"Close My Eyes Forever"
Single by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Lita
B-side"Under the Gun"
ReleasedFebruary 1989 (1989-02)
Recorded1987
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length4:42
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
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)

"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 as the result of an accident in the studio, during which they both drank heavily and inadvertently wrote the lyrics to the song together.[3][4] This song is Ford's highest charting single, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989 and also peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It is also Osbourne's highest charting single of his solo career. "Close My Eyes Forever" was one of four singles from the album Lita.[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Close My Eyes Forever"
Chart (1989) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 8
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[10] 25

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Close My Eyes Forever"
Chart (1989) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[11][12] 77

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ Bennet, J (February 13, 2015). "Cue the Guitar Solos, Here Are Ten Hott Hair Metal Love Ballads for Valentine's Day". Vice. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Close My Eyes Forever by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Recalls His Accidental Hit With Lita Ford". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Close My Eyes Forever - Lita Ford". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne – Close My Eyes Forever". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne – Close My Eyes Forever". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Lita Ford Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Lita Ford Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
  12. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Lita Ford – Close My Eyes Forever". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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