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1980 single by Dr. Hook
"Sexy Eyes"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Sometimes You Win
B-side"Help Me Mama"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1980
Recorded1979
Genre
Length
  • 2:58 (Single edit)
  • 3:30 (Album version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Better Love Next Time"
(1979) 		"Sexy Eyes"
(1980) 		"Years from Now"
(1980)
Music video
"Sexy Eyes" on YouTube

"Sexy Eyes" is a song by Dr. Hook, released as a single in early 1980. It was the second of three singles from their LP Sometimes You Win.

In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "Sylvia's Mother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It was also a Top 10 hit in Canada (#8) and the United Kingdom (#4), in the process becoming the band's last top thirty hit in the UK.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 41
Canadian RPM Top Singles 8
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1
Germany 2
Ireland (IRMA) 3
New Zealand 1
South Africa (Springbok) 20
UK Singles Chart 4
US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 6
US R&B (Billboard) 67

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Rank
Canada 65
New Zealand 27
UK 59
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 25

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sexy Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. May 18, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. "Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. "UK Singles of the Year" Record Mirror December 27, 1980: 30
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1990/Top 100 Songs of 1990". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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