Boys
~ Song
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"Boys" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, originally recorded by the Shirelles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released as the B-side of their "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" single in November 1960. It was recorded more than two years later by the Beatles and included on their debut album in the United Kingdom, Please Please Me (1963).
Relationships
| writer: | Luther Dixon (in 1960-10) Wes Farrell (in 1960-10) |
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| publisher: | Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd. EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) Longitude Music Co. Ludix Publishing Co., Inc. Westcraft Music |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/The-beatles-boys-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/3191 [info] |
| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q762165 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Muchachos |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1963-02-11 | Boys (original stereo studio mix) | cover | The Beatles | 2:26 |
| 1963-02-11 | Boys (original mono studio mix) | cover | The Beatles | 2:28 |
| 1963-02-11 | Boys (1965 Capitol stereo remix) | cover | The Beatles | 2:24 |
| 1963-02-11 | Boys (1976 stereo remix) | cover | The Beatles | 2:24 |
| 1963-04-01 | Boys (live, 1963‐04‐01: BBC Piccadilly Studios, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1963-04-01 | Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 1:54 |
| 1963-04-01 | Boys (live, 1963‐04‐01: BBC Piccadilly Studio, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | 1:52 |
| 1963-04-04 | Boys (live, 1963‐04‐04: Paris Theatre, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1963-04-04 | Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:31 |
| 1963-05-21 | Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:27 |
| 1963-05-21 | Boys (live, 1963‐05‐21: Playhouse Theatre, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1963-05-21 | Boys (live, 1963‐05‐21: Playhouse Theatre, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:27 |
| 1963-06-17 | Boys (live, 1963‐06‐17: Maida Vale Studios, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1963-06-17 | Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:27 |
| 1963-06-17 | Boys (live, 1963‐06‐17: Maida Vale Studios: Studio 5, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:29 |
| 1963-09-03 | Boys (live, 1963‐09‐03: Aeolian Hall, London, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:11 |
| 1963-09-17 | Boys (BBC Sessions 17 sep 1963) | The Beatles | 2:11 | |
| 1963-12-07 | Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:28 |
| 1963-12-07 | Boys (It's The Beatles) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:29 |
| 1963-12-22 | Boys (live, 1963-12-22: Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:07 |
| 1964-04-19 | Boys (live, 1964‐04‐19: IBC Studios, London, England, UK) | cover | The Beatles | 1:50 |
| 1964-06-17 | Boys (live, 1964-06-17: Melbourne, Australia) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:10 |
| 1964-08-21 | Boys (Northwest Nights) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1964-08-22 | Boys (Northwest Nights) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1964-08-23 | Boys (live, 1964‐08‐23: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA, mono) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:17 |
| 1964-08-23 | Boys (live, 1964-08-23: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US; 2016 remix) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:09 |
| 1964-08-23 | Boys (live, 1964-08-23: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | cover and live | The Beatles | 1:57 |
| 1964-08-23 | Boys (The Complete Hollywood Bowl Concerts) | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? |
| 1964-09-02 | Boys (live, 1964‐09‐02: Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:27 |
| 1964-09-02 | Boys (Philadelphia 1964) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:30 |
| 1964-09-03 | Boys (live, 1964-09-03: Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN, USA) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:29 |
| 1964-09-03 | Boys (Indianapolis 1964) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:30 |
| 1964-09-08 | Boys (Montreal 1964) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:28 |
| 1964-10-03 | Boys (Shindig) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:12 |
| 1965-08 | Boys (live, 1965‐08: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:47 |
| 1989-08-15 | Boys | cover and live | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 2:35 |
| 1989-08-15 | Hey | cover and live | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 3:11 |
| 1989-09-03 | Boys | cover and live | Ringo Starr | 2:44 |
| 1992-07-13 | Boys | cover and live | Ringo Starr | 2:28 |
| 1995-06-27 | Boys | cover and live | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 3:07 |
| 2003-07-24 | Boys (live, 2003-07-24: Casino Rama, Orillia, ON, Canada) | cover and live | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 3:04 |
| 2005-08-25 | Boys | cover and live | Ringo Starr | 3:01 |
| 2008-08-02 | Boys (live, 2008-08-02: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | cover and live | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 4:03 |
| 2008-08-24 | Boys (live, 2008‐08‐24: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 1:12 |
| 2008-08-24 | Boys (live, 2008‐08‐24: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 5:53 |
| 2008-08-24 | Boys (live, 2008‐08‐24: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | 3:03 |
| 2014-01-27 | BOYS (grammy tribute live) | cover and live | Ringo Starr | ?:?? |
| 2017-08-26 | Boys | cover and live | Beat-Lele | 2:34 |
| 2017-11-14 | Boys (live, 2017-11-14: Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK) | cover and live | Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul | 3:43 |
| 2025-01-14 | Boys | cover and live | Ringo Starr with Molly Tuttle, Sheryl Crow & Larkin Poe | ?:?? |
| Boys (live) | cover and live | The Beatles | 3:03 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:27 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:03 | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 3:29 | |
| Boys | The Beatles | ?:?? | ||
| Boys | The Beatles | ?:?? | ||
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 3:04 | |
| Boys | The Shirelles | 2:43 | ||
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:08 | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:47 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:24 | |
| Boys | The Shirelles | 2:10 | ||
| Boys | Flamin’ Groovies | 2:21 | ||
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:17 | |
| Boys | cover | The Punkles | ?:?? | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | ?:?? | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles Revival Band | 2:23 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:26 | |
| Boys | cover | Flamin’ Groovies | 2:20 | |
| Boys | The Beatles | ?:?? | ||
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:11 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:27 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles Revival Band | 2:23 | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:21 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:26 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | ?:?? | |
| Boys | cover | Beat-Lele | 2:23 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles Revival Band | 2:23 | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 1:51 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:26 | |
| Boys | cover | Beat-Lele | ?:?? | |
| Boys | cover | Peter Best | 2:17 | |
| Boys (live) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | |
| Boys (live) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:22 | |
| Boys | cover | 1964 The Tribute | 2:35 | |
| Boys | cover | 1964: The Tribute | 2:32 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 1:55 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:27 | |
| Boys | cover | The Beatles | 2:49 | |
| Boys | cover | Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Ringo Starr | 2:34 | |
| Boys (live) | cover and live | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | 2:41 | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 3:02 | |
| Boys | cover and live | The Beatles | 2:30 | |
| Boys (mono) | The Shirelles | 2:08 | ||
| Boys | cover | The Coverbeats | 2:22 | |
| Boys | The Shirelles | 2:11 | ||
| Boys | cover | The Punkles | 1:29 | |
| Boys (live, 2015-04-18: Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Ringo Starr with Green Day | 2:59 | |
| Boys | The Shirelles | 2:11 | ||
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