Bedroom Eyes (song)

{{Short description|1989 single by Kate Ceberano}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Bedroom Eyes

| cover = Bedroom_Eyes_(Kate_Ceberano_song)_artwork.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kate Ceberano

| album = Brave

| B-side = Kate's Blues

| released = {{start date|1989|4|17|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio = Rak (London, England)

| genre =

| length = 3:55

| label = Regular, Festival

| writer = Raymond Jones, Sam McKinney

| producer = Nick Launay, Raymond Jones

| prev_title = Guilty (Through Neglect)

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Love Dimension

| next_year = 1989

}}

"Bedroom Eyes" is a song by Australian singer Kate Ceberano. It was released as the first single from her third solo album, Brave, in April 1989 through Regular and Festival Records. "Bedroom Eyes" spent six weeks at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and became the seventh-highest-selling single in Australia as well as the highest-selling single by an Australian artist in 1989.

Track listings

Australian and New Zealand 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Bedroom Eyes|others=Kate Ceberano|year=1989|type=Australian & New Zealand 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Regular Records, Festival Records|id=K581}}

{{Track listing

| headline =

| title1 = Bedroom Eyes

| writer1 = Raymond Jones, Sam McKinney{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title='Bedroom Eyes' at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Bedroom%20Eyes |access-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317093327/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Bedroom%20Eyes |archive-date=17 March 2014 }}

| note1 = Produced by Nick Launay and Raymond Jones

| length1 = 3:55

| title2 = Kate's Blues

| writer2 = Jex Saarelaht, Kate Ceberano, Russell Smith{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title='Kate's Blues' at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Kates%20Blues |access-date=17 March 2014 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}

| note2 = Produced by Kate Ceberano and her Sextet

| length2 = 3:36

}}

Australian 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Bedroom Eyes|others=Kate Ceberano|year=1989|type=Australian 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Regular Records, Festival Records|id=X 13373}}

{{Track listing

| headline =

| title1 = Bedroom Eyes

| writer1 = R. Jones, S. McKinney

| note1 = extended remix

| length1 =

| title2 = Bedroom Eyes

| writer2 = R. Jones, S. McKinney

| length2 =

| title3 = Kate's Blues

| writer3 = J. Saarelaht, K. Ceberano, R. Smith

| length3 =

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|2|artist=Kate Ceberano|song=Bedroom Eyes|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|38|artist=Kate Ceberano|song=Bedroom Eyes|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1989/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1989|publisher=ARIA|access-date=2 June 2017}}

|7

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|certref=|access-date=26 June 2018}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|Australia

|17 April 1989

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}}

|{{hlist|Regular|Festival}}

|{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/Q2lqIFZ.jpg|title=Australian Music Report No 768 – 17 April 1989 > Singles: New Releases|publisher=Australian Music Report|via=Imgur|access-date=2 June 2017}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|25 September 1989

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl}}

|London

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=44|date=23 September 1989}}

References