The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (song) explained

The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes
Cover:	The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes_single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Babylon Zoo
Album:	The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
Released:	October 1996
Recorded:	1995
Label:	EMI
Producer:	Jas Mann Steve Power
Prev Title:	Animal Army
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	All the Money's Gone
Next Year:	1999

"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" is a song by Babylon Zoo, released in October 1996 as the third and final single from their debut album of the same name. The release was a failure,^[1] continuing a downward trend in chart positions for the group's singles and peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Chart. It marked Babylon Zoo's final appearance in the UK Top 40.^[2]

The single version was a new edit of the song, remixed by Arthur Baker. Each CD version (including the two promos) has a different colour sleeve and disc.

Reception

Select critic Ian Harrison wrote that the song "mixes showtune sensibilities with generic Beatles theft".^[3]

Track listing

CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJ 440)

1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)

CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJX 440)

1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
2. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
3. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)
4. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
5. Mervs Tune

CD Single 1 1996 EMI (CDEM 440)

1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
2. Mervs Tune
3. Spaceman (Zupervarian Mix)

CD Single 2 1996 EMI (CDEMS 440)

1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
2. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
3. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
4. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spaceman band falls back to earth. The Free Library. Sunday Mercury. 9 May 1999. 12 November 2015.
2. Web site: Babylon Zoo. Official Charts Company. 16 January 2019.
3. New Albums. Select. Harrison. Ian. February 1996. 89. 24 July 2013.