| "Black Tears" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Powderfinger | |
| from the album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence | |
| Released | 2 June 2007 (Dream Days at the Hotel Existence) |
| Recorded | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles January 2007–April 2007 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Universal Music Australia |
| Songwriter(s) | Powderfinger (Jon Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton) |
| Producer(s) | Rob Schnapf |
"Black Tears" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, from their sixth studio album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. The song is an acoustic ballad in a folk music style, beginning with one guitar and a lead vocal, later introducing a guitar with a synthesised effect from the first chorus. Following the Dream Days at the Hotel Existence release, live versions of the song have been released on other recordings.
The song did not cause the release of the album to be delayed, despite claims that the song's lyrics could interfere with the 2004 Palm Island death in custody case.