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Boys Don't Cry
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- Album
- Greatest Hits
- Released
- 2001
- Genres
- new wave, post-punk, gothic rock, darkwave
- Length
- 2:37
- Tempo
- 170 BPM
- Label
- Rhino/Elektra
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About this song
Boys Don't Cry was released as a standalone single on 15 June 1979 and was not on the UK debut album Three Imaginary Boys. It was instead included on the North American debut album Boys Don't Cry, released 5 February 1980. The original release only charted in New Zealand, peaking at #22 in May 1980. A new version was released as a single in 1986, after the success of The Head On The Door, and reached the top 30 in five countries, including the UK, with a higher peak in New Zealand.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “1979 by The Hood Internet”.
- Covered 35 times, including “Boys Don't Cry by The Gerogerigegege”.
- Written by Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst and Robert Smith.
- Produced by Chris Parry.
- Recorded at Morgan Studios.