, ▁One ▁Good ▁Re ason . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁biggest ▁U . S . ▁hit , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁nine ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁t une ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Canadian ▁singer - song writer / gu itar ist ▁Edd ie ▁Schw art z , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁song writer ▁Rob ▁Fried man . ▁ ▁Schw art z , ▁who ▁was ▁fresh ▁off ▁of ▁writing ▁" H it ▁Me ▁with ▁Your ▁Best ▁Sh ot " ▁for ▁Pat ▁Ben atar , ▁later ▁decided ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁band ▁he ▁had ▁formed ▁with ▁Len ny ▁Zak ate k ▁and ▁Dave ▁T ys on . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁entire ▁project ▁was ▁ultimately ▁scra pped ▁after ▁failed ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁potential ▁manager ▁Tommy ▁M ott ola . ▁ ▁Some ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁song ▁reached ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Paul ▁Car rack ' s ▁producer , ▁and ▁Car rack ▁ultimately ▁recorded ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁" Don ' t ▁Sh ed ▁a ▁T ear " ▁entered ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at ▁number ▁ 7 2 ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁dated ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁new ▁entry ▁that ▁week . ▁▁ ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁nine ▁for ▁three ▁weeks ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁becoming ▁Car rack ' s ▁biggest ▁U . S . ▁hit