Sexy Eyes (Dr. Hook song)

"Sexy Eyes"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Sometimes You Win
B-side"Help Me Mama"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1980
Recorded1979
Genre
Length
  • 2:58 (Single edit)
  • 3:30 (Album version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Better Love Next Time"
(1979) 		"Sexy Eyes"
(1980) 		"Years from Now"
(1980)
Music video
"Sexy Eyes" on YouTube

"Sexy Eyes" is a song by Dr. Hook, released as a single in early 1980. It was the second of three singles from their LP Sometimes You Win.

In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "Sylvia's Mother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1] It was also a Top 10 hit in Canada (#8) and the United Kingdom (#4), in the process becoming the band's last top thirty hit in the UK.

Chart performance

References

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  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sexy Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
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