As a result, John Peel invited The Boys to record a live session for his show, which became 'Single Of The Week' in Sounds magazine.
In this incarnation, the band members used the pseudonyms Noddy Oldfield, Ebenezer Polak, Kid Vicious and H. J. Bedwetter.
On 31 July and 1 August 1999, four out of five original members, along with Steve "Vom" Ritchie (replacing Jack Black on drums, who was busy with his own band) played concerts in Japan.
[3][4] The album featured founding members Matt Dangerfield, Casino Steel and Honest John Plain, and included 13 new songs bearing the band’s trademark style.
In September 2021, the band released an EP called I'm a Believer which also featured "She's the Reason" from Punk Rock Menopause and the unreleased track "(There Ain't No) Just One Beer".
German punk band Die Toten Hosen performed cover versions of their music regularly for more than a decade.
On the rear of the cover of The Jam's 1978 album All Mod Cons, the photograph of Paul Weller's Rickenbacker 330 guitar carries a The Boys sticker.
In the mid 1990s, Los Angeles based power pop band, Amanda Jones, covered the song, "First Time ".
The Boys also influenced the cult power pop band The Exploding Hearts, who performed and recorded in the early 2000s.