Sexy Eyes (Dr. Hook song)

"Sexy Eyes"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Sometimes You Win
B-side	"Help Me Mama"
Released	January 28, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Soft rock disco
Length	2:58 (Single edit) 3:30 (Album version)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Chris Waters Keith Stegall Bob Mather
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. ^[1] 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 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 11 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 8 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 1 Germany (GfK) [5] 2 Ireland (IRMA) [6] 3 New Zealand [7] 1 Norway (VG-lista) [8] 8 South Africa (Springbok) [9] 20 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 6 UK Singles (OCC) [11] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [12] 6 US R&B (Billboard) [12] 67

Year-end charts Chart (1980) Rank Canada [13] 65 New Zealand [14] 27 UK [15] 59 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [16] 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. "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0179a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0147." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
5. "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sexy Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
7. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. May 18, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
8. "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes". VG-lista. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
9. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved September 2, 2018.
10. "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
12. "Sexy Eyes (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
13. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
14. "Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
15. "UK Singles of the Year" Record Mirror December 27, 1980: 30
16. "Top 100 Hits of 1990/Top 100 Songs of 1990". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.