"Blue Eyes" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album Jump Up! | ||||
B-side | "Hey Papa Legba" | |||
Released | March 1982 | |||
Recorded | September–October 1981 | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
Elton John singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
"Blue Eyes" is a song performed by British musician Elton John with music and lyrics written by John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982 as the UK lead single from John's 16th studio album, Jump Up! (1982). It was released as the album's second single in the US.[1] It hit No. 8 in the UK; in the US, it spent three weeks at No. 10 on the Cash Box chart, went to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard AC chart.[2] John performed this song often in his concerts until 2012.[3]