| Boys Don't Cry | |
| Cover: | Moulin Rouge Boys Don't Cry.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Moulin Rouge |
| Album: | Boys Don't Cry |
| Released: | 1988 |
| Recorded: | 1987 |
| Label: | Expanded Music |
Boys Don't Cry is a 1988 hit single for Yugoslav Italo disco duo Moulin Rouge, led by songwriter Matjaž Kosi.
| Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry) | |
| Cover: | Wink - Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Wink |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Only Lonely |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Label: | Polystar |
| Composer: | Matjaž Kosi |
| Lyricist: | Neko Oikawa |
| Producer: | Haruo Mizuhashi |
| Prev Title: | Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It Into Love) |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Samishii Nettaigyo |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Boys Don't Cry" was covered by Japanese idol duo Wink as . 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]
All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.
| Charts (1989) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 1 | |
| Japanese The Best Ten Chart | 1 |
| Charts (1989) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 10 | |
| Japanese The Best Ten Chart | 5 |