I Wanna Be a Cowboy

"I Wanna Be a Cowboy"
Single by Boys Don't Cry
from the album Boys Don't Cry
B-side	"Turn Over (I Like It Better That Way)" "Josephine"
Released	15 July 1985 (1985-07-15)
Recorded	1984
Studio	The Maison Rouge (London, England)
Genre	New wave[1]
Length	6:06 (album version) 3:54 (radio edit)
Label	Legacy Profile Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Brian Chatton Nick Richards Nico Ramsden Jeff Seopardi
Producer(s)	Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry singles chronology
"Lipstick" (1985) "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" (1985) "Cities on Fire" (1986)
Audio
"I Wanna Be a Cowboy" on YouTube

"I Wanna Be a Cowboy" is a single by British pop-rock group Boys Don't Cry. The song was written by four of the band members—Brian Chatton, Nick Richards, Nico Ramsden and Jeff Seopardi—and was released in July 1985 as the first new single from their self-titled debut studio album (an album consisting of part new material and part compilation of several of the band's earlier singles). The female vocals on the song are performed by Heidi Lea.

The single became the band's only major hit, reaching number one in New Zealand, number four in Australia, number 11 in South Africa, and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was a comparative failure in the group's native United Kingdom, peaking at number 77 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for the song features Lemmy Kilmister of English rock band Motörhead.