The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (song)
| "The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" | ||||
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| Single by Babylon Zoo | ||||
| from the album The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes | ||||
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| Released | October 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jas Mann | |||
| Producer(s) | Jas Mann Steve Power | |||
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"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" is a song by Babylon Zoo, released in October 1996 as the third and final single from their debut album of the same name. The release was a failure,[1] continuing a downward trend in chart positions for the group's singles and peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Chart. It marked Babylon Zoo's final appearance in the UK Top 40.[2]
The single version was a new edit of the song, remixed by Arthur Baker. Each CD version (including the two promos) has a different colour sleeve and disc.
Reception
[edit]Select critic Ian Harrison wrote that the song "mixes showtune sensibilities with generic Beatles theft".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJ 440)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
- CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJX 440)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
- Mervs Tune
- CD Single 1 1996 EMI (CDEM 440)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
- Mervs Tune
- Spaceman (Zupervarian Mix)
- CD Single 2 1996 EMI (CDEMS 440)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
- The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)
References
[edit]- ^ "Spaceman band falls back to earth". Sunday Mercury. The Free Library. 9 May 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Babylon Zoo". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Harrison, Ian (February 1996). "New Albums". Select. p. 89. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
