''Boys Don't Cry'' is a 1988 hit single for Yugoslav

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, led by songwriter Matjaž Kosi.

Track listing

Wink version

"Boys Don't Cry" was covered by

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as . Released by Polystar Records on 16 March 1989, it was their fourth single, with Japanese lyrics written by

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. The B-side is "Only Lonely", a Japanese-language cover of The Dooleys' 1980 single "Body Language".Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141, The single became Wink's second No. 1 on

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's singles chart. It sold over 523,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the

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Track listing

All lyrics are written by

; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.

Chart positions

;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

;Moulin Rouge version * ;Wink version * * {{authority control 1987 singles 1989 singles 1987 songs Wink (duo) songs Songs in Japanese Songs with lyrics by Neko Oikawa Oricon Weekly number-one singles ja:涙をみせないで〜Boys Don't Cry〜 fr:Namida wo Misenaide (Boys Don't Cry)