Boys Will Be Boys (song)

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“Boys Will Be Boys”
Single by The Ordinary Boys
Released	June 6, 2005
Format	CD, Digital download
Length	2:43
The Ordinary Boys singles chronology
"Seaside" (2004) "Boys Will Be Boys" (2005) "Life Will Be the Death of Me" (2005)

"Boys Will Be Boys" is a single by British rock group The Ordinary Boys.

It was released in 2005, when it reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, but it re-entered the charts in January 2006, following singer Preston's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. It reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart and went to number 1 in the UK Official Download Chart on 8 February 2006.

In the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the song can be heard playing in the boys dormitory in the Gryffindor common room scene.

The song was also covered in a 'Oompa-ska' style by Goldfrapp for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on the 27th of April 2006.^[1] It was subsequently released by Goldfrapp on their single "Satin Boys, Flaming Chic".

[edit] Track listing

CD1

1. "Boys Will Be Boys"
2. "We Soldier On"

CD2

1. "Boys Will Be Boys"
2. "Quarter Life Crisis"
3. "Boys Will Be Boys" (Lady Sovereign Remix)
4. "Boys Will Be Boys" (Video)

[edit] References

v • d • e The Ordinary Boys Samuel Preston • William J. Brown  • James Gregory  • Simon Goldring  • Charles "Chuck" Stanley Albums Over the Counter Culture (2004) • Brassbound (2005) • How to Get Everything You Ever Wanted in Ten Easy Steps (2006) Singles "Maybe Someday" • "Week In, Week Out" • "Talk, Talk, Talk" • "Seaside" • "Boys Will Be Boys" • "Life Will Be the Death of Me" • "Nine2Five" • "Lonely at the Top" • "I Luv U"