Eyes Without a Face (song)
1984 single by Billy Idol / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Eyes Without a Face" is a song by English rock musician Billy Idol, from his second album Rebel Yell (1983). It was released in June 1984 as the second single from the album. The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles. It reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Idol's first top-10 hit in the US.[4] The recording features the voice of Perri Lister—she appeared in the banned video for "Hot in the City"—who sings "Les yeux sans visage" (French for "Eyes without a face") as a background chorus. The title of the song refers to the English title of French director Georges Franju's 1960 film Les Yeux sans visage.
"Eyes Without a Face" | ||||
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Single by Billy Idol | ||||
from the album Rebel Yell | ||||
B-side | "The Dead Next Door" | |||
Released | June 1984 | |||
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Length | 4:58 (album/video version) 4:08 (single version) | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Producer(s) | Keith Forsey | |||
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"Eyes Without a Face" on YouTube | ||||
In a retrospective review of the single, AllMusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco praised the song and wrote: "The music plays against the dark tone of the lyrics with a ballad-styled melody comprised of yearning verses that slowly build emotion and a quietly wrenching chorus that relieves the emotional tension in a cathartic manner."[5]