Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)

"Boys Don't Cry"
Single by The Cure
B-side "Plastic Passion"
Released 15 June 1979 (1979-06-15)
Format
Recorded 1979
Genre
Length 2:35
Label Fiction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chris Parry
The Cure singles chronology
"Killing an Arab"
(1978)		 "Boys Don't Cry"
(1979)		 "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
(1979)

"Killing an Arab"
(1978)		 "Boys Don't Cry"
(1979)		 "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
(1979)
"Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - New Mix)"

1986 UK re-release
Single by The Cure
B-side "Pillbox Tales", "Do the Hansa"
Released 21 April 1986 (1986-04-21)
Format
Length 2:38
Label Fiction
Songwriter(s)
  • Robert Smith
  • Lol Tolhurst
  • Michael Dempsey
Producer(s)
The Cure singles chronology
"Close to Me"
(1985)		 "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - New Mix)"
(1986)		 "Why Can't I Be You?"
(1987)

"Close to Me"
(1985)		 "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · New Mix)"
(1986)		 "Why Can't I Be You?"
(1987)

"Boys Don't Cry" is a song by English rock band the Cure. It was released in the UK as a stand-alone single in June 1979, and was included as the title track on Boys Don't Cry, the American equivalent to Three Imaginary Boys.

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 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 has not appeared on any subsequent release by the Cure, but can be heard in the music video for "Boys Don't Cry". It was released to promote Standing on a Beach; however, the original version of the song appears on the album.

Music video

The video, released in 1986 to promote the "New Voice New Mix" re-recording, features three children miming the song. Behind a curtain, Smith, Tolhurst, and Dempsey (in his only appearance with the band since his 1979 departure), appear as the children's shadows.

Legacy

The 1999 film Boys Don't Cry took its title from the song; a cover version, performed by Nathan Larson, was used as the title song for the film. The song has appeared in numerous other films, including The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, Starter for Ten, I Do, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Friends with Benefits (a cover version, performed by Grant-Lee Phillips, is used in the soundtrack of the film) and Me and You.

Track listings

7" vinyl

  1. "Boys Don't Cry" – 2:34
  2. "Plastic Passion" – 2:15

,

1986

7" vinyl'

  1. "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · New Mix)" – 2:38
  2. "Pill Box Tales" – 2:54

12" vinyl

  1. "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · Club Mix)" – 5:31
  2. "Pill Box Tales" – 2:56
  3. "Do the Hansa" – 2:40

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1979–80) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 99
"Boys Don't Cry (New Voice · New Mix)"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
German Singles Chart 19
UK Singles Chart 22[5]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 26
French Singles Chart 28
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart 37
Spain (AFYVE) 31[6]

References

  1. ↑ Anthony DeCurtis; James Henke; Holly George-Warren (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. Random House. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-679-73729-2.
  2. ↑ Dominic Pedler (25 May 2010). The Songwriting Secrets Of The Beatles. Omnibus Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-85712-346-6.
  3. ↑ SPIN Media LLC (June 1992). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. p. 32. ISSN 0886-3032.
  4. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 130. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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