Apple Eyes Explained

Apple Eyes
Cover:Apple_Eyes_by_Swoop.png
Type:single
Artist:Swoop
Album:The Woxo Principle
Released:30 October 1995
Length:3:23
Label:Mushroom
Producer:Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer
Prev Title:Rock Dog
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:(It Could Happen) Any Day Now
Next Year:1996

"Apple Eyes" is a song by Australian band Swoop that was released in October 1995 as the third single from the group's second studio album, The Woxo Principle (1995). It was their most successful single, peaking at number nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The single was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Video.[1]

Background

Australian funk music group Swoop released their second studio album The Woxo Principle in November 1995, which was preceded by its third single, "Apple Eyes" in October.[2] [3] The band had signed with Mushroom Records in the previous year, which issued two earlier singles, "Neighbourhood Freak" (November) and "Rock Dog" (August 1995. The line-up for the album and associated singles was Joshua Beagley on electric and acoustic guitars, Chris Brien on drums, bells, tambourine and voices, Armando Gomez on wood block, Alex Hewetson on bass guitar, Roland Kapferer on lead vocals, Brendan St Ledger on piano, electric pianos, organ, clavinet, synthesisers, xylophone, mellotron and talk box and Fiona Ta'akimoeaka on lead vocals.

"Apple Eyes" was co-written by Beagley, Kapferer, Hewetson and Ta'akimoeaka.[4] Co-producers of the track are Beagley, Kapferer, Ashley Cadell and Robbie Rowlands. It is the highest charting single by Swoop, which peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA singles chart in January 1996.

Music video

"Angel Eyes" music video depicts the band playing on a black and white checkerboard hovering above an ocean in a surreal CGI landscape.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Winners: 1996. Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 January 2023.
  2. Book: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Swoop' . https://web.archive.org/web/20040828074520/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=432 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=432 . 1999 . . . 28 August 2004 . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . Note: McFarlane incorrectly lists Chris Brien as Chris O'Brien.
  3. News: Chris Brien . Mitchell . Sean . The Black Page . Sean Mitchell . 2 December 2007 . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416175903/http://www.theblackpage.net/interviews/chris-brien . 16 April 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Apple Eyes' . 14 February 2023 .
  5. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996. The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.. https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010347/http://i.imgur.com/t1PYbhG.jpg. 2 November 2015. 3 March 2016.