Eye in the Sky (song)
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| Single by The Alan Parsons Project | ||||||||||
| from the album Eye in the Sky | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Gemini", "Mammagamma" (Germany) |
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| Released | 1982 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Recorded | Late 1981 | |||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock, progressive rock | |||||||||
| Length | 4:36 3:55 (7" version) |
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| Label | Arista | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson | |||||||||
| The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Eye in the Sky" is a 1982 song by the British rock band The Alan Parsons Project from the album Eye in the Sky. It hit #3 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. in October 1982,[1] #1 in both Canada and Spain, and #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.
Overview
The 1:54 minute instrumental piece entitled "Sirius" immediately precedes "Eye in the Sky"' on the original recording, which then seamlessly leads into "Eye in the Sky" as a second track. 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 (AOR) and classic rock stations almost exclusively include the "Sirius" intro.
"Sirius", meanwhile, is best known in the U.S. as the instrumental song that was used to introduce the starting lineup of the Chicago Bulls for home games played at the old Chicago Stadium and then the United Center in the 1990s, during their run of six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998. The piece has also been used by the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks to introduce their starting lineup during home games. The Utah Jazz also used the instrumental piece to introduce their starting lineup for Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, which was played at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 14, 1998. Since the 1994 season, "Sirius" has played before the Nebraska Cornhuskers' home football games as part of the pre-game tunnel walk.[2][3] In Italy, Serie A team Sassuolo Calcio use this song when the team enters the pitch at the home games. In Australia the piece is used by the Melbourne Rebels when introducing their starting lineup. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat used an abbreviated version of "Sirius" as his entrance music for his 1980s tenure in the World Wrestling Federation.
"Eye In The Sky" is heard on the 2002/2003 video game compilation Activision Anthology on the virtual tape deck in the main menu.
Reports surfaced in November 2010 that Lady Antebellum's single "Need You Now" has the same melody as "Eye In The Sky".[4]
Charts
| Charts (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report[5] | 22 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Adult Contemporary[7] | 7 |
| French Singles Chart[8] | 16 |
| German Singles Chart[9] | 38 |
| Italian Singles Chart[10] | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[9] | 6 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[11] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[12] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[12] | 11 |
Year-end chart
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Top Singles[13] | 31 |
| Italian Singles Chart[10] | 45 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 32 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[14] | 28 |
Cover versions
- Asia Featuring John Payne released a cover of this song on their album Recollections: A Tribute to British Prog in 2014.
- Synthpop artist Parralox released a cover of this song as a single in 2013.
- Folk rock artist Jonatha Brooke covered this song on her 2004 album, Back in the Circus.[15]
- Israeli artist Noa covered this song on her 2002 album, Now.
- Rapper Immortal Technique sampled the song on his 2011 album, The Martyr.
- Gary War covered the song on his 2008 album New Raytheonport.
- "The Saga Continues" by P. Diddy on his 2001 album The Saga Continues...
- "Ja no brillen mai" by Joan Dausà i els Tipus d'Interès (in Catalan).
- The song was covered in 2013 by Red Band and Marina Maximilian Blumin on Israeli TV show The Red and Dvir Show (המופע של רד ודביר).
- An instrumental cover of the song was released on jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman's 2013 album "This Just In".
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