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"Don't Cry" is een lied van de Rockband Guns N' Roses, waarvan twee versies tegelijkertijd zijn uitgegeven op de albums Use Your Illusion I en Use Your Illusion II (Don't Cry [Alternate Lyrics]). Hierin is de melodie bijna volledig hetzelfde alleen de tekst is anders. Er is ook nog een derde versie, officieel alleen uitgebracht op de single voor het liedje, dat werd opgenomen tijdens de Appetite for Destruction opnames in 1986.

"Don't Cry" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, two versions of which were released simultaneously on different albums. The version with the original lyrics is the fourth track on Use Your Illusion I (1991), while the version with the alternate lyrics is the 13th track on Use Your Illusion II (1991). Only the vocal tracks differ, and even then only in the verses; however, in those verses, not only are the words entirely different, but the meter and melody are also slightly different. There is also a third version, officially released only on the single for the song, which was recorded during Appetite for Destruction sessions in 1986.

Referred to as a power ballad, "Don't Cry" reached the top 10 in many countries, including peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Ireland, "Don't Cry" became Guns N' Roses' second number-one single, and in Finland, it became the second number-one hit from the Use Your Illusion albums. The song also topped Portugal's music chart, reached number two in New Zealand and Norway, and peaked within the top five in Australia, Denmark, and Switzerland. Andy Morahan and Mark Racco directed its accompanying music video.