"True Tears of Joy" was the fourth single from Australian pub rockers, Hunters & Collectors' seventh studio album, Cut. It was released after the album on 23 November 1992. It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart – the highest charting single of their career – and No. 47 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. "True Tears of Joy" was co-written by band members John Archer, Doug Falconer, Jack Howard, Robert Miles, Barry Palmer, Mark Seymour, Jeremy Smith, and Michael Waters.

Australian pub rockers Hunters & Collectors released "True Tears of Joy" on 23 November 1992 a month after their seventh studio album,Cut, which was issued in October. The track was co-written by band members John Archer on bass guitar, Doug Falconer on drums, Jack Howard on trumpet, Robert Miles on live sound, Barry Palmer on guitar, Mark Seymour on lead vocals, Jeremy Smith on French horn, and Michael Waters on keyboards and trombone.

"True Tears of Joy" was released as a CD single on White Label/Mushroom Records and, as with the album, was co-produced by Don Gehman and Hunters & Collectors, with Rick Will as the assistant producer. The single reached No. 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart and although it did not enter the top 50 until February 1993 it became the highest charting single of their career. It peaked No. 47 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

In the liner notes for the band's compilation album, Natural Selection, Seymour provides the following description for the song; "She's standing at the gate about to depart for Tokyo to pursue dubious employment. She doesn't want to go, doesn't know why she's going, runs off... tears streaming down her face. Hardly joyous. That came later."

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