The British new wave rock band The Curehas produced quite a few hits over the last few decades. One of their most enduring classics is the band's 1979 single, "Boy Don't Cry." The song served as inspiration for the title of the 1999 movie, Boys Don't Cry, which stars Hilary Swank, who played a fictionalized version of Brandon Teena. Swank ended up taking home the Oscar for Best Actress for her Boys Don't Cry performance at the 2000 Academy Awards.
Despite its long-lasting success and cultural impact, "Boys Don't Cry" never topped the Billboard charts. According to Far Out magazine, the 1986 re-recording of "Boys Don't Cry" eventually secured the number 22 spot on the UK Singles Chart.
In a 2023 interview with Consequence, founding Cure member Lol Tolhurst discussed recording 1979's "Boys Don't Cry." He explained that he and his then-bandmates, which included Robert Smith and Michael Dempsey, were inspired by punk bands like Buzzcocks that were producing pop songs.
"We had heard bands like Buzzcocks and loved the fact that they were writing songs that were punky but were also, like, you know, great pop songs. And pop songs weren't a bad word to us," said the musician, now 64.
He then said that Smith presented a rough version of "Boys Don't Cry" while they were rehearsing for a 1977 festival.
"We had rehearsed either the night before or that afternoon. And Robert had presented us with what became the basis for 'Boys Don't Cry,'" said Tolhurst.
Tolhurst said that Dempsey immediately liked the song.
"It had something. It had a different feeling, and it was powerful. It was a pop song, but it was a powerful pop song," said Tolhurst in the 2023 interview.
Tolhurst recalled that they decided to play the song at the festival and those in attendance had a positive reaction to it.
"We thought, 'Okay, that's good. That's a good direction to go in. That's something positive.' It wasn't our first single that came out for us. But it was indicative of what we could do, write something that's plaintive but catchy. That was a good sign for us," said the musician.
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