The song was released as the album's first single on May 15, 1995, reaching number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top-five hit in Australia and Canada.

[1] He went inside a walk-in closet, closed the door, grabbed a guitar that was leaning against the back wall, and wrote "Somebody's Crying.

[10] "Somebody's Crying" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1996, losing to Tom Petty's "You Don't Know How It Feels".

[12] In contrast to the song's melancholy lyrical content, the video presents a more upbeat story of a summer romance, and features Isaak riding a surfboard, a favorite pastime of his.

"[13] Actors Jennifer Rubin, Jenna Elfman, Zen Gesner, and Chris Penn appear in the video.

[30] An acoustic performance of the song by Isaak is included in the 2000 DVD compilation, MTV Unplugged: Ballads.