▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist . ▁ ▁It ▁spent ▁ 2 3 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁including ▁th ir teen ▁weeks ▁inside ▁the ▁top ▁ 4 0 ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁chart , ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁Billboard ''' s ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁year - end ▁chart ▁at ▁number ▁ 8 3 . ▁It ▁also ▁reached ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁Album ▁Rock ▁Tra cks ▁chart , ▁▁ ▁and ▁number ▁six ▁on ▁the ▁Singles ▁Sales ▁chart . ▁▁ ▁Else where , ▁the ▁song ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁ ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 6 0 ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Mike ▁De G agne ▁of ▁All music ▁called ▁" Don ' t ▁Sh ed ▁a ▁T ear " ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁One ▁Good ▁Re ason '' ▁album , ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁" bol ster ed ▁by ▁its ▁subt le , ▁laid - back ▁gro ove ▁with ▁a ▁start - and - stop ▁tempo ." ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ 7 " ▁Vin yl ▁( U . S ., ▁U . K .) ▁" Don ' t ▁Sh ed ▁a ▁T ear " ▁— ▁ 3 : 4 2 ▁" Mer rile e " ▁— ▁ 3 : 5 2 ▁▁ 7 " ▁Vin yl ▁( J apan ) ▁" Don ' t ▁Sh ed ▁a ▁T ear " ▁— ▁ 3 : 4 2 ▁" When ▁You ▁Walk ▁in ▁the ▁Room