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"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)"
"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)"
Single by Wink
from the album Especially for You: Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Only Lonely"
Released	16 March 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	J-pop; dance-pop;
Label	Polystar
Composer(s)	Matjaž Kosi
Lyricist(s)	Neko Oikawa
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"Boys Don't Cry"
"Boys Don't Cry"
Single by Moulin Rouge
from the album Boys Don't Cry
Released	1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Hi-NRG; synth-pop;
Label	Expanded Music
Songwriter(s)	Matjaž Kosi

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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.	Title	Length
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

"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.^[3]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Music	Length
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

References

^ 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,
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "涙をみせないで | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

Moulin Rouge version

"Boys Don't Cry" at Discogs (list of releases)

Wink version

"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)" at Discogs (list of releases)

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[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,

[Oricon-2] "涙をみせないで | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[Yamachan-3] "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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-[[File:Moulin Rouge Boys Don't Cry.jpg|200px|thumb|Moulin Rouge Boys Don't Cry]]
+| name       = Boys Don't Cry
+| cover      = Moulin Rouge Boys Don't Cry.jpg
+| alt        =
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[Moulin Rouge (band)|Moulin Rouge]]
+| album      = Boys Don't Cry
+| B-side     =
+| released   = 1988
+| recorded   = 1987
+| studio     =
+| genre      = {{hlist|[[Hi-NRG]]|[[synth-pop]]}}
+| length     =
+| label      = Expanded Music
+| writer    = Matjaž Kosi
+| producer   =
+| prev_title =
+| prev_year  =
+| next_title =
+| next_year  =
+}}
 '''''Boys Don't Cry''''' is a 1987 hit single for Yugoslav [[Italo disco]] duo [[Moulin Rouge (band)|Moulin Rouge]], led by songwriter Matjaž Kosi.
+==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
+| all_writing   = Matjaž Kosi
+| title1        = Boys Don't Cry
+| note1         = Club Mix Version
+| length1       = 5:33
+| title2        = Boys Don't Cry
+| note2         = a Cappella Version
+| length2       = 0:50
+| title3        = Boys Don't Cry
+| note3         = Tear Gas Version
+| length3       = 4:13
+| title4        = Boys Don't Cry
+| note4         = Radio Version
+| length4       = 3:28
+| total_length  =
+}}
 {{clear}}
 ==Wink version==
 {{Infobox song
-| name       = Namida o Misenaide (Boys Don't Cry)
+| name       = Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)
-| cover      =
+| cover      = Wink - Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry).jpg
 | alt        =
 | type       = single
 | artist     = [[Wink (duo)|Wink]]
-| album      =
+| album      = [[Especially for You: Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete]]
-| released   = March 16, 1989
+| language   = Japanese
-| format     =
+| B-side     = Only Lonely
+| released   = {{Start date|1989|03|16|df=y}}
-| recorded   =
+| recorded   = 1989
 | studio     =
+| genre      = {{hlist|[[J-pop]]|[[dance-pop]]}}
-| venue      =
-| genre      = [[J-pop]]
 | length     =
 | label      = Polystar
-| composer   =
+| composer   = Matjaž Kosi
-| lyricist   =
+| lyricist   = Neko Oikawa
 | producer   =
-| prev_title = [[Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It Into Love)]]
+| prev_title = [[Turn It into Love#Wink version|Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It Into Love)]]
 | prev_year  = 1988
-| next_title = [[Sabishii Nettaigyo]]
+| next_title = [[Samishii Nettaigyo]]
 | next_year  = 1989
-| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qnlbqS5Z-lE|"涙をみせないで ～Boys Don't Cry～"|link=no}}}}<!-- Polystar official channel -->
+| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qnlbqS5Z-lE|"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)"|link=no}}}}<!-- Polystar official channel -->
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-"'''涙をみせないで (Boys Don't Cry)'''", aka '''Namida o Misenaide (Boys Don't Cry)''' was [[Wink (duo)|Wink]]'s fourth single.<ref>Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of theirsingles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida o Misenaide" 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.<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>
-Released on March 16, 1989, with a CD catalog number H10R-30013, and cassette tape catalog number X10R-1026, the single reached #1 on the [[Oricon]] weekly single charts.
 ===Track listing===
+All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.
-# 涙をみせないで (Boys Don't Cry) / Namida o Misenaide (Boys Don't Cry)
+{{Track listing
-# Only Lonely
+| title1        = Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)
-{{clear}}
+| note1         = {{nihongo4||涙をみせないで 〜Boys Don't Cry〜||"Don't Show Tears (Boys Don't Cry)"}}
+| music1        = Matjaž Kosi
+| length1       =
+| title2        = Only Lonely
+| music2        = {{hlist|Ben Findon|Mike Myers|Bob Puzey}}
+| length2       =
+| total_length  =
+}}
+=== Chart positions ===
+;Weekly charts
+{|class="wikitable"
+!Charts (1989)
+!Peak<br>position
+|-
+|Japanese [[Oricon|Oricon Singles Chart]]<ref name="Oricon"/>
+|align="center"|1
+|-
+|Japanese The Best Ten Chart<ref name="Oricon"/>
+|align="center"|1
+|}
+;Year-end charts
+{|class="wikitable"
+!Charts (1989)
+!Peak<br>position
+|-
+|Japanese [[Oricon|Oricon Singles Chart]]<ref name="Oricon"/>
+|align="center"|10
+|-
+|Japanese The Best Ten Chart<ref name="Oricon"/>
+|align="center"|5
+|}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
+== External links ==
+;Moulin Rouge version
+* {{Discogs master|master=129240|name=Boys Don't Cry|type=single}}
+;Wink version
+* {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=3a353601-5c12-4781-a00d-404e011df946|name=Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)|type=single}}
+* {{Discogs master|master=1187376|name=Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)|type=single}}
 {{Wink (duo)}}
 {{authority control}}
-[[Category:1989 singles]]
 [[Category:1987 singles]]
+[[Category:1989 singles]]
 [[Category:1987 songs]]
 [[Category:Wink (band) songs]]
+[[Category:Japanese-language songs]]
 [[Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles]]
-[[Category:Song articles with missing songwriters]]
 [[ja:涙をみせないで 〜Boys Don't Cry〜]]

v t e Wink
Sachiko Suzuki Shoko Aida
Studio albums	Moonlight Serenade Especially for You: Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete Twin Memories Velvet Crescent Queen of Love Sapphire Each Side of Screen Nocturne (Yasōkyoku) Aphrodite Brunch Overture! Voce Flyin' High
Extended plays	At Heel Diamonds
Live albums	Wink First Live Shining Star
Compilations	Wink Hot Singles Raisonné Diary Back to Front Reminiscence Wink Memories 1988–1996 Selection: 25th Anniversary Self Selection
Remix albums	Diamond Box
Singles	"Sugar Baby Love" "Amaryllis" "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" "Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)" "Samishii Nettaigyo" "One Night in Heaven (Mayonaka no Angel)" "Sexy Music" "Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)" "New Moon ni Aimashou" "Kitto Atsui Kuchibiru (Remain)" "Manatsu no Tremolo" "Haitoku no Scenario" "Tsuioku no Heroine" "Matenrō Museum" "Furimukanaide" "Real na Yume no Jōken" "Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, voyage)" "Kekkon Shiyoune" "Sakihokore Itoshisa yo" "Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" "Twinkle Twinkle" "Cherie Mon Cherie" "Watashitachi Rashii Rule" "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni)" [Hyper Euro Mix] "Angel Love Story (Akiiro no Tenshi)" "Special to Me"
Related articles	Discography Neko Oikawa Satoshi Kadokura