Sun Glasses (song)

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"Sun Glasses"
Single by Skeeter Davis
from the album Singin' In The Summer Sun
B-side "He Loved Me Too Little"
Released 1965
Genre Country
Length2:38
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s) Chet Atkins
Skeeter Davis singles chronology
"I Can't Help It"
(1965)
"Sun Glasses"
(1965)
"I Can't See Me Without You"
(1965)
"Sunglasses"
Single by Tracey Ullman
from the album You Caught Me Out
B-side "Candy"
Released 1984
Genre Pop
Label Stiff
Songwriter(s) John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s) Peter Collins
Tracey Ullman singles chronology
"My Guy's Mad at Me"
(1984)
"Sunglasses"
(1984)
"Helpless"
(1984)
Official video
"Sunglasses" on YouTube

"Sun Glasses" is a song originally released by Skeeter Davis in 1965, which was written by John D. Loudermilk. [1] In 1984 Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses", which became an international hit.

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Skeeter Davis version

Skeeter Davis's version reached No. 16 on Record World 's Top Country Singles chart, [2] No. 19 on Cash Box 's Country Top 50, [3] and No. 30 on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles chart. [4]

In 1966, Davis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female for her rendition of "Sun Glasses". [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles30
US Cash Box Country Top 5019
US Record World Top Country Singles16
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [6] 120
US Cash Box Looking Ahead [7] 23
US Record World Singles Coming Up [8] 23

Tracey Ullman version

In 1984 Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses". [9] Ullman's version spent 9 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 18, [10] while reaching No. 6 on Austria's Ö3 Hit wähl mit chart, [11] No. 13 on Sweden's Topplistan, [12] and No. 18 on the Irish Singles Chart. [13]

Chart performance

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Hit wähl mit)6
Flanders [14] 25
Germany [9] 52
Ireland (IRMA) [13] 18
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade) [15] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16] 32
Sweden (Topplistan)13
UK Singles Chart18

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