Close My Eyes Forever

"Close My Eyes Forever" is a duet by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne from Ford's 1988 album Lita. The song was written by Ford and Osbourne while drunk.^[4][5] In 1989, a remix of the song^[6] was released as a single, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989, and number 25 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It is Ford's highest charting single and the highest charting hit of Osbourne's solo career. The song was one of four singles from the album Lita.^[7]

"Close My Eyes Forever"
Single by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Lita
B-side	"Under the Gun"
Released	February 1989 (1989-02)
Recorded	1987
Studio	Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA)[1]
Genre	Glam metal[2][3]
Length	4:42
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Lita Ford Ozzy Osbourne
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Lita Ford singles chronology
"Back to the Cave" (1988) "Close My Eyes Forever" (1989) "Falling In and Out of Love" (1989)
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Crazy Babies" (1988) "Close My Eyes Forever" (1989) "No More Tears" (1991)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Close My Eyes Forever"

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	47
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	8
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[12]	25

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Close My Eyes Forever"

Chart (1989)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[13][14]	77

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.