Private Eye (song)

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"Private Eye"
Alkaline Trio - Private Eye cover 1.jpg
The cover of the first version of the single.
Single by Alkaline Trio
from the album From Here to Infirmary
ReleasedNovember 15, 2001
Recorded2000 at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre Pop punk [1]
Length3:30
Label Vagrant
Songwriter(s) Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Mike Felumlee
Producer(s) Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio singles chronology
"Hell Yes"
(2001)
"Private Eye"
(2001)
"Stupid Kid"
(2002)
Alternative cover
Alkaline Trio - Private Eye cover 2.jpg
The cover of the second version of the single.

"Private Eye" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the second single from their 2001 album From Here to Infirmary . Two different versions of the single were released in the United Kingdom, where it reached #51 on the UK Singles Chart [2]

Contents

The song's music video is compiled from live footage of the band performing "Private Eye" on several dates of their 2000 tour, with touring drummer Adam Willard filling in following Mike Felumlee's departure from the group.

The song appears on the soundtrack to the 2014 video game Watch Dogs . [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Mike Felumlee, except where noted

Version 1
No.TitleLength
1."Private Eye" (radio edit)3:14
2."Private Eye" (album version)3:30
Version 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Private Eye" 3:30
2."Mr. Chainsaw" (live at the University of London Union)  
3."Cringe" (live at the University of London Union)Skiba, Andriano, Glenn Porter  

Personnel

Band

Production

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