"Boys Will Be Boys" is a song by American rock band The Hooters, which was released in 1993 as the second single from their fifth studio album Out of Body. The song was written by Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian and Cyndi Lauper, and produced by Joe Hardy, Bazilian and Hyman. Lauper also provides guest vocals on the song.
| "Boys Will Be Boys" | ||||
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| Single by the Hooters | ||||
| from the album Out of Body | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:30 (single version) 4:42 (album version) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rob Hyman Eric Bazilian Cyndi Lauper | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Hardy Eric Bazilian Rob Hyman | |||
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Background
edit"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 She's So Unusual, 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 "That's What I Think".[1]
The Hooters originally suggested Lauper record the song herself. Bazilian told The News Journal 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."[2] The song begins with a ten-second rendition of the chorus of "Wild Mountain Thyme".[3]
Critical reception
editIn 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".[4] John Everson of the Southtown Star considered the song to be the Hooters' "playful answer" to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", with Lauper's appearance "brighten[ing] up the proceedings".[5] Scott Benarde of The Palm Beach Post felt the collaboration between the Hooters and Lauper was a "winning formula" on the "muscular pop-rock tune".[6] Ira Robins of Trouser Press described the song as an "ebullient number that could have gone on Lauper's first album".[7]
Track listing
edit- CD single
- "Boys Will Be Boys" - 4:30
- "All Around the Place" - 3:45
- "Thing of Beauty" - 3:23
Personnel
editBoys Will Be Boys
- Eric Bazilian - lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, recorder, bass melodica
- Rob Hyman - synth, accordion, triangle, vocals
- Mindy Jostyn - violin, string arrangement
- David Uosikkinen - drums, tambourine
Additional musicians
- Cyndi Lauper - guest vocals
Production
- Joe Hardy - producer, engineer, mixing
- Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman - producers, engineers
- Erik Flettrich - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany (GfK)[8] | 53 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 20 |
References
edit- ^ Lauper, Cyndi (2012). Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439147856. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Behind each Hooters song is a story". The News Journal. May 9, 1993. p. H3.
- ^ Davitt, Patrick (June 21, 1993). "Sensational return". The Leader-Post. p. C11.
- ^ Jaeger, Barbara (July 4, 1993). "U2's clanging cry out of the depths". The Record. p. E5.
- ^ Everson, John (July 15, 1993). "Cyndi Lauper, Hooters returning to the album racks". The Southtown Star. p. 10.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (July 11, 1993). "Thrillcat, Hooters, Waterboys create cool sounds for summer". The Palm Beach Post. p. 4J.
- ^ "Hooters". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Hooters – Boys Will Be Boys" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Hooters – Boys Will Be Boys". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 8, 2020.