B-side "Diamonds" Format 7", 12" Genre Synthpop
new wave | Released 17 May 1984 Recorded 1984 Length 3:50 | |
"Boys Do Fall in Love" is a 1984 single by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb. The song is the first track on his 1984 third solo album Secret Agent, and is the album's lead single.
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The song's B-side was "Diamonds", and it was released on Polydor Records in the UK and Mirage Records in the US. The song was written by Robin and Maurice Gibb. A long extended version of "Boys Do Fall in Love" ended at five minutes.
Composition
Gibb wrote "Boys Do Fall in Love" with his brother Maurice Gibb along with six other songs on the album Secret Agent. The song was recorded between March and June 1984. This track was registered in April that year. The song is memorable for its synthesizer riff played by Rob Kilgore and Maurice Gibb.
Release
"Boys Do Fall in Love" was released as a single in many countries and became one of the biggest hits in the United States. In the UK, Canada, Italy, Germany and Spain, the single was titled as "Boys (Do Fall in Love)". The song's extended version was released in France. It reached the Top 40 in several countries, including the United States where it peaked at #37. In the UK, the song only managed to chart at #70, but was more successful in South Africa and Italy, peaking at #7 and #10, respectively. It also reached #8 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart on 21 July 1984. Mirage pushed the song's promo version, run by Gibb's old friend Jerry L. Greenberg from Atlantic Records. In October 1984, "Boys Do Fall in Love" was certified gold along with Duran Duran's "The Reflex", Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It" and Laid Back's "Sunshine Reggae".
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.
Cover versions
Short Film
There's a short film in the Philippines directed by Mark Andre Yapching and Archie Abong.