Big Boys Cry/Beautiful Explained

Big Boys Cry" / "Beautiful
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Namie Amuro
Album:FEEL
Genre:[1]
Length:3:25 ("Big Boys Cry")
3:56 ("Beautiful")
Label:Avex Trax
Producer:Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Hayley Aitken, Eirik Johansen, Jan Hallvard Larsen, Michael Szumowski, Katrina Noorbergen, Dimitri Ehlich
Prev Title:Go Round / YEAH-OH
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Contrail
Next Year:2013

"Big Boys Cry"/"Beautiful" is the 38th maxi single released by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on March 6, 2013 and was her last single released under the label Avex Trax. The single peaked at #4 on Oricon, it’s her lead single for her eleventh studio album Feel.

Both songs were used by Kosé to promote their make-up line: Esprique.

Big Boys Cry was first heard in a commercial promoting Kosé's make up line: Kosé Esprique on February 23, 2013. The song was then made its debut at the Tokyo Girls Collection 2013 Spring/Summer Fashion Show where Namie Amuro performed the song live as a surprise guest. Finally, its promotional music video was released on March 5, 2013.

Beautiful was first featured in a Christmas themed commercial in November 2012. Although commercials for the single showed footage of a music video for Beautiful, one was never released.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Namie Amuro / Big Boys Cry / Beautiful . CD Journal . 10 August 2023 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122452/http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/big-boys-crybeautiful/4113011820 . 27 December 2017 . Japanese: 1年ぶりとなるシングルは、エクスペリメンタルなビート・ナンバー「Big Boys Cry」と幻想的なバラード「Beautiful」の両A面。いくつかのエキゾチックなフレーズのループをモザイク状に配した「Big Boys Cry」は、実験性とポップさを掛け合わせ、ミュージカル的な高揚感を演出する。 .
  2. Web site: Big Boys Cry/Beautiful-ORICON STYLE. Oricon. Japanese. April 4, 2015.