"Eye in the Sky" | ||||
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Single by the Alan Parsons Project | ||||
from the album Eye in the Sky | ||||
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Released | May 1982[1] | |||
Recorded | Late 1981 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road, London | |||
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Label | Arista | |||
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The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology | ||||
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"Eye in the Sky" is a song by British rock band the Alan Parsons Project, released as a single from their sixth studio album, Eye in the Sky (1982), in May 1982. It entered the US Billboard charts on 3 July and hit No. 3 in October 1982,[4] No. 1 in both Canada and Spain, and No. 6 in New Zealand, becoming their most successful release. The instrumental piece entitled "Sirius" segues into "Eye in the Sky" on the original recording.
In 2019, Alan Parsons recorded a version in Catalan, under the title "Seré els teus ulls al camí" ("I'll be your eyes on the road"), for the CD edited by La Marató de TV3, a telethon devoted to raising funds for the research of incurable diseases.[5][6]
On the original recording, the 1:54 minute instrumental piece entitled "Sirius" immediately precedes, and segues into, "Eye in the Sky". On the single release, "Eye in the Sky" appears on its own, with "Sirius" edited out; that was the version usually played on pop radio at the time. However, album-oriented rock and classic rock stations now almost always include the "Sirius" intro.[citation needed]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[22] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[23] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[25] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Critics in Europe and North America have pointed to similarities between the melody of the choruses of Lady A's 2010 single "Need You Now" and "Eye in the Sky".[28][29]