Mission To Please cover art

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Tears Spotify streams & play count

The Isley Brothers, Ronald IsleyMission To Please19964:45

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Spotify streams

4,001,411

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 7 Nov 2026, 03:51 UTC.

Popularity
43 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 4,001,411 plays on 7 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
4,001,411First reading

Track details

Album
Mission To Please
Released
Track number
4
Duration
4:45
Explicit
No
Tempo
150.4 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Soul
  • Motown
  • Soul Funk
  • R&B
  • Funk
  • Blues

Moods

  • Slow
  • Love
  • Smooth
  • Romantic
  • Soulful

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
The Isley Brothers
Featured Artist
Ronald Isley
Producer
Angela Winbush, Ronald Isley
Composer
Babyface
Lyricist
Babyface

More by The Isley Brothers

  1. Shout, Pts. 1 & 2141,265,014 plays
  2. It's Your Thing127,382,680 plays
  3. Busted24,088,158 plays
  4. Mission To Please You2,254,843 plays

The Isley Brothers's other tracks this site keeps a page for, most played first. The Isley Brothers's artist page

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Tears have on Spotify?

Tears by The Isley Brothers and Ronald Isley had 4,001,411 streams on Spotify as of 7 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Tears released?

1 Jan 1996, on the album Mission To Please.

Who wrote and produced Tears?

Producers: Angela Winbush and Ronald Isley. Composer: Babyface. Lyricist: Babyface.

What genre is Tears?

The API's track insights tag it Soul, Motown and Soul Funk, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Tears?

150.4 BPM, from the API's track insights.