You Open My Eyes

Infobox Single
Name = You Open My Eyes


Cover size =
Caption = "You Open My Eyes" Front cover
Artist = Hoodoo Gurus
Album = Crank
A-side = "You Open My Eyes"
B-side = "Something I Forgot to Say" / "Television Addict"
Released = February, 1994
Format = CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:20
Label = BMG
Writer = Brad Shepherd
Producer = Ed Stasium
Certification =
Last single = "The Right Time"
(1993)
This single = "You Open My Eyes"
(1994)
Next single = "Less Than a Feeling"
(1994)
Misc =

"You Open My Eyes" is a single by iconiccite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php |title=ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame |publisher=ARIA Awards |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] cite web |title="ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" |last=Pope |first=Mark |url=http://www.amcos.com.au/news/industry/news/070507_ARIA-HallofFame.pdf (PDF) |date=2007-05-07 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #43 on the ARIA Singles Charts. [cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=277785&cat=s |title=Australian Singles Charts "You Open My Eyes" |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] It was released on BMG in February, 1994; and was written by Brad Shepherd.cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] This was the first Hoodoo Gurus single that was not written or co-written by Dave Faulkner. The B side, "Something I Forgot to Say", was written by Faulkner. ] The second B side was a cover of The Victims' "Television Addict" written by James Baker and Faulkner (both were members of The Victims and of Hoodoo Gurus). ] The music video for "You Open My Eyes" was directed by former Guru, Kimble Rendall and was their most expensive to date. [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719320/bio |title=IMDb entry on Kimble Rendall |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

"... found Brad taking over lead vocal duties on a Hoodoo Gurus single. Though Brad had sung on every album since "Mars..." this was the first time that people started crying out, 'It's a hit!' (or were they saying, 'that's our Hitler!'?) The video was pretty spectacular and was the most expensive of our career even though we were charged a fraction of its true cost - thanks, Kimble!" - Dave Faulkner. [cite web |year=2000 |month=June |last=Faulkner |first=Dave |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html |publisher=Julia Thiel |title="Pop and punishment" |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

Track listing

CD Maxi-single
# "You Open My Eyes" (Shepherd) ] — 3:20
# "Something I Forgot to Say" (Faulkner) ] — 2:57 unreleased demo from 1992
# "Television Addict" (Baker, Faulkner) ] — 3:25 recorded live to air in Perth, October 31st, 1993

Personnel

Credited to: [cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/607702 |title=Discogs entry on "Crank" |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] [cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/649992 |title=Discogs entry on "You Open My Eyes" |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]
* Richard Grossman — bass
* Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Mark Kingsmill — drums
* Brad Shepherd — guitar, vocals

* Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) — backing vocals (track 1)
* Producer — Ed Stasium (track 1), Hoodoo Gurus (tracks 2, 3)
* Engineer — Paul Hamingson (track 1)

References