Written by Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, and Lol Tolhurst, the lyrics tells the story of a man who has given up trying to regain the love that he has lost, and tries to disguise his true emotional state by "laughing, hiding the tears in [his] eyes, 'cause boys don't cry".
In April 1986 it was re-released under the title "New Voice · New Mix", in which the original track was remixed and the vocals re-recorded. The new version has not appeared on any subsequent release by The Cure, but can be heard in the music video for "Boys Don't Cry". It was released to promote the album “Standing On A Beach”; however, the original version of the song appears on the album.
The B-side "Pillbox Tales” was previously unreleased and original recorded february 1979 and remixed in februari 1986.
A - Boys Don´t Cry (New Voice-New Mix) (2:34)
Written-By: Tolhurst, Dempsey, Smith / Produced-By: Parry, Allen, Smith
B - Pill Box Tales (2:53)
Written-By: Tolhurst, Dempsey, Smith / Produced-By: Allen, Smith
Label: Polydor Records
Genre: New Wave, Post-Punk
Catalog# 883937-7
℗ 1986
