{{for|the Patti Smith song|Gung Ho (album)}} {{distinguish|Cry Wolf (disambiguation)|The Boy Who Cried Wolf|The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (disambiguation){{!}}The Boy Who Cried Werewolf}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Boy Cried Wolf | type = studio | artist = The Feeling | cover = Boy Cried Wolf.jpg | alt = | released = 7 October 2013 | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Soft rock<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/feeling-boy-cried-wolf|title = The Feeling - Boy Cried Wolf | Album Reviews|date = 2 October 2013}}</ref>|pop<ref name="allmusic.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/boy-cried-wolf-mw0002561714|title=Boy Cried Wolf - the Feeling | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>}} | length = {{ubl|{{Duration|m=49|s=31}} {{small|(standard edition)}}|{{Duration|m=103|s=7}} {{small|(deluxe edition)}}}} | label = BMG | producer = The Feeling | prev_title = Singles (2006–2011) | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = The Feeling | next_year = 2016 | misc = {{Singles | name = Boy Cried Wolf | type = studio | single1 = Rescue | single1date = 20 August 2013 }} }}
'''''Boy Cried Wolf''''' is the fourth studio album by the British rock group the Feeling. It is available as a standard CD, a double CD featuring an extra disc of jam sessions and studio out-takes recorded "in the Doghouse", and a deluxe box set including the 2 CDs, a 180g vinyl version of the album, a DVD, and a songbook containing sheet music for selected songs on the record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefeeling.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=15913|title = Boy Cried Wolf Super Deluxe on the Feeling Official Online Store}}</ref>
An acoustic version of the album track "I Just Do" was made available as a free download from the band's website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
It debuted at number 33 on the UK Album Chart on 13 October 2013 with the first two singles from the album, "Rescue" and "Blue Murder" (retitled on the single release as "Boy Cried Wolf"), A-listed by the UK Radio station BBC Radio 2. The album also received critical acclaim.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
''Boy Cried Wolf'' is something of a concept album, focusing on lead singer Dan Gillespie-Sells's break up from a five-year relationship. The band's website states that the first song written for the album was "You'll See", with the song being written upon returning home following the break-up.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
Music videos were produced for the tracks "Blue Murder", "Rescue", "Fall Like Rain" and "Empty Restaurant".{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/boy-cried-wolf-mw0002561714|title=Boy Cried Wolf - the Feeling | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Holy Moly'' | rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref name="Holy Moly">{{cite web |url=http://www.holymoly.com/music/reviews/album-review-feeling-boy-cried-wolf-back-their-best-added-heartbreak67502 |title=Album review: The Feeling - Boy Cried Wolf - back to their best with added heartbreak | Music Reviews | Holy Moly! |website=www.holymoly.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011172146/http://www.holymoly.com/music/reviews/album-review-feeling-boy-cried-wolf-back-their-best-added-heartbreak67502 |archive-date=11 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Q'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefeeling.com/news/472 |title=Boy Cried Wolf out now! | the Feeling |accessdate=2013-10-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011140625/http://www.thefeeling.com/news/472 |archivedate=2013-10-11 }}</ref> }} The album received generally positive reviews. ''Q'' and ''Sunday Times'' Culture both called it the best album of the band's career. It also received a 9/10 rating from ''Holy Moly''.<ref name="Holy Moly" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | total_length = 49:31 | title1 = Blue Murder | length1 = 4:47 | title2 = Anchor | length2 = 3:47 | title3 = Rescue | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = Fall Like Rain | length4 = 4:35 | title5 = A Lost Home | length5 = 3:46 | title6 = Hides in Your Heart | length6 = 1:48 | title7 = The Gloves Are Off | length7 = 5:43 | title8 = You'll See | length8 = 4:48 | title9 = Empty Restaurant | length9 = 4:13 | title10 = When I Look Above | length10 = 3:10 | title11 = I Just Do | length11 = 8:56 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus disc | total_length = 53:36 | writing_credits = | title1 = There Used to Be a Man | length1 = 7:00 | title2 = Look at the Steeple | length2 = 7:00 | title3 = You Don't Need Me | length3 = 3:30 | title4 = My Titty | length4 = 0:58 | title5 = When the Cat's Away Opus Pt. 1: Metal on Metal | length5 = 4:52 | title6 = When the Cat's Away Opus Pt. 2: Sludge Sandwich | length6 = 6:52 | title7 = When the Cat's Away Opus Pt. 3: March of the Pigmen | length7 = 5:52 | title8 = Santa Ate My Face | length8 = 7:59 | title9 = A Brief History of Time | length9 = 9:33 }}
==Personnel== * Dan Gillespie-Sells – lead vocals, guitar * Richard Jones – bass guitar, vocals * Kevin Jeremiah – lead guitar, vocals * Ciaran Jeremiah – keyboards, vocals * Paul Stewart – drums
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|55|date=20131013|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 July 2020}} |- {{album chart|UK2|33|date=20131013|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 July 2020}} |}
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