Black Eyed Boy

"Black Eyed Boy" is the third single from Scottish rock band Texas's album White on Blonde. The song was released on 28 July 1997 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. It fared better in the band's native Scotland, reaching number two on the Scottish Singles Chart. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 50 in Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Sweden.

"Black Eyed Boy"
Single by Texas
from the album White on Blonde
Released28 July 1997[1]
GenreBlue-eyed soul
Length3:16
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Texas
Texas singles chronology
"Halo"
(1997)		 "Black Eyed Boy"
(1997)		 "Put Your Arms Around Me"
(1997)
Music video
"Black Eyed Boy" on YouTube

Music video

The video, directed by Karen Lamond, is filmed in black and white and features the band performing the song whilst a man is shown running.

At the end of the video, the man arrives in a tunnel which has many large pictures of Sharleen Spiteri on each side. The pictures then burst into flames and the man runs down the tunnel.

Track listing

UK CD single (MERCD 490)[2]

  1. "Black Eyed Boy" (Summer Mix) – 3:16
  2. "Sorry" – 4:33
  3. "Black Eyed Disco" – 4:20
  4. "Say What You Want" (Acoustic Mary Ann Hobbs Session) – 3:50

UK limited-edition CD single—includes poster (MERDD 490)[3]

  1. "Black Eyed Boy" (Summer Mix radio) – 3:16
  2. "Black Eyed Boy" (Trailermen's Black Eyed Disco) – 8:45
  3. "Black Eyed Boy" (Trailermen's Disco Boy Dub) – 7:40
  4. "Black Eyed Boy" (Neo-Northern Bossa Nova) – 4:53
  5. "Black Eyed Boy" (Stoppa & Nobby's Madeye) – 6:23
  6. "Black Eyed Boy" (album version) – 3:10

European CD single (574 702-2)[4]

  1. "Black Eyed Boy" (Summer Mix) – 3:16
  2. "Fameless" – 4:21

Charts

References
  1. "Australian-charts.com – Texas – Black Eyed Boy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. Black Eyed Boy (UK CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERCD 490, 574 703-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Black Eyed Boy (UK limited CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERDD 490, 574 705-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Black Eyed Boy (European CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. 574 702-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Ultratop.be – Texas – Black Eyed Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 33. 16 August 1997. p. 24. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "Lescharts.com – Texas – Black Eyed Boy" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Texas – Black Eyed Boy". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  9. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (11.9. '97 – 19.8. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 September 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Black Eyed Boy". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Texas – Black Eyed Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Texas – Black Eyed Boy". Singles Top 100.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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