"What a Crying Shame" is a song written by Raul Malo and Kostas, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks. It was released in November 1993 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada. Music video The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in December 1993. Chart performance "What a Crying Shame" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 1, 1994. Year-end charts References 1993 singles 1993 songs The Mavericks songs Songs written by Kostas (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Don Cook MCA Records singles Songs written by Raul Malo