This song was released only as a b-side to the legendary album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. While "The Boy" was not officially released until the "1979" single was issued months after the album's debut, I think it is easily one of the best songs from its recording sessions. As a love song, it's about as simple as they come, dappling in the childhood innocence of falling in love for the first time, and capturing that spirit better than the five billion other songs that say the same thing.