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, which was released in 1993 as the second single from their fifth studio album '' Out of Body''. The song was written by

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and

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, and produced by Joe Hardy, Bazilian and Hyman. Lauper also provides guest vocals on the song.

Background

"Boys Will Be Boys" was co-written with Cyndi Lauper, who also contributed guest vocals on the track. She first worked with Hyman and Bazilian on the recording of her 1983 debut album ''

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'', which included the Hyman/Lauper-penned " Time After Time". Hyman and Bazilian collaborated with Lauper again for her fourth album '' Hat Full of Stars'' (1993) by performing on the album and co-writing five of the tracks, including the single "

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". The Hooters originally suggested Lauper record the song herself. Bazilian told ''

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'' in 1993: "We thought this would be great for Cyndi. She liked the song, but thought it was better for us, but she did sing on it." The song begins with a ten-second rendition of the chorus of "

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Critical reception

In a review of ''Out of Body'', Barbara Jaeger of '' The Record'' described the song as an "Irish-inflected rocker" which with "Twenty Five Hours a Day" gets the album "off to a brilliant start". John Everson of the '' Southtown Star'' considered the song to be the Hooters' "playful answer" to "

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", with Lauper's appearance "brighten ngup the proceedings". Scott Benarde of ''

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'' felt the collaboration between the Hooters and Lauper was a "winning formula" on the "muscular pop-rock tune". Ira Robins of ''

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'' described the song as an "ebullient number that could have gone on Lauper's first album".

Track listing

;CD single #"Boys Will Be Boys" - 4:30 #"All Around the Place" - 3:45 #"Thing of Beauty" - 3:23

Personnel

Boys Will Be Boys *

- lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, recorder, bass melodica *

- synth, accordion, triangle, vocals * Mindy Jostyn - violin, string arrangement *

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- drums, tambourine Additional musicians *

- guest vocals Production * Joe Hardy - producer, engineer, mixing * Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman - producers, engineers * Erik Flettrich - assistant engineer *

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- mastering

Charts

References

{{authority control 1993 songs 1993 singles American pop rock songs The Hooters songs Cyndi Lauper songs MCA Records singles Songs written by Rob Hyman Songs written by Eric Bazilian Songs written by Cyndi Lauper