The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song)
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- October 9, 1962
- United Recorders
- Hollywood, California
| "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" | ||||
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 Side-A label of the US single | ||||
| Single by Bobby Vee | ||||
| from the album The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | ||||
| B-side | "Anonymous Phone Call" | |||
| Released | December 1962 | |||
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| Genre | Pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Songwriters | Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, Marilyn Garrett | |||
| Bobby Vee singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| " The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" on YouTube | ||||
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett. It became a popular hit in 1962 for Bobby Vee and has had several cover versions over the years.
The song was first recorded in October 1962 by American pop music singer Bobby Vee, at United Recorders, Hollywood, California. The recording was arranged by Ernie Freeman and produced by Snuff Garrett.[3]
Released as a single in late 1962, it spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 3,[4] while ranking number 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[5][6] and number 8 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart.[7][8] It also spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, achieving number 3 on March 6, 1963.[9] The song was included on Vee's 1963 Liberty Records album, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes.[10] Vee also recorded a Scopitone promotional video for the song.[11]
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