Song · Identified from short videos
Boys Don't Cry
The Cure
Greatest Hits · 1979 · 2:37 · Last seen 4 days ago
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- Total reach
- 4.6M
- Last seen
- 4 days ago
- Platforms
- Reels · TikTok · X
If you've run into "Boys Don't Cry" by The Cure lately, chances are it was through one TikTok video by MidnightDrums — the biggest clip we've matched to this track, now at roughly 4.2M plays.
By platform, the matches break down as Instagram Reels (43%), TikTok (29%) and X/Twitter (29%).
Audio DNA
- Genre
- Alternative
- Length
- 2:37
- Released
- 1979
- Album
- Greatest Hits
Videos using this song
4.6M combined plays · 3 platforms · since Jun 2026
@midnightdrumz
4.2M
@theotheraccount..1
354.3k
@CS2Briefing
6.4k
@fabigol_14
3.8k
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Questions
Which short videos use "Boys Don't Cry"?
ClipMusic has catalogued "Boys Don't Cry" as background music in short videos — 43% on Instagram Reels, 29% on TikTok, and 29% on X/Twitter. Together those clips account for about 4.6M plays.
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