Who got here up with the title for the track? Robert Smith very famously as soon as advised us that Boys Don’t Cry, however now it appears they do…
Chino: “Yeah (laughs). The working title was all the time referred to as one thing ‘boy’. I had three completely different titles, however they all the time had the phrase ‘boy’ in it – I don’t know why. However I used to be studying this text that was speaking about scientific the reason why ladies are extra buoyant than males in water. I assumed, ‘Properly, wouldn’t that be a very good title for a track – Ladies Float?’ Then I assumed, ‘Ladies Float, Boys Cry.’ I simply married these issues after which, particularly as a result of Robert Smith was on it, I figured it was a nod.”

Did Robert say something in regards to the title?
Chino: “He didn’t! After I despatched him the track, it nonetheless had the working title on it. Even so far, I don’t know if he truly has any emotions about it or not (laughs).”

Favour for a favour and all, Shaun, are we to imagine you’re down with Crosses visitor showing on the subsequent Remedy album?
Shaun: “Yeah, man, I’ll produce the entire thing. I acquired you, Robert!”

As regards to visitor appearances, El-P does a ferocious visitor verse on Huge Youth. How did you pull that off?
Shaun: “It wasn’t completed, however we already had the track in a fairly good state. Chino was like, ‘What would you consider getting somebody to do a 16-bar rap?’ He talked about El-P, and this was across the time Run The Jewels 4 was out and I used to be listening to that album a lot. Clearly, I used to be waaaay into the thought. I discovered an a capella of a Run The Jewels track and put it on our observe (laughs) and we had been hyped. So, Chino simply despatched that to him and mentioned, ‘Heads up, we simply put this in a capella in there however do you need to truly do that?’ He acquired again and was like, ‘Yeah, I’m down.’ Ultimately he despatched it to us and it was simply wonderful – and he truly did greater than 16 bars! He favored it and wished to maintain happening it so we needed to ship him an prolonged model.”

Chino, the world has heard you rap a number of instances, how come you didn’t fancy laying down your personal 16 bars?
Chino: “Man, I simply don’t suppose I actually can anymore. I’ve acknowledged loads of instances that writing lyrics, to me, seems like a activity at instances – and rapping has so many fucking phrases! By singing I can stretch the phrases out so I don’t have to put in writing as many phrases (laughs). That’s kind of my excuse for not doing it anymore. And I’m off form. Funnily sufficient, although, on Huge Youth I get the closest to rapping as I’ve in a few years, in so far as my vocals and the cadence of them and the best way they’re loosely formatted in a rap. I didn’t even realise that till afterwards – Shaun’s spouse mentioned, ‘Rattling, how did you get Chino to rap?’ And I mentioned, ‘When am I rapping?’ I suppose it type of is. The entire track was loosely primarily based round a Beastie Boys vibe. We had been within the studio and I wished a observe that was only a straight 808 beat. Ultimately, we’ve kind of balanced it out – it isn’t out of Crosses’ realm, nevertheless it’s positively a nod to the stuff we grew up with.”

You do realise certainly one of you’ll have to do El-P’s rapping half stay, although…
Chino: “Shawn’s already mentioned he’s acquired that lined.”
Shaun: “That’s… That’s gonna be a no from me.”