"Don't Cry Anymore" (stylized as "don't cry anymore") is Japanese singer-songwriter miwa's debut major label single, released on March 3, 2010. It was used as the Nana Eikura starring drama Nakanai to Kimeta Hi's theme song. It was certified gold by the RIAJ for full-length cellphone downloads.

The song is an upbeat pop rock song. The lyrics describe somebody instructing themself to stop crying and to be strong, no matter what. References are made to an end of a relationship, such as the song's protagonist "thinking that the happiness of feeling warmth while (she) slept would go on forever" (ぬくもり感じ眠ると幸せだった　それが永遠に続くと思ってたなのに^?, nukumori kanjinemuru to shiawase datta, sora ga eien ni tsuzuku to omotteita nano ni). She feels that she wants to hear that person's voice again and to see them again, but knows that she must walk forward instead.

miwa felt that "Don't Cry Anymore" was less indicative of her personality than the B-sides of the single. miwa describes the B-side "Megurogawa" as a "comfortable and tender" song, that feels like her starting point from where she started to make music. It describes somebody yearning to tell a boy about her feelings for him, as she stands beside Meguro River in Tokyo, in spring with cherry blossoms lining the river. "Wake Up, Break Out!" was written in her first year at high school, and she performed this often at live houses. She believes the song has the feeling of a live performance, since she recorded it with the same band as she did for "Don't Cry Anymore."

The song was used as the Fuji Television drama Nakanai to Kimeta Hi's theme song. It was written specifically for the drama, after miwa was told about concept of the drama after the initial offer. The song was briefly used in commercials for Recochoku from late January 2010 onwards.

miwa participated in a high profile episode of the Fuji Television music show Music Fair, a month before the single's release. On it, she performed the song, as well as a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" with Alan, Leona Lewis and Kana Nishino. Miwa also performed "Don't Cry Anymore" on NHK's Music Japan on the 7th of March. She also performed at the special 300th anniversary episode of Bokura no Ongaku a month after the single's release, performing a cover of Yumi Matsutoya's "Hello, My Friend" with Hiroshi Kamayatsu.

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