Eye in the Sky (song)


"Eye in the Sky" is a song by British rock band the Alan Parsons Project. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album, Eye in the Sky, in August 1982. It hit No. 3 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. in October 1982, No. 1 in both Canada and Spain, and No. 6 in New Zealand and was 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 of this song, under the title "Seré els teus ulls al camí", for the CD edited by La Marató de TV3, a telethon devoted to raise funds for the research of incurable diseases.

Overview

The 1:54 minute instrumental piece entitled "Sirius" immediately precedes "Eye in the Sky"' on the original recording, which then segues into "Eye in the Sky". On the single release, "Eye in the Sky" appears on its own, with "Sirius" edited out; this is the version that was usually played on pop radio at the time. However, album-oriented rock and classic rock stations almost exclusively include the "Sirius" intro.

Personnel

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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Cover versions

Critics in Europe and North America have pointed to similarities between the melody of Lady Antebellum's 2010 single "Need You Now" and "Eye in the Sky".