The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (song)

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"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes single.jpg
Single by Babylon Zoo
from the album The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
B-side
  • Merv's Tune
  • Spaceman - Zupervarian Mix
ReleasedOctober 1996
Recorded1995
Genre Space rock, alternative rock
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Jas Mann
Producer(s) Jas Mann
Steve Power
Babylon Zoo singles chronology
"Animal Army"
(1996)
"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
(1996)
"All the Money's Gone"
(1999)

"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" is a song by Babylon Zoo, released in October 1996 as the third and final single from their debut album of the same name. The release was a failure, [1] continuing a downward trend in chart positions for the group's singles and peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Chart. It marked Babylon Zoo's final appearance in the UK Top 40. [2]

Contents

The single version was a new edit of the song, remixed by Arthur Baker. Each CD version (including the two promos) has a different colour sleeve and disc.

Reception

Select critic Ian Harrison wrote that the song "mixes showtune sensibilities with generic Beatles theft". [3]

Track listing

CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJ 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJX 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
  2. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
  3. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)
  4. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
  5. Mervs Tune
CD Single 1 1996 EMI (CDEM 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
  2. Mervs Tune
  3. Spaceman (Zupervarian Mix)
CD Single 2 1996 EMI (CDEMS 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
  2. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
  3. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
  4. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)

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References

  1. "Spaceman band falls back to earth". Sunday Mercury . The Free Library. 9 May 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "Babylon Zoo". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. Harrison, Ian (February 1996). "New Albums". Select . p. 89. Retrieved 24 July 2013.