"Somebody's Crying" peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1995, making it Isaak's second-highest-charting single after "Wicked Game", which reached number six in 1991. "Somebody's Crying" also peaked at number 27 on the Hot AC chart, number 34 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number 36 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. Elsewhere, the song peaked at number five in Australia and number 22 in New Zealand, marking Isaak's highest chart placement in the former country. It charted the highest in Canada, climbing to number four on the RPM Top Singles chart. However, the single was not as commercially successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number 81 on its chart.
