Eyes Without a Face
| Eyes Without a Face | |
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| Billy Idol | |
| publication | April 1984 |
| length | 4:58 (album version) 4:08 (7 "version) |
| Genre (s) | Pop , rock , new wave |
| Author (s) | Billy Idol, Steve Stevens |
| Producer (s) | Keith Forsey |
| Label | Chrysalis Records |
| album | Rebel Yell |
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Eyes Without a Face (English for. " Eyes Without a Face ") is a song by British rock musician Billy Idol in 1984.
Origin and content
The song was written by Idol and Steve Stevens and produced by Keith Forsey . It is largely a slow synth-pop song with strong New Wave influences, but towards the end it contains a rock guitar by Stevens.
The piece was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City . The drums were produced with an LM-1 drum computer , the bass parts were played by Steve Webster. The background vocals are from Perri Lister.
Music video
David Mallet directed the music video and the video clip was nominated for Best Editing and Best Cinematography at the MTV Video Music Awards .
Publication and reception
The song was released in April 1984 as the second single from the Rebel Yell album. In the US , it became Idol's first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 at number four . In Germany the song reached the top ten.
On December 8, 1984, Billy Idol performed the song in front of an international audience on Thommy's Pop Show on ZDF .
Cover versions
- 1996: Phantasmic
- 1998: Scooter
- 2001: Javiera y Los Imposibles
- 2005: Paul Anka
- 2005: The BossHoss
- 2007: Cormega feat. Nicole Wray and Ransom ( Time )
- 2012: Mina Agossi
Web links
- Eyes Without a Face on YouTube , accessed July 8, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ release date
