| "Dead Eyes Opened" | ||||
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| Single by Severed Heads | ||||
| from the album Since the Accident | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | February 1984 (US) 11 June 1984 (Australia)[1] 17 October 1994 (remixed version)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | EBM, industrial | |||
| Length | 3:22 (Album version) 6:35 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Ink Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Ellard | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Ellard | |||
| Severed Heads singles chronology | ||||
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"Dead Eyes Opened" is a song by the experimental Australian group Severed Heads, originally released on their 1983 album Since the Accident. Upon its initial release as a 12-inch record single in 1984, the track received critical success. A remixed version released in October 1994[2] achieved commercial success in Australia, peaking at #16 on the ARIA Charts.[3]
In 2015, the song was listed at number 16 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time'.[4]
- ^ "Kent Music Report No. 520 – 11 June 1984 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 17/10/94 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 244)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "australian-charts.com > Severed Heads in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.