| "You Open My Eyes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australian single | ||||
| Single by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| from the album Crank | ||||
| A-side | "You Open My Eyes" | |||
| B-side | "Something I Forgot to Say" / "Television Addict" | |||
| Released | January 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brad Shepherd[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Stasium | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology | ||||
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"You Open My Eyes" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from the group's sixth studio album, Crank. The song peaked at number 43 on the ARIA Charts. This was the first Hoodoo Gurus single that was not written or co-written by Dave Faulkner.
In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "...[I] found Brad taking over lead vocal duties on a Hoodoo Gurus single. Though Brad had sung on every album since Mars Needs Guitars! this was the first time that people started crying out, 'It's a hit!'".[2]
Track listing
- CD single (74321184962)
- "You Open My Eyes" — 3:20
- "Something I Forgot to Say" — 2:57
- "Television Addict" — 3:25 (recorded live to air in Perth on 31 October 1993)
Personnel
- Richard Grossman — bass
- Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mark Kingsmill — drums
- Brad Shepherd — guitar, vocals
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) — backing vocals (track 1)
- Producer — Ed Stasium (track 1), Hoodoo Gurus (tracks 2, 3)
- Engineer — Paul Hamingson (track 1)
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 43 |
References
- ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ↑ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". Julia Thiel. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ↑ "Hoodoo Gurus – You Open My Eyes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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