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1998 single by Human Nature
"Cruel"
Single by Human Nature
from the album Counting Down
B-side"Without You"
ReleasedAugust 1998
Recorded1998
GenrePop
Length4:11
LabelSony Music Records, Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)Andrew Klippel, Shep Solomon
Producer(s)Andrew Kippel
Human Nature singles chronology
"People Get Ready"
(1996) 		"Cruel"
(1998) 		"Last to Know"
(1999)
Music video
"Cruel" on YouTube

"Cruel" is a song by Human Nature, released as the lead single from their album second studio album Counting Down. The song peaked at No. 14 in Australia and was certified Gold. Human Nature performed the song live at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 and on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

Track listing

  1. Cruel (Single Edit) (4:11)
  2. Without You (LA Demo Session)
  3. Cruel (Album Version) (5:16)

Charts

Weekly charts

"Cruel" debuted and peaked at No. 14 in Australia.

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
Australia (ARIA) 77
Australian Artist (ARIA) 8

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits

References

  1. "Human Nature- Cruel". Australian Charts. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. "Human Nature – Wishes". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998". aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998". aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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