Blue Eyes (Elton John song)

"Blue Eyes"
Single by Elton John
from the album Jump Up!
B-side"Hey Papa Legba"
ReleasedMarch 1982
RecordedSeptember–October 1981
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"
(1981)
"Blue Eyes"
(1982)
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"
(1982)
Alternative cover
International single sleeve

"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]

  1. ^ "Elton John – Blue Eyes".
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 128.
  3. ^ "Blue Eyes by Elton John Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 28 June 2022.