Boys (original mono studio mix)
~ Recording by The Beatles
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 1st press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 2nd press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 3rd press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 4th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:20 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMCO 1202, PMCO-1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 5th press, Decca contract) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 5th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v1, brackets logo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v1, oval logo, centered titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v1, oval logo, left justified titles, long playing) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v1, oval logo, left justified titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, 45-size labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, oval logo, Coffin-King typo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, oval logo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, brackets logo, centered titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, brackets logo, left justified titles) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, brackets logo, left justified titles, Coffin-King typo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, brackets logo, left justified titles, indented credits) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, all black labels, VJ letters, Side) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.4 | Boys | 2:22 | The Beatles | Requests | The Beatles | EP |
| Parlophone | GEPO-70013 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons | The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons | Album + Compilation |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062, VJLP 1065 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, all black labels, brackets logo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v2, all black labels, oval logo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Introducing...The Beatles (mono, v2, all black labels, VJ letters, SIDE) | The Beatles | Album |
| Vee-Jay Records | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 6th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 7th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, one EMI box) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 8th press) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, 1981 reissue) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1201 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:23 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, red vinyl) | The Beatles | Album |
| Odeon | EAS-70130 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:23 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (red vinyl) | The Beatles | Album |
| Odeon | EAS-70130 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:24 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, CD made in W‐Germany, SPARS code: ADD) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:26 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:27 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Odeon | CDP 7 46435 2, CP32‐5321 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:24 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CLJ 46435 |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, two EMI boxes) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1202 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:24 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:28 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, CD made in USA) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:28 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, made in W‐Germany, SPARS code: AAD) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, purple label) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone | CLJ-46435 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records, Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:28 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono) | The Beatles | Album |
| Apple Records | 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, two EMI boxes, 1995) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | PMC 1201 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono, purple label with Apple logo) | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C1 0777 7 46435 1 1 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo), Apple Records, Parlophone | TOCP-51111 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:27 | The Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone, Apple Records | TOCP-50501, TOCP-50502, TOCP-50503, TOCP-50504, TOCP-50505, TOCP-50506, TOCP-50507, TOCP-50508, TOCP-50509/10, TOCP-50511, TOCP-50512, TOCP-50513, TOCP-50514, TOCP-50515, TOCP-50516 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:29 | The Beatles | The Beatles in Mono | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | TOCP-71041~53 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:29 | The Beatles | The Beatles in Mono | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969945120 |
| 7.5 | Boys (mono) | 2:27 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 3766898 |
| 7.5 | Boys (mono) | 2:27 | The Beatles | The U.S. Albums | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | B0019645-02 |
| 2.10 | Boys | 2:26 | The Beatles | Meet The Beatles (Japan box set) | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Odeon, Universal Music Publishing Group | UICY-76429/33 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (2014 mono remaster) | The Beatles | Album | Parlophone | 5099963379815, PMC 1202 | |
| 1.5 | Boys | ?:?? | The Beatles | The Beatles in Mono | The Beatles | Album + Compilation | Apple Records | 5099963379716 | |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:28 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono AAD GEMA Uden PDO) | The Beatles | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 46435 2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:28 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone | C2 46435 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:27 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (red labels) | The Beatles | Album |
| Santa Records (Russian pirate label) | ATR 30109/10, П93 00537/38 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Die Beatles (Die zentrale Tanzschaffe der weltberühmten Vier aus Liverpool) | The Beatles | Album |
| Hör Zu | SHZE 117 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:22 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v.1, DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:25 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles (mono, v.2, DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | VJLP 1062 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:22 | The Beatles | Introducing… The Beatles | The Beatles | Album |
| Русский Звук | RH 044-2001 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me | The Beatles | Album |
| SomeWax (Russian bootleg label) | SW103-2 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:30 | The Beatles | Please Please Me (mono DESS bootleg) | The Beatles | Album |
| Dr. Ebbetts Sound Systems | PMC 1202 |
| 1.20 | Boys (RM take 1) | ?:?? | The Beatles | Please Please Me Deluxe Edition, Vol. One | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Chick | PC-102 |
| 1.5 | Boys | 2:29 | The Beatles | The Beatles in Mono | The Beatles | Album + Compilation |
| Apple Records | 5099969945120 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Richard Langham (on 1963-02-11) A. B. Lincoln (on 1963-02-25) |
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| engineer: | Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith) (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) |
| producer: | George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (on 1963-02-11, on 1963-02-25) |
| drums (drum set) and lead vocals: | Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| electric bass guitar: | Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| electric guitar: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| electric guitar [lead guitar]: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: | John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| background vocals: | George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1963-02-11) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963) |
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| recorded at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-11) |
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| mixed at: | Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-02-25) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/7JxGM1R32ZqfwZou3VtnTg [info] |
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| recording of: | Boys (on 1963-02-11: cover) |
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Related works
Boys
| writer: | Luther Dixon (in 1960-10) Wes Farrell (in 1960-10) |
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| publisher: | Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd. EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) Longitude Music Co. Ludix Publishing Co., Inc. Westcraft Music |
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| later translated versions: | Muchachos |
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