Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)

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"Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)"
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Single by Marillion
from the album Holidays in Eden
Released27 May 1991 (1991-05-27) [1]
Length3:52
Label EMI
Songwriters Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas
Producer Christopher Neil
Marillion singles chronology
"Easter"
(1990)		"Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)"
(1991)		"No One Can"
(1991)
Audio sample

"Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" is the lead single from the 1991 album Holidays in Eden by British neo-prog band Marillion. A straightforward pop song, it peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart, but reached number 14 in the Netherlands, becoming the band's biggest hit there since "Kayleigh" (1985). The band performed on Top of the Pops on 6 June 1991, despite the song at the time being outside the top 40.

Contents

The B-side was the non-album track "How Can It Hurt". The 12-inch vinyl and 5-inch CD single included exactly the same tracks as the 7-inch and cassette single plus another track from Holidays in Eden, "The Party".

A Mexican promo was released with the Spanish title "Cubro Mis Ojos". [2]

Track listings

A. "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" – 3:52
B. "How Can It Hurt" – 4:10
A1. "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" – 3:48
B1. "How Can It Hurt" – 4:10
B2. "The Party" – 5:36
  1. "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" – 3:48
  2. "How Can It Hurt" – 4:10
  3. "The Party" – 5:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)73
Netherlands (Dutch Singles Chart)14
UK Singles (OCC)34
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [3] 32

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 25 May 1991. p. 21.
  2. ↑ "All Known Promo's for Holidays in Eden", accessed 7 September 2013 , "Marillion - Cover My Eyes - Promo-7", Musik-Sammler.de , accessed 7 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 22 June 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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