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"Let a Boy Cry"
Single by Gala
from the album Come into My Life
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedJanuary 1997
Recorded1996
Genre
Length3:20
Label
  • ZYX
  • Polygram
Songwriter(s)
  • Filippo Andrea Carmeni
  • Gala Rizzatto
  • Maurizio Molella
Producer(s)
  • Phil Jay
  • Maurizio Molella
Gala singles chronology
"Freed from Desire"
(1996) 		"Let a Boy Cry"
(1997) 		"Come into My Life"
(1997)
Music video
"Let a Boy Cry" on YouTube

"Let a Boy Cry" is a song written and recorded by the Brooklyn-based Italian singer-songwriter Gala.

Release

It was released in January 1997 as the second single from her first album, Come into My Life. The song reached number one in Belgium, France, Israel[1] and Italy. "Let A Boy Cry" achieved success in Europe, South America, Russia and Middle East and received a platinum record in France and Benelux.

The song was written and composed by Gala, and produced by Filippo Andrea Carmeni and Maurizio Molella. According to Gala, it talks about how in a society where men would not be ridiculed for their sensitivity, women could be freer.[2]

Music video

The music video for "Let a Boy Cry" was directed by director Philippe Antonello, Luca Bigazzi and Gala. It was shot in Venice in San Mark’s square during the Carnival.[3] The video is in black-and-white. In a 2014 interview with DNA Magazine, Gala said about the video:

It’s also funny now when I watch my video for Let A Boy Cry. At the time it was a real problem with Vatican City in Italy because there were two boys kissing in it in a really sweet way. They were actually brothers, the two guys, and I asked them to kiss each other, as I was also co-director. They look like a couple, which was my intention, and people were bothered by it. Now it’s the Same Love era and no one would blink! Yes, but there are still many things to change. For me they are not gay or lesbian issues but human rights issues.[4]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Let a Boy Cry" (edit mix) — 3:20
  2. "Let a Boy Cry" (full vocals mix) — 5:06
CD maxi
  1. "Let a Boy Cry" (edit mix) — 3:20
  2. "Let a Boy Cry" (full vocals mix) — 5:06
  3. "Let a Boy Cry" (the glittering mix) — 7:16
12" single
  1. "Let a Boy Cry" (full vocals mix) — 5:06
  2. "Let a Boy Cry" (edit mix) — 3:20
  3. "Let a Boy Cry" (the glittering mix) — 7:16

Charts and sales

References

  1. ^ Israeli Singles Chart 11.03.1997, 18.03.1997 & 25.03.1997
  2. ^ "Let A Boy Cry". Facebook. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "NOTES FROM GALA". galasound.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "21st Century Gala". DNA Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ "Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Ultratop Dance 01/03/1997". ultratop.be. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Eurochart peak
  9. ^ "Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Israeli Singles Chart 11.03.1997, 18.03.1997 & 25.03.1997
  12. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: G". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Gala – Let a Boy Cry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  16. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ^ "Gala – Let a Boy Cry". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  19. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  20. ^ 1997 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  21. ^ 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  22. ^ "Single top 100 over 1997" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ 1997 French Singles Chart disqueenfrance.com Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  24. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
  25. ^ French certifications + sales, database Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-07-13 at WebCite (Retrieved July 1, 2008)
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