Hungry eyes
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Hungry Eyes is a song by Eric Carmen from the year 1987 , which by Franke Previte was written and John DeNicola. It is also part of the soundtrack for the film Dirty Dancing .
history
Hungry Eyes was recorded at Beachwood Studios in Beachwood , Ohio in 1987. When released on November 7, 1987, outside the United States, it ranked 18th in New Zealand, 6th in Sweden, and 12th in the Netherlands. In the UK, it reached 82nd.
In the episode Procreation Prevented by Family Guy , Stewie sings the song while playing a piano. It is heard in the episode Pedro Griffin of the same series after the character Patrick Swayze was arrested and later sexually abused in prison . It was also used in the episode My Father Bob Hope from Golden Girls and in the film Sausage Party - It's About the Sausage .
In 2004 a dance version of the British band Eye Opener hit the UK charts.
Cover versions
- 1999: Franke & The Knockouts
- 2001: Smokie
- 2004: Eye Opener