Boys Don’t Cry

Name: Boys Don’t Cry
Duration: 2 min 38 s

~ Recording by The Cure

Annotation

Verified AcoustIDs:
4205234d-257c-4aa6-b1a7-cc859bce268e Greatest Hits
4881574c-d77f-458f-89e6-c9010b56266e Staring at the Sea: The Singles

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-12 04:42 UTC.

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	20 of Another Kind, Volume Two	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1979	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	2478 134, POLX 1
1.2	Boys Don’t Cry	2:50	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1980-02-05	PVC Records, Fiction	PVC 7916, PVC7916
1.2	Boys Don’t Cry	2:50	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1980-02	PVC Records	PVC 7916
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	?:??	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE1980	Fiction	0060.276
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	?:??	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB1983	Fiction	815 011‐4, SPEMC 26
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB1983	Fiction	SPELP 26
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE1986-04-29	Fiction	815 011-2
1.3	Boys Don't Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring At The Sea - The Singles = スターリング・アット・ザ・シー／ザ・シングルズ	The Cure	Album + Compilation	JP1986-06-21	vap (imprint of VAP Inc.)	85002-32
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:44	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA1986-08-07	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	CD 60477
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60786-1
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE1986	Fiction	815 011-2
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60786-4
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	?:??	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB1986	Fiction	815 011-1, SPELP 26
1.3	Boys Don't Cry	2:44	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU1986	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	600141-2
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE1986	Fiction	829239/2
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	E2 60477
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	E2 60477
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:44	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60477-2
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA1988	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	CD 60786
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1988	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60786-2
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry (reissue)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE1990	Fiction	815 011-2
2.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Assemblage	The Cure	Album + Compilation	FR1991-08-19	Fiction	511 124-2
10.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:34	The Cure	Assemblage	The Cure	Album + Compilation	FR1991-08-19	Fiction	511 124-2
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea · The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	ZA1995-03	Fiction	STARCD 6170
1.4	Boys Don't Cry	2:36	The Cure	Fetenhits: The Real Classics, the 2nd	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1996-12-13	Polystar (Germany)	553 144-2
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Fiction	829239/2
2.13	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	The Top 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2001-08-16
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits (special edition)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-12 XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 435-2, FIXCD32
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-12	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 434-2, FIXCDL32
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2001-11-13	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	62726-2
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2001-11-13	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	62725-2A, 62725-2B
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 432-2, FIXCD32
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 431-2, FIXCL32
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 437-2, FIXCL32
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	589 438-2
2.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Alternative Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-04-22	Sony Music TV	STVCD141
2.12	Boys Don't Cry	2:41	The Cure	Die 80er Show, die 2te	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002-11-15	Polystar (Germany)	0440069979-2
4.3	Boys Don't Cry	2:38	The Cure	20 Years on MTV: 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Shop24Direct, Warner Strategic Marketing	069 631-2
1.15	Boys Don’t Cry	2:41	The Cure	Don’t Stop the 80’s, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Warner Special Marketing (Germany), Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH)	0927-48056-2
2.10	Boys Don't Cry	2:37	The Cure	Modern Rock: Lost Hits of the '70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music	OPCD-2805, R828-17
4.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-10-28	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 73926
1.12	Boys Don't Cry	2:43	The Cure	Newbury Comics: The Early Years, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003	Rhino Special Products	OPCD-7618
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2004-10-18	Fiction
2.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Three Imaginary Boys (deluxe edition)	The Cure	Album	GB2004-11-29	Fiction	982 182-8
2.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Three Imaginary Boys	The Cure	Album	XE2004-11-29	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	982 182-8
2.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Three Imaginary Boys	The Cure	Album	US2004-12-07	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 78895
2.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Three Imaginary Boys (deluxe edition)	The Cure	Album	US2004	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label)
2.7	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	Teenage Kicks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-04-04	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	TDSAN015
2.7	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	35 jaar OOR	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2006-11-10	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	984 456-5
2.4	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	New Wave Heroes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	82876851032
1.7	Boys Don’t Cry	2:40	The Cure	Som livre anos 80, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR2006	Som Livre	0397-2
1.4	Boys Don't Cry	2:35	The Cure	Clássicos Do Rock - As Cinco Melhores	Various Artists	EP	BR2007-01-01	Universal Music Ltda. (Brazil)
2.14	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Fetenhits: The Best of Real Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2007-04-20	Polystar (Germany)
1.2	Boys Don’t Cry	2:39	The Cure	7 Inch Heroes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-08-20	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	5302421
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	0600753011539
3.19	Boys Don’t Cry	2:36	The Cure	Les 100 plus grands tubes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M)	984 632-9
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	JP2008-05-28	Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	UICY-90872/3
2.2	Boys Don't Cry	2:42	The Cure	New Wave Classix	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ES2010	Universal Music Spain, S.L. (not for release label use!)	0600753260036
3.1	Boys Don't Cry	2:35	The Cure	Going Underground: 66 Smash New Wave Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-05-30	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	5334050
2.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Three Imaginary Boys	The Cure	Album	XE2012	Fiction	0600753278871
1.4	Boys Don’t Cry	2:41	The Cure	Rock Werchter 40: 1975–2014	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2014-12-01	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	5356400
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	-2017-01-28	Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.1	Boys Don't Cry	?:??	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2017-04-22	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction, Rhino (reissue label)	R1 559252
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2017-04-22	UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023), Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	0060255726130 (1), 572 613-0
2.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:40	The Cure	Joe Top 2000, Volume 9	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2017-09-29	Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium)	5379885
2.4	Boys Don’t Cry	2:40	The Cure	De tijdloze, Vol. 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2017-11-24	Universal Music Belgium	5380173
1.19	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Just the Hits: Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2018	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	5383688
1.6	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	70s Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-02-28	X5 Music Group
1.13	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	Hits of the 1970s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-02-28	X5 Music Group
1.36	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	The Super Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.8	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	1970s Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AS2020-03-20 GU2020-03-20 (show 3 more) UM2020-03-20	X5 Music Group
2.20	Boys Don't Cry	2:36	The Cure	NOW Yearbook '79	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2022-09-09	Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (British holding company)	CDYBNOW79
2.20	Boys Don’t Cry	2:36	The Cure	NOW YEARBOOK 1979 (special edition with booklet)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2022-09-09	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	0196587150327, CDYBXNOW79
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU-	Fiction	8150112
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:37	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry	The Cure	Album + Compilation		Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry (SRC)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US-	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	60786-2, 9 60786-2
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE-	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 438-2, FIXCD32
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:42	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA-	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction	CD 62726
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:44	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XW-	Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE- GB-	Fiction	829239/2
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles (BMG Direct Marketing)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US-	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60477-2, D 150024
1.13	Boys Don’t Cry	2:43	The Cure	Starter for 10	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack
Promotion
1.11	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Pure Cure Compilation	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA1992	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction, Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)	CURE 1
1.1	Boys Don't Cry	2:37	The Cure	Retrospective	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1996	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	PRCD 9552-2
Bootleg
1.3	Boys Don’t Cry	2:38	The Cure	Carnage Visors / Curiosity Anomalies	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU1994	Archival Recordings Australia	85017-4
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:44	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Fiction
1.1	Boys Don't Cry	2:42	The Cure	Best Of	The Cure	Album + Compilation	UA2009-02		0149-2
1.7	Boys Don't Cry	2:35	The Cure	Best	The Cure	Album + Compilation		[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	TC-261096-B
1.1	Boys Don’t Cry	2:35	The Cure	Boys Don’t Cry / The Top	The Cure	Album + Compilation		[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
Withdrawn
1.16	Boys Don’t Cry	2:36	The Cure	Three Imaginary Boys	The Cure	Album	XW2024-11-08
(unknown)
8.13	Boys Don't Cry	2:37	The Cure	Greatest Hits of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ID2002	CTU Productions	CTU 89274-211

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engineer:	Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer and mixer:	Chris Parry
bass guitar:	Michael Dempsey
drums (drum set):	Lol Tolhurst
guitar and lead vocals:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)

recorded at:	Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom

mash-ups:	Boys No Cry (Bob Marley vs. The Cure) by MadMixMustang (mash-up artist)
music videos:	Boys Don’t Cry

part of:	Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 242) (order: 242)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/0C2eEsMBj78CLkHNJPjohc [info]

recording of:	Boys Don’t Cry

Boys Don’t Cry

lyricist:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
writer and composer:	Michael Dempsey Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Lol Tolhurst

publisher:	APB Music Co.

later translated versions:	Jungs weinen nicht No llorar

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