Where The Boys Are

Album: Gold (1960)
Charted: 5 4
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  • Where the boys are
    Someone waits for me
    A smiling face, a warm embrace
    Two arms to hold me tenderly

    Where the boys are
    My true love will be
    He's walking down some street in town
    And I know he's looking there for me

    In the crowd of a million people
    I'll find my valentine
    And then I'll climb to the highest steeple
    And tell the world he's mine

    'Til he holds me
    I'll wait impatiently
    Where the boys are, where the boys are
    Where the boys are, someone waits for me

    'Til he holds me
    I'll wait impatiently
    Where the boys are, where the boys are
    Where the boys are, someone waits for me Writer/s: Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 28th 1960, the movie "Where The Boys Are" opened in theaters across the U.S.A.
    One month later on January 16th, 1961 the theme song entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on March 20th, 1961 it peaked at #4 (for 1 week) and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100 (with five of those weeks in the Top 10)...
    Ms. Francis recorded the song in six different languages; German, French, Japanese, Italian, Neapolitan, and Spanish. And as a result it reached #1 in fifteen countries...
    The record's B-side, "No One", also charted, it peaked at #34 on February 27th, 1961 and stayed on the Top 100 for 8 weeks...
    Ms. Francis, born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, celebrated her 75th birthday sixteen days ago on December 12th.
  • Rich from Portsmouth, Nh...it was 1962...at my first "sock hop" (cotillion), this was the song that played as I wrapped my arms around a new waist..."gollee!"
  • Williamson Henderson from Manhattan, Ny"Where The Boys Are" is still being performed by Miss Connie Francis nearly 50 incredible years later!!!!! During that song, the production showed film clips from the film "WTBA" on two huge outdoor movie screens. To show how she's still up with the times, Connie introduced the song as the "Gay National Anthem"! It's true, it still is! Queen Connie is in fine voice, now a grand diva, and the timeless song has even greater appreciation. The orchestra was phenomenal and clearly in love performing with Miss Francis. At the 2009 "Brooklyn Seaside Summer Series" in NYC, there were five standing ovations for Connie, including over 7,000 people giving her stand-up kudos for her beautiful performance of "Where The Boys Are".
  • Steve Dotstar from Los Angeles, CaThe backround vocal parts created by Stan Applebaum are fantastic!
    Connie also "pulls an emotional sound with her voice....(wonderful)
  • Andre from The Bronx, NyThe "songfact" forgot to mention that, besides GH, the movie "Where The Boys Are"" also starred (drumroll).... Connie Francis! She didn't just sing it.

    In a separate entry, I agree with Mark from Ohio that "Boys" is one of the finest movie vocals ever made. It is absolutely beautiful and convincing. -- Dre
  • Mark from Lancaster, OhOne of the finest movie vocals ever made. Connie Francis is magnificent.
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