Lost in Your Eyes

"Lost in Your Eyes"
Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Electric Youth
A-side "Lost in Your Eyes" (3:34)
B-side "Silence Speaks (A Thousand Words)" (Acoustic Mix/3:37)
Released October 1988 (US)
January 1989 (UK)
Format 7" vinyl (7-88970), cassette (4-88970)
Recorded July–August 1988
Genre Soft Rock
Length 3:34
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Deborah Gibson
Producer(s) Deborah Gibson
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Staying Together"
(1988)
"Lost in Your Eyes"
(1989)
"Electric Youth"
(1989)

"Lost in Your Eyes" is the sixth single from American singer-songwriter, Debbie Gibson, and the first from her second album, Electric Youth. Released in October 1988, the ballad climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and remained there for three weeks, becoming her most successful single. Additionally, it reached number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

The song was written by Gibson in late 1987 and published by Creative Bloc Music, Ltd. and Deborah Ann's Music in early 1988 (rights now administered by the Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP). A beta arrangement had been performed on the Out of the Blue Tour.

One variant mixed from the original multitrack, "Lost in Your Eyes" (Piano and Vocal Mix/3:34), was only available in Europe as Track 3 of the CD3 release #A8970CD. The song is mentioned by name in Kimya Dawson's, "Caving in," as the singer's preferred alternative to "Unchained Melody".

Re-recordings

In 2006, Gibson rearranged the song with Tim and Ryan O'Neill for the O'Neill Brothers album Someone You Love. In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song in both English and Japanese as extra tracks for the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.

Covers

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988-1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 7
Canada (RPM)[2] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 44
Spain (Spain Top 40 Radio)[7] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
"Straight Up" by Paula Abdul
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
March 4, 1989 – March 18, 1989
Succeeded by
"The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics

See also

References

  1. "Australian-charts.com – Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Top Singles - Volume 50, No. 1 May 01, 1989)". RPM. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lost in Your Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Debbie Gibson search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  6. "Charts.org.nz – Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  7. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. "Archive Chart: 1989-01-28" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  9. "Debbie Gibson – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Debbie Gibson. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  10. "Debbie Gibson – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Debbie Gibson. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  11. "American single certifications – Debbie Gibson – Lost in Your Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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