For Your Eyes Only (song)
| For Your Eyes Only | |
|---|---|
| Sheena Easton | |
| publication | 3rd August 1981 |
| length | 3:04 (album version) 2:54 (single version) |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Bill Conti , Mick Leeson |
| Producer (s) | Christopher Neil |
| Label | Liberty Records , RT Industries |
| album | For Your Eyes Only (Soundtrack) |
For Your Eyes Only is a song composed by Bill Conti in 1981 . The text is by Mick Leeson . In the by Sheena Easton sung version was for the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only ( For Your Eyes Only used) as the theme song. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1982 .
Chart placements
The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. In Switzerland, the Netherlands and Norway the song reached first place in the charts. Sheena Easton is the only artist to date to be seen singing the theme song in the opening credits of a Bond film.
Cover versions
The song was covered by Thomas Anders and Sollie Nero ( In Your Eyes ) , among others . The Manila- born Filipina Sollie Nero appeared with the song on November 9, 1981 in the ZDF hit parade , but could not place in the top three.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sheena Easton Biography. Retrieved January 10, 2014 .
- ^ Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only. Retrieved January 10, 2014 .
- ^ Thomas Anders - For Your Eyes Only. Retrieved January 10, 2014 .
- ↑ Sollie Nero - In Your Eyes (ZDF hit parade, November 9, 1981) on YouTube