Let a Boy Cry

"Let a Boy Cry"
Single by Gala
from the album Come into My Life
Released	January 1997
Genre	Dance
Length	3:20
Label	Nitelite
Songwriter(s)	Filippo Andrea Carmeni Gala Rizzatto Maurizio Molella
Producer(s)	Phil Jay Maurizio Molella
Gala singles chronology
"Freed from Desire" (1996) "Let a Boy Cry" (1997) "Come into My Life" (1997)
Music video
"Let a Boy Cry" on YouTube

"Let a Boy Cry" is a song written and recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Gala. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from her debut album, Come into My Life (1997). The song achieved success in Europe, receiving a platinum record in France and Belgium. It peaked at number one in Belgium, France, Israel and Italy. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Let a Boy Cry" reached number three. The song was written and composed by Gala, and produced by Filippo Andrea Carmeni and Maurizio Molella. According to Gala, it talks about how in a society where men would not be ridiculed for their sensitivity, women could be freer.^[1]