The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (song)

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"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
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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
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)

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40) [4] 10
Scotland (OCC) [5] 50
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 32

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.
  4. ↑ "The most popular songs in Latvia" (in Latvian). Lanet.lv. 3 November 1996. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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