"Boys Do Fall in Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter
Robin Gibb
Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...
. It was released as the
lead single
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Release s ...
from his 1984 third solo album ''
Secret Agent
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''.
The single was released on Polydor Records in the UK and Mirage Records in the US. Its B-side is the track "Diamonds", also from ''Secret Agent''. Both songs were written by Robin and
Maurice Gibb
Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main le ...
.
Composition
Gibb wrote "Boys Do Fall in Love" with his brother Maurice along with six other songs on the album ''Secret Agent''. The song was recorded between March and June 1984, and was registered in April that year. The song is memorable for its synthesizer riff played by Rob Kilgore and Maurice Gibb.
Release and chart performance
"Boys Do Fall in Love" was released as a single in many countries and became one of Gibb's biggest hits in the United States. In the UK, Canada, Italy, Germany and Spain, the single was titled as "Boys (Do Fall in Love)". It reached the
top 40
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charts in several countries, including the
United States
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where it peaked at No. 37. In the
UK, the song only managed to chart at No. 107, but was more successful in South Africa and
Italy
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, peaking at numbers 7 and 10, respectively. It also reached No. 8 on the
Dance/Disco Top 80
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chart on July 21, 1984.
Mirage pushed the song's promo version, run by Gibb's old friend
Jerry L. Greenberg
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He started his career in the music ...
from
Atlantic Records
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.
In October 1984, "Boys Do Fall in Love" was certified gold along with
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The Reflex
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Tina Turner
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" and
Laid Back
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's "Sunshine Reggae".
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Cash Box
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'' said that "the classic Bee Gees sound and knack for a hook is intact though noticeably updated."
Music video
The music video features first the single cover of "Boys Do Fall in Love" then later features a kid talking with his grandfather while Gibb sings the song with his shades on his head; later on in the chorus, he finally wears his shades. The video also features robots.
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
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1984 songs
1984 singles
Robin Gibb songs
Songs written by Robin Gibb
Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb
Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb
British new wave songs
Parokya ni Edgar songs
Polydor Records singles
Mirage Records singles