Eye in the Sky (song) explained

Eye in the Sky
Cover:Eits single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Alan Parsons Project
Album:Eye in the Sky
Released:May 1982[1]
Recorded:Late 1981
Studio:Abbey Road, London
Genre:
Label:Arista
Prev Title:Snake Eyes
Prev Year:1981
Sirius" / "Eye in the Sky
Title2:Mammagamma
Next Title:Psychobabble
Next Year:1982

"Eye in the Sky" is a song by British rock band the Alan Parsons Project, released as a single from their sixth studio album, Eye in the Sky (1982), in May 1982. It entered the US Billboard charts on 3 July and hit No. 3 in October 1982,[4] No. 1 in both Canada and Spain, and No. 6 in New Zealand, becoming their most successful release. The instrumental piece entitled "Sirius" segues into "Eye in the Sky" on the original recording.

In 2019, Alan Parsons recorded a version in Catalan, under the title "Seré els teus ulls al camí" ("I'll be your eyes on the road"), for the CD edited by La Marató de TV3, a telethon devoted to raising funds for the research of incurable diseases.[5] [6]

Overview

On the original recording, the 1:54 minute instrumental piece entitled "Sirius" immediately precedes, and segues into, "Eye in the Sky". On the single release, "Eye in the Sky" appears on its own, with "Sirius" edited out; that was the version usually played on pop radio at the time. However, album-oriented rock and classic rock stations now almost always include the "Sirius" intro.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (1982)!align="left"
Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[7] 22
Canadian RPM Top Singles[8] 1
Canadian RPM Top Adult Contemporary[9] 7
French Singles Chart[10] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 38
Italy (Musica e Dischi)[12] 3
Spain (AFYVE)[13] access-date=2011-01-26-->1
US Cashbox Top 100[14] 3

Year-end charts

1982 year-end chart performance for "Eye in the Sky"!Chart (1982)!Rank
Canadian RPM Top Singles[15] 31
Spanish Singles Chart1
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 32
US Cashbox Top 100[17] 28

Cover versions

Critics in Europe and North America have pointed to similarities between the melody of the choruses of Lady A's 2010 single "Need You Now" and "Eye in the Sky".[20] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eye in the Sky.
  2. Book: People. 2004. Time. 61. 51.
  3. Web site: Justin Hayward Captains Inaugural On the Blue Cruise: Review. Reed. Ryan. 4 March 2019. Ultimate Classic Rock. 5 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Backwards Bullets: This Week In Charts 1982. Gary . Trust . 27 October 2009 . Billboard.com. 8 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Noa, Alan Parsons i Víctor Manuel, al disc de La Marató . El Punt Avui . 1 December 2019 . 15 November 2019.
  6. Web site: TV-3 celebra el 15º aniversario del 'Disc de la Marató' a lo grande . El Periodico . 1 December 2019 . 15 November 2019.
  7. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . 1993 . Australian Chart Book . 0-646-11917-6.
  8. Web site: Eye in the Sky in Canadian Charts . CollectionsCanada.gc.ca . 15 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111000539/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6503&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=i4gn28aq84gsf4h6491fh24900 . 11 January 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: Eye in the Sky in Canadian Adult Contemporary Charts . CollectionsCanada.gc.ca . 15 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111000119/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6934&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=ifn5t4ii1hh8aigv4mqsstsk44 . 11 January 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Artists. InfoDisc.fr . 8 July 2015.
  11. Web site: The Alan Parsons Project: Eye in the Sky (song). 8 July 2015.
  12. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. May 28, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Alan Parson Project".
  13. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  14. Web site: Cashbox Top 100: October 16, 1982. cashboxmagazine.com . February 5, 2021.
  15. Top 100 Singles . 37 . 19 . 25 December 1982 . RPM . 8 July 2015 . republished online at CollectionsCanada.gc.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709225914/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6167&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=i4gn28aq84gsf4h6491fh24900 . 9 July 2015 . dead .
  16. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982 . Musicoutfitters.com . 2016-10-13.
  17. Web site: The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1982 Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1982 . Cashbox . 28 February 2017 . dmy . https://web.archive.org/web/20170218212054/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1982YESP.html . 18 February 2017 . dead .
  18. Web site: Hermann. Andy. Jonatha Brooke: Back in the Circus. PopMatters. 11 October 2015. 23 February 2004. Even better is her completely unexpected take on that old Alan Parsons Project chestnut, "Eye in the Sky", which she reclaims as a heart-wrenching folk ballad..
  19. Kreps . Daniel . The Avalanches Recruit Leon Bridges for New Song 'Interstellar Love' . Rolling Stone . 18 March 2022 . 29 October 2020.
  20. Rodgers, D. Patrick, "Alan Parsons' Camp Alleges Lady Antebellum Rip-Off," Nashville Scene (11 November 2010).
  21. News: Is this an Awards Show or What?. NOW Toronto. 14 February 2011.