Let a Boy Cry

"Let a Boy Cry"
Single by Gala
from the album Come into My Life
B-side Remix
Released January 1997
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" single
Recorded 1996
Genre Electronic, Dance, House
Length 3:20
Label ZYX, Polygram
Writer(s) Filippo Andrea Carmeni, Gala Rizzatto, Maurizio Molella
Producer(s) Phil Jay, Maurizio Molella
Gala singles chronology
"Freed from Desire"
(1996)		 "Let a Boy Cry"
(1997)		 "Come into My Life"
(1997)

"Let a Boy Cry" is a song recorded by the Italian singer known under the name of Gala. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from her second album, Come into My Life, and her third single overall. The song achieved success in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain where it topped the singles charts.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Let a Boy Cry" (edit mix) — 3:20
  2. "Let a Boy Cry" (full vocals mix) — 5:06
CD maxi
  1. "Let a Boy Cry" (edit mix) — 3:20
  2. "Let a Boy Cry" (full vocals mix) — 5:06
  3. "Let a Boy Cry" (the glittering mix) — 7:16
12" single
  1. "Let a Boy Cry" (full vocals mix) — 5:06
  2. "Let a Boy Cry" (edit mix) — 3:20
  3. "Let a Boy Cry" (the glittering mix) — 7:16

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 3
France (SNEP)[4] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 17
Italy (FIMI)[6] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 9
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 23
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[11] 12
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 9
Dutch Top 40[13] 56
French Singles Chart[14] 13

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[15] Platinum 1997 500,000 497,000[16]

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Madonna
"Con te partirò" by Andrea Bocelli		 French SNEP number-one single
February 22, 1997 (1 week)
March 8, 1997 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Con te partirò" by Andrea Bocelli
Preceded by
"Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton		 Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
March 22, 1997 - May 3, 1997 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"María" by Ricky Martin
Preceded by
"Don't Speak" by No Doubt		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
March 29, 1997 - April 19, 1997 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Fired Up!" by Funky Green Dogs

References

  1. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  3. ↑ Eurochart peak
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: G". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gala search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  8. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Gala – Let a Boy Cry". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  11. ↑ 1997 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  12. ↑ 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  13. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1997" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  14. ↑ 1997 French Singles Chart disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  15. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  16. ↑ French certifications + sales, database Infodisc.fr (Retrieved July 1, 2008)

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