Don't Close Your Eyes (Kix song) explained
| Don't Close Your Eyes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kix |
| Album: | Blow My Fuse |
| Released: | 12 May 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Glam metal[1] |
| Length: | 4:17 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Prev Title: | Blow My Fuse |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Get It While It's Hot |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Don't Close Your Eyes" is a power ballad[2] [3] by the American glam metal band Kix from their fourth studio album, Blow My Fuse (1988). It was written by Bob Halligan Jr., John Palumbo and Donnie Purnell.
The song remains Kix's most successful single release, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] It is the group's only top 40 hit, resulting in them frequently being called a one-hit wonder.[5] [6]
Track listing
- "Don't Close Your Eyes"
- "Get It While It's Hot"
- "She Dropped Me the Bomb"
Personnel
- Steve Whiteman – lead vocals
- Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
- Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
- Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Sales and certifications
!Region!Certification!Certified unit/sales| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s. Bowar. Chad. LiveAbout. August 25, 2019.
- Web site: 2018-10-03. Kix Guitarist Brian Forsythe: 'No One Wanted Donnie Purnell Involved' In Band Reunion. 2021-06-14. blabbermouth.net.
- Web site: May 31, 2009. Allyson B.. Crawford. Top Power Ballads of All Time. 2021-06-14. Noisecreep. en.
- Web site: Kix - Chart history. Billboard. July 5, 2017.
- Web site: All One-Hit Wonders 1955-2016 - Top40Weekly.com. 2021-06-14. top40weekly.com. en-US.
- Web site: Stroessner. Paul. 2012-06-07. One Hit Wonders of the '80s: 1989 – Kix. 2021-06-14. Return to the 80s. en.
- Web site: American single certifications - Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes. live. 2021-06-28. RIAA. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628003052/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=kix&ti=DON'T+CLOSE+YOUR+EYES&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH . 2021-06-28 .
