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"Boys Don't Cry" was covered by [[Japanese idol]] duo [[Wink (duo)|Wink]] as {{nihongo4|"'''Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)'''|"涙をみせないで 〜Boys Don't Cry〜||lit. "Don't Show Tears (Boys Don't Cry)"}}. Released by Polystar Records on 16 March 1989, it was their fourth single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. The B-side is "Only Lonely", a Japanese-language cover of [[The Dooleys]]' 1980 single "Body Language".<ref>Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141,</ref>
"Boys Don't Cry" was covered by [[Japanese idol]] duo [[Wink (duo)|Wink]] as {{nihongo4|"'''Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)'''|"涙をみせないで 〜Boys Don't Cry〜||lit. "Don't Show Tears (Boys Don't Cry)"}}. Released by Polystar Records on 16 March 1989, it was their fourth single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. The B-side is "Only Lonely", a Japanese-language cover of [[The Dooleys]]' 1980 single "Body Language".<ref>Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141,</ref>


The single became Wink's second No. 1 on [[Oricon]]'s singles chart.<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26004/products/591349/2/ |title=涙をみせないで {{!}} WINK |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> It sold over 523,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]].<ref name="Yamachan">{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524095747/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html |title=Wink(シングル) |website=Yamachan Land |language=Japanese |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="RIAJ"/>
The single became Wink's second No. 1 on [[Oricon]]'s singles chart.<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26004/products/591349/2/ |title=涙をみせないで {{!}} WINK |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> It sold over 523,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]].<ref name="Yamachan">{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html |title=Wink(シングル) |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524095747/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html |language=Japanese |access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=2011-05-24 }}</ref><ref name="RIAJ"/>


===Track listing===
===Track listing===

Revision as of 12:48, 14 August 2021

"Boys Don't Cry"
Single by Moulin Rouge
from the album Boys Don't Cry
Released1988
Recorded1987
Genre
LabelExpanded Music
Songwriter(s)Matjaž Kosi

Boys Don't Cry is a 1987 hit single for Yugoslav Italo disco duo Moulin Rouge, led by songwriter Matjaž Kosi.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matjaž Kosi

No.TitleLength
1."Boys Don't Cry" (Club Mix Version)5:33
2."Boys Don't Cry" (a Cappella Version)0:50
3."Boys Don't Cry" (Tear Gas Version)4:13
4."Boys Don't Cry" (Radio Version)3:28

Wink version

"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)"
Single by Wink
from the album Especially for You: Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Only Lonely"
Released16 March 1989 (1989-03-16)
Recorded1989
Genre
LabelPolystar
Composer(s)Matjaž Kosi
Lyricist(s)Neko Oikawa
Producer(s)Haruo Mizuhashi
Wink singles chronology
"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It Into Love)"
(1988) 		"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)"
(1989) 		"Samishii Nettaigyo"
(1989)
Music video
"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)" on YouTube

"Boys Don't Cry" was covered by Japanese idol duo Wink as "Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry) ("涙をみせないで 〜Boys Don't Cry〜, lit. "Don't Show Tears (Boys Don't Cry)"). Released by Polystar Records on 16 March 1989, it was their fourth single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. The B-side is "Only Lonely", a Japanese-language cover of The Dooleys' 1980 single "Body Language".[1]

The single became Wink's second No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.[2] It sold over 523,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3][4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)" ((涙をみせないで 〜Boys Don't Cry〜, "Don't Show Tears (Boys Don't Cry)"))Matjaž Kosi 
2."Only Lonely"
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
 

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Charts (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2] 1
Japanese The Best Ten Chart[2] 1
Year-end charts
Charts (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2] 10
Japanese The Best Ten Chart[2] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141,
  2. ^ a b c d e "涙をみせないで | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – Wink – 涙をみせないで～Boys Don't Cry～" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 July 2021. Select 1989年7月 on the drop-down menu
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