- We Close Our Eyes
Infobox Single
Name = We Close Our Eyes
Artist = Go West
Album = Go West
Released = Start date|1985|02| (UK)
Format = 7", 12"
Recorded = 1984
Genre =
Length = 3:50
Label = Chrysalis
Producer = Gary Stevenson
Audio sample? =
Last single =
This single = "We Close Our Eyes"
(1985)
Next single = "Call Me"
(1985)"We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. It was the first single from their debut album "Go West". "Missing Persons", also from the album, was the B-side. [ [http://www.gowestforum.co.uk/disc-gw.htm gowest.org.uk] ] The 12-inch release featured a remix by Julian Mendelsohnsubtitled the "Total Overhang Club Mix".
The single was promoted by a
music video directed byGodley & Creme . [ [http://www.myvillage.com/pages/bars&music-interview-go-west.htm myvillage.com] ]The "Total Overhang Club Mix" was later included on the 1985 compilation "Bangs & Crashes". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hzfrxq85ld6e Allmusic] ] The standard version appeared again on "Aces and Kings: The Best of Go West" in 1993. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfexqugldhe Allmusic] ]
"We Close Our Eyes" spent fourteen weeks on the
UK Singles Chart , peaking at number 5 in April 1985. [ [http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php polyhex.com] ] In theUnited States the single reached 41 on theBillboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4723&model.vnuAlbumId=1152012 Billboard.com - Artist Chart History] ]A remix of the song was released in 1993 to promote the "Aces and Kings" retrospective. [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/514317 Discogs] ]
The song was used in the 1985 horror movie "
Demoni ".References
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