Boys Don't Cry (song)
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| Single by The Cure | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | June 15, 1979 (UK) 21 April 1986 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" 12" | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Post-punk | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Fiction Records | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Chris Parry (1979/1986) Robert Smith (1986) Dave Allen (1986) |
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"Boys Don't Cry" was the second single to be released by The Cure, released in June 1979. It was released in the UK as a stand-alone single, and was included as the title track on Boys Don't Cry, the American equivalent to Three Imaginary Boys.
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[edit] History
Written by Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, and Lol Tolhurst, the lyrics tell the story of a man who has given up trying to regain the love of a girl that he has lost, and tries to disguise his true emotional state by "laughing, hiding the tears in [his] eyes, 'cause boys don't cry".
In April 1986 it was re-released under the title "New Voice · New Mix", in which the original track was remixed and the vocals re-recorded. The new version was not received well[citation needed], and unlike the original, has not appeared on any subsequent release by The Cure. The updated version can however be heard in the music video for "Boys Don't Cry".
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 1979 release
7" single
- "Boys Don't Cry" - 2:34
- "Plastic Passion" - 2:15
[edit] 1986 re-release
7" single
- "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · New Mix)"
- "Pill Box Tales" - 2:56
12" single
- "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · Club Mix)"
- "Pill Box Tales" - 2:56
- "Do the Hansa" - 2:40
[edit] Personnel
- Michael Dempsey – Bass
- Robert Smith – Voice, Guitar
- Lol Tolhurst – Drums
[edit] Other versions
[edit] Use in film
The song has appeared in:
- The 1998 movie The Wedding Singer.
- A cover version, performed by Nathan Larson, was used as the title song of the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry.
- A cover version, performed by Grant-Lee Phillips, used in the soundtrack of the 2011 film Friends with Benefits.
- The 2006 film Starter for Ten.
- The 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as Nick's cellphone ringtone (the band is referenced later in the film as one of Nick's favorite bands).
[edit] Covers
The song was covered by the Sacramento band Oleander. Their version appeared in their 1999 album February Son, and was released as a single in 2000.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1979) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 99 |
[edit] "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · New Mix)"
| Chart (1986) | Peak Position |
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| German Singles Chart | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart | 22 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 26 |
| French Singles Chart | 28 |
