I Go Blind

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"I Go Blind"
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Single by 54-40
from the album 54-40
Released1986
Genre Alternative rock
Length2:46
Label Reprise
Songwriters Neil Osborne, Phil Comparelli, Brad Merritt, Darryl Neudorf
Producer 54-40, Dave Ogilvie
54-40 singles chronology
"Baby Ran"
(1986)		"I Go Blind"
(1986)		"One Day in Your Life"
(1987)

"I Go Blind" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group 54-40. The song was released in Canada as the second single from the band's 1986 self-titled album, 54-40 . It has since become one of the band's most popular songs.

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Hootie & the Blowfish cover

The song was recorded by American band Hootie & the Blowfish and originally released as a B-side on the band's "Hold My Hand" single. The cover was later released on the soundtrack of the TV series Friends . The cover became a radio hit in 1996, peaking at No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 chart and at No. 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The Hootie version also charted on Canada's RPM Singles Chart, peaking at No. 13. [1]

The song was featured on the band's compilation albums Scattered, Smothered and Covered (2000) and The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish: 1993–2003 (2003).

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 13
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 22
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 2
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 17
US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [7] 11

References

  1. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 1, February 19, 1996". RPM . Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2892." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ↑ "Hootie The Blowfish Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Hootie The Blowfish Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Hootie The Blowfish Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Hootie The Blowfish Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs Of 1997" (PDF). Billboard . December 27, 1997. p. 131. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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