Boys (Summertime Love)


"Boys " is a song recorded by Italian singer Sabrina. It was released in May 1987 as the third single from her eponymous album and achieved great success in many countries, including France and Switzerland, where it was a number-one single. It was Sabrina's first single to be released in the UK, where it reached number 3 in June 1988. In France, the song was a big hit, staying for five weeks at number-one. The single debuted at number 29 and remained on the French SNEP Singles Chart for 25 weeks from 12 December 1987 to 28 May 1988. Certified Gold disc by the SNEP, the single was the first number one by an Italian singer. According to the Infodisc Website, the song is the 292nd best-selling single of all time in France, with 683,000 copies sold.
The song also peaked within the top 5 in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 3. Outside Europe, "Boys " peaked at number 11 in Australia and number 6 in South Africa. The song was re-released as a remixed version twice: in France in 1995, retitled as "Boys '95", and in 2003 as "Boys Boys Boys ".

Music video

Part of the success of the song is due to its music video, filmed at the Florida hotel in Jesolo. In it, Sabrina splashes about in a swimming pool, while her bikini top keeps sliding down, thus repeatedly revealing varying shares of her nipples. As a result, the BBC added black bars around the image when the video was aired on Top of the Pops in June 1988, effectively cropping it into widescreen. It remains one of the most downloaded videoclips on the Internet.
During an interview with Nino Firetto on the Music Box program on Super Channel in late 1988, Sabrina explained that the video for "Boys" was originally created to be a segment in a magazine show. This was Sabrina's explanation of why its style more closely matched that of Italian magazine shows of the time than that of the traditional music video.

Track listings

; 7" single Chic
  1. "Boys " – 3:56
  2. "Get Ready " – 3:20
; 7" single Dureco Benelux
  1. "Boys " – 3:30
  2. "Get Ready " – 3:30
; 12" single
  1. "Boys " – 5:40
  2. "Boys " – 5:35
  3. "Get Ready " – 3:30
; 12" single
A Boys 8:43
B Boys 5:40
; CD single – 1995 release
  1. "Boys '95" – 5:36
  2. "Boys '95" – 3:40

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Cover versions