in the United States) from their 11th studio album, Get a Grip (1993). Tyler described the song by saying, "It was country – we just Aerosmith'd it." "Cryin'" reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100. It is one of their most successful hits in Europe, reaching number one in Norway, number three in Iceland, Portugal, and Sweden, and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song went gold in the US for selling over 500,000 copies. Its music video, directed by Marty Callner, features Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.

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"Cryin" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. A power ballad, it was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes, and released by Geffen Records on June 29, 1993, as the third single (second in the United States) from their 11th studio album, Get a Grip (1993). Tyler described the song by saying, "It was country – we just Aerosmith'd it." "Cryin'" reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100. It is one of their most successful hits in Europe, reaching number one in Norway, number three in Iceland, Portugal, and Sweden, and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song went gold in the US for selling over 500,000 copies. Its music video, directed by Marty Callner, features Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1993-06-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1993-06-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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