One Last Cry

B-side"Goodbye My Love"^[1]

ReleasedMay 25, 1993 (1993-05-25)^[2]

Recorded1991 (1991)^[3]

Genre

• R&B
• pop
• quiet storm
• soul

"One Last Cry"
US cassette single and European CD single
Single by Brian McKnight
from the album Brian McKnight
B-side	"Goodbye My Love"[1]
Released	May 25, 1993 (1993-05-25)[2]
Recorded	1991 (1991)[3]
Genre	R&B pop quiet storm soul
Length	4:55 (album version) 4:26 (single edit)
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	Brian McKnight Brandon Barnes Melanie Barnes[4]
Producers	Brian McKnight Brandon Barnes[5]
Brian McKnight singles chronology
"Love Is" (1993) "One Last Cry" (1993) "After the Love" (1993)
Music video
"One Last Cry" on YouTube

"One Last Cry" is a song performed by American singer Brian McKnight, issued as the fourth single from his eponymous debut album (1992) on May 25 1993 by Mercury Records. McKnight co-wrote and co-produced the track with Brandon and Melanie Barnes.^[6] It was McKnight's first solo hit on the US Billboard Hot 100^[7] and Cash Box Top 100, peaking at numbers 13 and 14, respectively.

Since its release, "One Last Cry" has been covered by 10 other artists, which are: Backstreet Boys, Melinda Linder, Justin Timberlake, Marina Elali, Martin Nievera, Billy Crawford, Nina, Sabrina, Heather Headley and Peck Palitchoke.^[8]

In 2025, Melinda Lindner's cover of the song reached number 30 the Adult Contemporary chart.^[9]