| "In Your Eyes" | ||||
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| Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
| from the album So | ||||
| Released | August 1986 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
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| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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| "In Your Eyes" on YouTube | ||||
"In Your Eyes" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his fifth solo studio album So (1986). It features Youssou N'Dour singing a part at the end of the song translated into his native Wolof. Gabriel's lyrics were inspired by an African tradition of ambiguity in song between romantic love and love of God.[1]
"In Your Eyes" was not released as a single in the UK but released as the second single from So in the US, achieving strong radio airplay and regular MTV rotation. It reached number 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks on 13 September 1986 and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November.[2] Gabriel released two extended versions of the song as a 12" vinyl single in the US. The first ran 6:15 and was the single version. The second, "Special" mix, ran 7:14 and was the B-side. In Australia, "In Your Eyes" peaked at number 97 in November 1986.[3]
The track was featured in the teen drama film Say Anything... (1989) starring John Cusack and Ione Skye.[4] The song was the finale of the Secret World Tour and the final track on the 1994 Secret World Live album, where it is over 11 minutes long and includes the extra lyrics from the Special Mix, in addition to solos by the other singers and players. It was included on the US version of his 2003 compilation Hit, but not the European or Japanese versions.
In 2005, the song gave Gabriel his first gold single, certified in the US by the RIAA.[5]
- ^ John McCullough (20 February 2012). "Peter Gabriel & Africa". Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 222. ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ "John Cusack relives 'Say Anything' boombox moment with Peter Gabriel". NBC. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Peter Gabriel – "In Your Eyes" Archived 26 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. RIAA. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH