I Close My Eyes

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"I Close My Eyes"
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Single by Sandra
from the album The Wheel of Time
Released11 November 2002
Genre Pop
Length4:08
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Andy Jonas
Producer(s) Michael Cretu, Jens Gad
Sandra singles chronology
"Such a Shame"
(2002)
"I Close My Eyes"
(2002)
"Secrets of Love"
(2006)
Licensed audio
"I Close My Eyes" on YouTube

"I Close My Eyes" is a 2002 pop ballad by German singer Sandra. It was released on 11 November 2002 by Virgin Records as the third and final single from her seventh studio album The Wheel of Time . The song was written by Andy Jonas (also known as Angel Hard) who has performed male vocals on her fifth and sixth studio albums, and produced by Michael Cretu and Jens Gad. The song performed poorly on the charts and peaked only at number ninety-three in Germany.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Close My Eyes" — 4:08
  2. "Forgive Me" (Chill Out Radio Edit) — 4:18
  3. "The Wheel of Time" — 4:09
  4. "Forever" (Video) — 3:44

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 93

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References

  1. "I close my Eyes". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. "SANDRA — I CLOSE MY EYES" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2020-07-26.